If anyone is breeding to show of breeding for a pet, it is still breeding. Every time we breed a yorkie it is a responsibility. Think about it, what it to come of our breed it people continue to dilute it? What happens every time a bad gene is intentionally passed down? Weight the benefit to the loss, it's a no brainer to see it's a loss/loss situation.
If we are to breed for a pet it should be bred to the same conduct & code as the YTCA. It should always be bred to breed standard. There are rescue groups full of yorkies needing homes. If someone wants to just breed. I encourage you to foster a couple of rescues. It fills the "mommy" void and you can take care of babies.
Studying for many years is nothing! Always start w/ a great foundation bitch. It's usually easy to find great studs. If you want to breed pet quality dogs it's what you do. Pet quality should mean yorkies that are healthy that look like yorkies. In other words; nice examples of the breed.
Even though some show homes feel it's not okay to breed just to breed. Some show homes enjoy people wanting just a pet (offspring they can't show that is spay/nuetered). But many dread placing puppies in homes of strangers. |