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Originally Posted by ErinKota  "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.
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i knew this was going to be a problem in this thread, because the definition of a BYBer was never clear, and all the readers in this thread have never agreed on how we are defining the term BYB.
the problem with not defining terms is that no one is interpreting it the same way, and therefore a lot of pointless debates will occur...
i tried to define it in one of my earlier post, but only one person responded. i guess people are not interested in defining it, because i am sure it would be hard for us to agree on a definition. i still think it is important. without a premise and clearly defined terms, debates are not very effective, it's like everyone is speaking a different language.
how can we talk about how we feel about BYB if we all have different ideas of what a BYB is? doesn't make any sense!
anyway, here is my earlier post:
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Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie i think that there are many interesting ideas being brought up in this thread. but i guess we never defined what we call a BYBer 
i feel that when the original post was posted; the main idea was that people should not breed irresponisbily and contribute to the pet overpopulation problem. but i think people are focusing on different parts of the article that was posted.
the way i define a BYBer is basically a 'irresponsible pet owner' is that correct? i think that if we can agree on a definition of that, it might be easier to discuss this and avoid arguments that's not necessary?
i think that BYB are people who should not be breeding their dogs, and probably shouldn't own dogs because they misunderstand the point of having a pet...dogs are not little money making machines... |