 Kim
KIM..this is where we disagree and that is okay, right?
I look at your avatar photo's and I know you looked long and hard for you Yorkies, looking for just the right look for you..and that is wise...but you do not get Yorkies as yours without the breeder paying attention to type...if breeder disregards the standard, then the Yorkie loses type and could be what many posters ask..."is my Yorkie a Silky mix"?
,Using a stud with a good pedigree in no way assures healthy pups, but it does for the most part insure Yorkies who look like Yorkies.. AND having a grandsire or great grand sire as champion does not make for a champion pedigree.
Of course, there are stud dogs who make good companion..BUT that is the exception rather then the rule. Belly bands have kept alot of males happy in their homes..but nothing beats a neutered male Yorkie for a pet.
I am not against people breeding if they choose..just being informed. I hate phone calls from people who say.."if I had known I would have neutered him and forgot about it"...and so much of it is dealing with the owner of the female..the worst of it is not getting a pup you were promised..Rini and I just had a friend who had to threaten a law suit to fill full the contract. There were 4 pups and no reason not to give the pup to her. |