You know, I have had a bit of "ridicule" for breeding my two yorkies. I think people sometimes just say things without really thinking about it. I realize there are people who breed for the wrong reasons. But, I am not one of them. Though I am certainly not a professional breeder, as this will be our first time around the block, I am with my yorkies practically 24/7. I had a person say to me, "I don't know why you are doing that. She (mother yorkie) would miss her babies, and you don't need the money." It really hurt my feelings that someone, especially a person that knew me, would even think I would do such a thing for selfish reasons. I am just glad, as I pointed out to that individual, that my babies' owners didn't feel the same way...otherwise, I wouldn't have them. I hope to keep at least one, maybe two, of the upcoming litter (assuming all goes well). Otherwise, I will find a great home for the rest, possibly selling one or two to re-coop the money I have invested. HOWEVER, I would keep them all before I would even consider giving/selling them to anyone that I wasn't 110% confident of in giving them a loving home. |