"Most of those who will come running to buy your pups are the kind of people I wouldn't give a dog I didn't like to."
I'm fairly new to YorkieTalk. I enjoyed this article, and found it very informative and while I understand that this issue can stir very passionate emotions, I hope that the vast array of dog owners is taken into consideration here on this board. Those owners who love their yorkies may or may not have purchased them from what some would define as a "deserving" breeder . I bought my Kota from someone you may term as a "backyard breeder" (as I am sure more than a few of this boards members have done as well). She has raised AKC standard yorkies for years, but never showed them. Maybe I am confused on the term, but does this make her less qualified to breed? She is knowledgeable on the breed and I have to say Kota is one of the healthiest, happiest dogs I have ever known. I have purshased animals from show breeders with health guarantees only to have them fall ill to congenital defects. Again I am not the most educated on BYB's, and certainly the emotions I feel when people breed irresponsibly are just as strong as your own, but think twice before assuming you know the quality of a person who has purchased from a "BYB" or of a dog for that matter.
****i am now running and ducking from the flames I can see coming for miles
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