[livingdustmops]

Originally Posted by JeanieK

Hobby Breeders

We are not show breeders--- we put health and temperament before looks, we don't care about the ribbons

Except I have seen what some Hobby breeders are producing and some of the Yorkies I have seen are not even Yorkies...If you look at some other breeds they cannot receive ribbons until they pass temperament test.

We are not puppy mills----- we do not mass produce, money is not our objective

We are not back yard breeders---- we have researched our breed and breeding practices and continue to learn, the health and welfare of our dogs comes first. We research and choose our breeding stock carefully, And we take responsibility for our puppies.

Personally unless you have been with a lot of other breeders of the breed I think it would be very difficult to pick good breeding stock. I have seen this with the Biewers..pictures/pedigree's do not tell a total story. It helps when you see 30 Biewers together to start seeing thin chests, to long in the body..so on and so forth.

This is not to start an argument, it is to clarify exactly who we are.

Many people believe that if one is not a show breeder, they are either a puppy miller or a byb. We are non of the those. We do it because we love it and we love our dogs.

But you also add to the pet overpopulation because of your Hobby. Knitters don't do this, nor do people who like to paint or play games on the computer...why are people allowed this Hobby but no one pays for my Hobbies?

Our dogs are more than a status symbol or a dollar sign. Just like with any other hobby, we do it because we love to do it. We get our gratification from just having the dogs and raising healthy puppies, and improving on what we do.

I will bet you the majority of breeders in the US who do not show will tell you they are Hobby breeders...so why do so many million animals have to die because of this hobby.

Please don't think I am opposed to breeding...I am not but I think it is totally out of control and we need to stop the slaughter of all of these animals and figure out how we are going to be a humane society and also have wonderful healthy purebred dogs.