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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  In my opinion the difference between a BYB and a reputable breeder is education, responsibility, and how you handle situations when things go wrong. Lack of education is no excuse, it's too easy to buy a few good books and look up info on the internet. The reason so many come on here with no education before breeding their dog is because they simply didn't care enough or feel the need to educate themselves before they bred. I don't get this since I'll pick up a cookbook before attempting to make something new in the kitchen. How can you not at least learn something about what you're attempting when it has to do with life and death. You don't have to show a dog to get education, you just have to care enough to make the effort. If you're going to do something do it to the highest standard that you can. |
Great post!!! You said this much better and nicer than I ever could.
I dont feel that EVERY breeder needs to be showing their dogs, but, if breeding Yorkies is actually where the interest lies, it would be advantageous to the non-show breeder if they would attend and/or enter shows. That would just further the education on this wonderful breed. Maybe join a kennel club and get more involved. Its great for kids to learn and compete also. Education is un-ending. The people that I consider to be a bybr are the people that never get better and have other motives than betterment of the breed. They breed for the sake of breeding, just to make a $ or show the kids the "miracle" of life, or want to re-coup the cost of the purchase price. They never have their Yorkies evaluated by a vet or a knowledgable breeder/mentor and they dont breed to the YTCA standard for the breed.
Also, to what advantage would a closed forum be? I like to read everybodies opinions, information and suggestions. Wouldnt a closed forum be like sensoring? Nobody learns from this. Just wondering.