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Originally Posted by Mardelin  The current trend of reputable responsible breeders is not to breed them smaller, but healthier. Granted those that are breeding to fulfill a pet market will breed to supply the buyers market, there will always be those types of breeders. However, people are becoming more and more educated on how to find a reputable responsible breeder that they can obtain a healthy, good representation of the breed.
In yorkshire terrier breeding small dogs to small dogs does not produce small dogs.....Inbreeding does. |
Exactly!
More people will eventually learn that
HEALTHIER is the key to quality Yorkie breeding, not smaller, especially if they get a chance to read about all of the drama of sick and dying puppies before they make their purchase.
To the poster of the sick puppy...many owners of sick puppies claim they wouldn't trade them for nothing because they love them so much. I can understand the love and I think that is okay if you can afford it, but not everyone can afford these type of on-going vet bills. I'm sure there are some owners who really wish they had waited and became more informed before their purchase. I say to them, love your babies and don't get offended when people on YT answer your questions by using logic, common sense, or experience, because there are serious Yorkie experts on here (I'm not one of them) who know their stuff, and they will sometimes tell you what you may not want to hear, like or agree with. But it's good information.
Having a new puppy that is constantly getting sick or needing medical attention is NOT a good sign for where the puppy came from. IMO the purchaser of that sickly puppy was scammed because the selling breeder cared more for the money instead of the breed, no matter how long they claim to have been in the breeding business. Though there are many Yorkies given up to shelters and rescues for these discouraging reasons, these breeders know Yorkies sell.