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Originally Posted by 4doggiemama  Just because someone shows dogs doesn't make them ethical or honest or decent. About 7 miles from us we have an Australian Shepherd breeder who shows dogs. They have been busted multiple times for dead dogs, emaciated dogs, starved horses, dead horses. They've been busted twice in our country and they keep getting more dogs. I see the training equipment on their yard. It is horrible. The dogs were in over a foot feces and were eating the dead dogs. You can look into the barn when they have the side doors open and see cages clear to the top where the roof starts. And they have horses again. This time when they were busted I heard that they will be able to get the dogs back if they can prove that they will take care of them. What is that???????  And they are show people.....show their Australian Shepherds. I cringe every time someone generalizes and says show people are good breeders. Our small community know different.  You have to go see what is going on. |
This is so true, anyone can show, it doesn't mean anything to be a show breeder. You can be a show breeder, and not have won anything also. The very best breeders belong to the mother club of the AKC and for yorkies, that's the Yorkshire Terrier Club of American (YTCA). They have the highest standards and ethics, and since they also show, many call them show breeders, but they should not be grouped with any breeder who decides to show. Breeders enter the show ring, for a variety of reasons, so just being a "show breeder" doesn't indicate very much in regards to quality, or ethics.