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Originally Posted by Gennies  ...if she loves her Yorkie so much why did she breed her? Just because the seller told her she could once? To make a few bucks? To better the breed? Is she showing her girl or any of the puppies? Sorry, I'm just trying to take the sugar off of what sounds; to me, like a load of bull on the breeders part. |
How is breeding one's dog incompatible with loving it well? Does the fact that I did not try to prevent my daughter from having kids mean my profession of love for her is questionable?
Or are you saying that only people who are going to show their dogs have a right to breed them? Elitism of that kind is very distasteful, especially since the OP has already indicated that both parents come from good (read that "show") bloodlines. There is plenty of room in the world for non-show Yorkies, and judging from what people go through to find them, more homes than baby Yorks.
I don't see any load of any kind of bull in what the breeder has said. Remember, the OP is not in America and the customs and practices there may be very different from where you are. That does not make them wrong, only different.
If you are suggesting proof that the breeder doesn't love her dog is the fact that she exposed her to the risks of pregnancy and birth, please be aware that life doesn't come with guarantees. Everything in life has risks...some of us have had our babies die from our attempts to protect them from the risks of parturition and possible future disease. This breeder seems to be a very conscientious first-timer who happens to live in a different country and therefore has different standards and customs from yours.
It is my opinion that you are being entirely too harsh, both with regard to the breeder and the OP.