Ki Ki,
are you being sarcastic? Your dog is beautiful! I understand everyone trying to protect the lines but in order for the
Europeans to strengthen their gene pool, there needs to be an influx of new stock..otherwise the recessive genes for the undesirable traits (LP's, Liver Shunt) will start to emerge. I don't understand in line breeding but I did notice on my Gia's pedigree she has some cousins who mated. Didn't seem smart but maybe in dog breeding is ok. Obviously there are different types of dog breeders, those who are trying to achieve excellence and those who are trying to just make a yorkie looking dog to sell. When I wanted my pretty pet, I encountered alot of those yorkieish
dogs but was not inclined to shell out money for such.
The thing you have to take into consideraton is the cost of buying a European bred show quality dog is great and out of reach of many non serious, backyard breeders, so in that respect, the lines are protected from abuse. And so, the good gene pools are shared among professionals, as it should be., tor the advancement of the bred. |