[Nancy1999]

It's expensive to breed well, health testing, and vet care aren't' cheap, and many backyard breeders skip the important step of health screening. Also, the cost of the breeding stock can vary greatly between breeders. While some people think showing is a frivolous thing, it really isn't, and for breeders who want to truly be able to evaluate their offspring and breeding stock, showing allows them to develop a critical eye for their dogs. After all, we all think our pets are beautiful, but when breeding, it's important to know what others think. Showing is very expensive, not only for the cost of the shows, but the travel expenses, and the special care a show dog needs. Some breeders will breed an inexpensive yorkie that isn't a very good representation of the breed, and they will breed it with just any mate. They don't care if offspring is desirable, because many people still think if it's a purebred that enough "status", unfortunately some people still buy dogs as status symbols. Backyard breeders are making more actual "profit" than the show breeder even though some charge less. This varies greatly too, and many good breeders aren't really selling a dog, but placing a dog, and refuse certain homes, because they feel responsible for the offspring that their dog produces. That's why education is important, you can't always tell by price alone if a dog is a good one. Pet stores puppies generally cost more than show breeder's dogs, and they usually come from a puppy mill environment. I wish people would only reward those breeders who have breeding programs that they truly approve of. By the way, some breeder charge no more for girls than boys, because they aren't selling their dogs with breeding rights anyway.

In a way, the byb is rewarded by the show breeder's hard work.