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Originally Posted by SandyY  Hello all, I'm very new here and this is my first post. I don't own a Yorkie but I'm a very big admirer of the breed. I have a very spoilt Schnauzer and Dachshund.
I was going to post about puppy mills and backyard breeders and some that I call in-house breeders, but Brooklynn has taken the words right out of my mouth. I would like to add it isn't just the Yorkie bred in danger but many breeds and it's time all breeders regardless if the breed work together to try to find solutions to shut them down for good. I didn't watch Oprah and haven't been to her site. I've seen enough of them to know what kind of hell those poor babies live out their short lives in.
Being new here I'm not referring to anyone in particular, so if you take offense to what I'm about to say, maybe you should ask yourself why. What I call in-house breeders are the ones who love their dogs and take excellent care of them but they're the ones Brooklynn referred to, "oh I want cute little puppies" or "I want my female to have just one litter." A breeder who truly loves a breed will only breed dogs that are as close to the standard of whatever breed they have chosen to breed and would NEVER consider breeding a pet quality dog. If you can't breed to better the breed, then you shouldn't be breeding.
Your dogs are loved and well cared for but there are MILLIONS of dogs of all breeds that are living every day of their lives in conditions that would literally make you sick.
I would hate for the government to have the control over who can and can't breed dogs but if that's what it takes to put an end to puppy mills, backyard breeders and in-house breeders all I can say is, the sooner the better. |
Welcome to YT! I just state what my opinion is and how I feel
I will not support puppymills or BYB's and wish they'd all go away but unfortunately they won't and we'll continue to fight this battle. I just hope along the way I can educate a few or at least get them to educate themselves whether they are breeding or buying....I can only hope!
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers