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Originally Posted by JeanieK  NO Lynn, You are wrong, not all breed clubs do make the breed healthier. As I just pointed out, the standards set for some breeds are the very thing that causes the health issues. And not all those who breed against the club standards breed unhealthy dogs.
Too many years of close breeding in any breed is going to create problems. That is why the wise old show breeders occasionally used the off colors to add some of the genes back into the mix that were removed when they removed the color gene.
And those of us who are breeding for the colors are no more "bybs" or "puppy mills" than those who are breeding for the standard. We have a purpose, we are selective, we are conscientious. we are not just putting any two dogs together to produce puppies to sell.
We just don't happen to believe that the YTCA created the yorkie, and we believe that our opinions are just as valid as theirs. Just because they are not the same does not mean that they are WRONG.
Health and temperament are our first concerns. |
I prefer the term"I disagree" to your term"you are wrong". Nor did I call you a mill, but you are not breeding to theYTCA standard, therefore, I my opinion, the parti breeders are pet quality breeders. Health issues can still be a priority to pet breeders also.(not bybrs or mills) That being said, what exactly would be the genetic purpose of breeding off colors? What would it improve in the Yorkie? It wouldnt improve health, structure, temperment, movement, patellas, hips, ears, conformation, hair color and texture. So I dont understand what "wise old breeders" you are referring to. And, again, it is not the mills, bybrs or most of the pet breeders that foot the bill for health research. It is the dyed in the wool reputable Yorkie breeders, be it hobby or exhibitor that fund most of the research. And again, most of all the other breed clubs fund there own health research also. Its not the mills or bybrs of those breeds either.
So, the only thing that we agree on is that we agree to disagree.