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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I believe in breeding to standard, BUT think it's ok to have whatever dog you like, you implied, I didn't think that was ok. I'm bothered by the breeding of Partis because I consider them to be "one trait" breeders, unlike with Biewers who some of the breeders are actually breeding to their club's standard. I'm a not in favor of any breeder, no matter what they are breeding, to breed willy-nilly just to sell puppies, they should have a goal and purpose in mind besides marketing puppies. |
Nancy, I really believe that you truely believe that it is the money, that drives the parti breeders. But I can tell you that, it is not the case with most of the breeders that I know.
Health and temperament come first. Yes we are breeding for the color, but so are show breeders breeding for the blue and tan.
And the same can be said of many show breeders, the only thing that matters to some show breeders is to get that ribbon. They don't care what is going on, on the inside, as long as they meet the standards on the outside.
My goal is to breed healthy, good tempered partis under 7 pounds with a nice coat.
To this day I have gotten 1 golden parti and I certainly did not get rich off of him.
Most of us parti breeders are just getting started so we have not had the time to even get our programs established.
The standard that the YTCA has set, is for the purpose of judging, so the judges have something to go by. That does not mean that any dog that does not meet that standard is not worthy of reproducing. It just means they do not meet the standards set for judging.
We parti breeders are just as passionate about the yorkies as the show breeders. We just do not believe that a natural part of the YT makeup should be bred out of them as long as it does not interfere with the health of the dog.
The YTCA did not create the yorkie, they just set the standard for their club, just as any club sets their own rules, it is their club, they can do what they want.