[GreenwoodBiewer]

Originally Posted by Pruett

You seem to be missing the key words and those are MAY BE! I can point out a lot of what they say as fact and one of the things they say are that their tests are 90% accurate. You have to read everything, not just a few words to understand what is being said.

Gayle, I'm sorry, I didn't see the word maybe in the letter I quoted from nor anything about 90 percent accuracy. However, if they are 90 percent accurate, that would be for the data for which they are testing.. they are NOT testing for signatures of dogs that were not bred in the US. All you could do with the information MARS has, was to show that the Biewer did not have breed signatures as distinctive markers for Yorkies bred in the US. Well, that's no wonder.. these yorkies were NOT bred in the US..


Now you can continue to cause trouble for the breed you say you love or you can help develop it. A lot of the people claiming to love this breed have no more concern for a healthy foundation than the man in the moon and it's quite evident who those people are.

On the contrary.. I'm not trying to "cause trouble" for the breed I love so dearly.. I am not trying to change a thing about them. I think they are wonderful just as they are, just as they have been, just as they were sold to me, just as I hope they stay. I do believe we need to focus on the health, I think their tummies are to sensitive, I'd like to get a handle on LS soon as all of us would.. this is where my energy goes.. I HOPE it is quite evident that is the case.

The majority of the BTCA is made up of VERY EXPERIENCED breeders, not first time breeders or pet owners. We know what it takes to better a breed and understanding the heritage of the breed is among many of the things it takes.

I think experience in breeding is wonderful, I have not been at it as long as some.. and I'm sure you have alot you could share but there is alot you could learn too. You don't have to rip a breed apart to better it.. We have a wonderful breed here, let's take some time to watch it and work on changes gently and with a brush, not a hammer.

-Diana