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Originally Posted by shell820810  There is so much talk on here about BYB out to make money etc, but this thread just shows me that breeding is a business, and even for reputable breeders, it is about money.
Yes, you might be improving the breed/standard etc that backyard breeders arent, but at the end of the day, when the dog is no use, it is sold on/rehomed.
Why not keep it till the end of its days, in the environment and family it has been used to and accustomed to all its days? Yes, it might mean you have to wait a bit longer before you breed other dogs, or you would end up with too many, but is "your dog" not more important than "the breed"? |
This thread shows me that there is still much misunderstanding in breeding. Of course the majority of breeders are doing it for profit, I recommend someone find a breeder who isn't profit motivated, and is really doing right by the breed, but the some of the things you mention are not harmful to the breed overall, and specifically not harmful to the individual dogs. Non-profit motivated breeders are breeding dogs where they know the line, and have done health testing; they are doing whatever they can to ensure that they are not producing pups that are going to weaken the Yorkshire Terrier Breed. They sell limited registration, with few exceptions, and then only after knowing another breeders breeding program for years. They sell the dogs to the best homes, not the highest bidder, and take time finding a home for their offspring, and ex-breeders. They don't breed whatever dog they have, and know that only certain dogs are meant to be bred. A breeder is more than a "pet owner," much more, and thank goodness we have some wonderful dedicated breeders or all we would have are puppy mill dogs and backyard breeder's dogs. The backyard breeder, tends to only have a couple of dogs, but is purely profit motivated, they in no way are doing what's best for the breed, and don't have any idea whether their own dogs are passing genetic faults or are even within standard. Standard is important because it's what sets the Yorkie apart from other breeds, and dogs that closely meet standard are much more likely to get placed if they end up in a rescue, so breeding to standard saves dog's lives.
I think some of you might find it interesting to read this thread:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...all-began.html. I think it's important that you understand breeding is a passion for some, it much more than a way to produce an income. Obviously, a good pet home is a much nicer environment that a breeding home, but I think some of you are criticizing good breeders unfairly. Arbitrary rules given in this thread, such as a dog should be bred twice and then retired, make absolutely no sense. There is nothing wrong with a breeder finding a good home for an ex-breeder, the qualities that make a good breeder (human or canine) are rare indeed, and some of you seem to think any human would be a good breeder, and anyone can purchase a dog that would be good breeding potential, and this is very far from the truth. I encourage everyone to visit the breeder's home in person to see what type of kennel conditions exist, and to decide for yourself whether this is the sort of breeder you wish to support. However, threads such as this, are unfairly criticizing good breeders. Sadly, it's still legal to euthanize a dog if it's no longer useful to them. This person paid for a spaying and paid for an ad in the paper, and probably will not get the price of the spaying from anyone, yet she is criticized. Is the situation ideal, no of course not, but I would rather this happen than every Tom Dick and Harry breeding whatever dogs they have as pets.