Unfortunately because of their popularity, many people are breeding yorkies who have no business breeding. They are breeding solely for the purpose of making money and not for the purpose of bettering the breed. You see all the time on Yorkietalk, people buy a pet, and decide to breed it to recoup some of their initial investment. Breeding domesticated animals is not the same as an animal breeding in the wild, and once humans step in, they should have some training, but unfortunately most do not. If your breeder didn't do any health screening, and can't thoroughly discuss the genetic issues with you, I would look for a different breeder. You don't know how attached you will become to this dog in a couple of years, when many of the genetic issues show up. Bad breeders often give breeding rights when they sell, and this again leads to more breeding of unhealthy dogs. |