[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

This weekend, I met a lady and PetSmart and got to talkin' Yorkies with her. To cut out a bunch of boring details, long story short, she had never heard of the concept of selling a dog w/out breeding rights. She thought that it just meant a breeder/owner agreement not to use the breeder's kennel name. When I told her it meant 'no breeding the dog whatsoever,' she acted as if it was the most absurd thing she'd ever heard of! It actually came across that she was offended and mad that I had said that--kind of took on a very "who do you think you are for suggesting that" attitude. And this was just a stranger I was randomly chatting with on the PetSmart isle who saw my Yorkie purse! This makes one of several people I've run across lately who thought the whole idea was out of the question.

Optomistically, I would *hope* that this was a common practice with breeders--that those who truly 'don't care' would be the minority. Sadly, it seems just the opposite though. It seems that taking the neccessary precautions to ensure offspring are not bred is something that very FEW actually do....even here on YT.

To me, it does not reflect well on a breeder who willingly sends their pups off with little or no regard to how many future litters that dog *could* possiblly be responsible for bringing into this world. It just baffles me that any breeder could "dedicate" themselves to what is best for their dogs and the breed and then turn around and send their dog off w/ no restrictions on breeding--or even worse, PROMOTING the dog for breeding--and not even have a clue as to if the dog will be of a quality that *should* be bred.

I find it all very disheartening. And what I have found lately that just makes me almost sick is that it seems like a foreign concept for breeders to withhold rights to everyone and that they can't even "understand" why anyone would do that. A bit of thinking outloud I suppose, but it's frustrating and I really just don't get it....

It is hard to get others to see it as we do...I do mean others such as my own MOTHER...God love her...I told her that I was adopting Tiffanies babies all out on Strict Spay/Neuter Contracts...What to know her answer???

"Well I wouldn't buy a dog, no dog from you...If I buy a dog, any dog, any breed and I pay money, any amount of money for that dog then I should be able to do what I want with that dog...Breeding or not breeding, cause it is MY dog"... ...Yes my own Mother said that God love her...

I've spent 2.5 years now trying to explain the whys of it and still can't get her to understand...

She loves my Yorkies but don't understand it all, she tells me all the time "Lee get rid of those dogs, they cost to much for you to keep up"... (She knows what I spend on shampoos and brushes and such ) I just tell her you have your dogs and I have mine (She don't have any Yorkies...Won't let any dogs live in her house (If one is sick or a puppy needs to be handfed then she does), she doesn't say a word though when I bring them with me to visit at her house and yes they go in her house) and she loves to see the puppies...She does allow Dad to bring one in every now and again to play for a few minutes or when he's taught them a new trick and wants to show it to Mom. Now she is to the point where she isn't on me so much about what I do with them lol...She is 70 and I guess you could say sit in her ways

I love my Mother but the way we raise dogs (Any Breed) is so different...They raise Beagles and sell them for hunting dogs...Not AKC or nothing such as this...Altho I did tell them who won at Westminster "Uno" this year...Mind you a Beagle...My Dad of course was glowing with pride as he has been breeding, whelping, training and raising Beagles for over 21.5 years now and he is 78...He loves them and Beagles are his breed as Yorkies is my breed. I watched Westminster and I told everyone Uno would win...I knew it, he showed so much pride there in his showing...He is such a doll.

I know Dad was proud to see him win ...He and Mom loves breeding, whelping and raising their Beagles but just don't understand what all the fuss is about when it comes to Spay/Neuter Contracts (This is Mom, not Dad)....

Dad does train any Beagle he breeds for to run rabbits and squirrels but NEVER a Deer...He won't allow one of his dogs to run a Deer...He is very strict with this...He knows what he's doing when it comes to breeding, whelping and raising Beagles...Tells me when to breed what he thinks is the best breeding days and such and he has even given Teddy his puppy shots...He is a good person when it comes to this type of stuff but he nor Mom don't raise their dogs as I do...Different Breeds and views I guess maybe the difference???

And you know my Dads' Beagles are all kept outside and in all his 21.5 years of Breeding he's never had a accidental breeding or mixed breed with his Beagle..

It's hard to explain to those who don't understand the whys of it all...But we as Breeders must do what is right for the sake of our Yorkie Breed...No matter what those around us think...Not even Mothers and Fathers. Lee