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Originally Posted by iLuv Reeses  Hi guys, I'm no breeder and I think it will take me a score to even start breeding. It's just that, I love the breed and the ring (which I can't wait to join in).
Anyway, in my quest to learn more about the breed I came across breeders of all types. Forums such as YT also helped me alot from learning with actual experiences from you guys.
From those who really love the breed, there's no other acceptable answer when it comes to the reason for responsible breeding. It must always be, to improve the breed.
What does it truly mean to improve the breed? Let's say all specimens are healthy (assumption) for breeding.
I often see pet-quality yorkies (with a pet pedigree) being bred to a champion. Does it improve the breed?
Or both the dam and the sire should have desirable qualities to contribute to the breed?
It's just that I feel saddened seeing champion sired dogs/bitches used in a puppy mill's breeding program (both the small-scale and large scale) and the lines of the ancestors that took years and hard work to improve only go to waste and only used for marketing purposes.
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Ok, I have to put my two cents in here. There are a whole lot of people who may not agree with me here but this is my interpretation. Improving the breed to me means breeding for dogs that closely match the breed confirmation standards without regard to colors that are part of the genitic make up of the dog.
The number one priority to me in improving the breed is elimination of genetic defects that cause unhealty dogs. If a genetic defect is found to be in your dog, that dog should never be used to breed. If I ever produce a puppy with a defect that puppy will be fixed and then placed in a loving caring home and the parent dog causing the defect will also be fixed. I believe no dog with a defect should ever be sold for profit.
If your goal is to produce and show dogs then you should start with parents with the proper YTCA colors for showing Blue and Tan.