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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  This is the part of your theory I have a hard time accepting. I don't think a good breeder would keep it quiet. I think she would place it in a pet only home with papers, but she wouldn't breed it, and she probably wouldn't repeat the breeding that produced it. I do believe she would tell the breeder she got the dog from, and talk to others about this. I do believe that many breeders would do this, and every good breeder would. I really don't think the show lines would be destroyed at all because according to some as a recessive trait, it wouldn't be worrisome, unless you breed two dogs with this trait. Again, if this person is worried about her lines and being shunned by the YTCA, she's isn't a good breeder, she just interested in her own pockets and not bettering the breed. |
Does this go for all faults? Or just the color? If a puppy is born with a slight over bite, or an ounce or two over 7 pounds, or black and gold instead of blue/tan, or a coat that isn't quite perfect. Do you spay/neuter all of those parents too, or just the ones that produce parti puppies?
I daresay if every dog was spay/neutered that produced a puppy with a disqualifying fault, there wouldn't be very many show dogs. In fact the breed would have died off a long time ago.