Okay, lets go at it from this angle. i loved my first Yorkie I ever bought dearly as I did the second one.
However, having said that I really wish I had bought informed the first years even if at that time I just wanted a pet. I didn't really know I was going to end up getting involved in the breed as I did, but at that time there was no internet and I didn't know the difference between a reputable breeder and a byb.
I wish I had had all the advice and knowledge available now to anyone who cares to do it right whether just buying a pet or wanting to get into show dogs and breeding with care and ethics.
NOW when I see what people get including all the support in the world from me for a pet puppy or that people have bought even a pet from show breeders I respect, I can see the vast difference from where I got my first Yorkies.
Luckily i learned along the way and was willing to believe and be mentored by those show breeders willing to teach me.
As I often have advised, if you aren't interested in a purebred and are happy with a mix, rescue instead. There are getting to be more and more ending up in rescues with the financial crisis going on that people end up losing their homes and can't take their pet with them.
I don't see how good advice and willingness to share knowledge should ever be resented. Except perhaps if the 'I want what I want and don't care about anything else' syndrom is the drive prevalent in todays world. |