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Originally Posted by flyorkies unfortunitly i wouldnt breed if i bought a pup for show. i didnt buy my two yorkies that i have now to breed i bought them as pets. i just had the idea to breed them so i can have more yorkies of my own rather then buying more but didnt want to do so if i would be destroying the yorkie breed thats trully why i started this thread to see if my sampson would be ok to breed.now the going price around here is 1000 dollars a yorkie if im going to spend that much for a yorkie then i might as well flip the bill and buy one that is worth 1000 dollars then i can get into the showing part of having yorkies. i get get my puppy/delivery fix with a friends yorkies.just helped deliver a couple. i just think it would be wrong to go out and buy 2 yorkies just to breed them. i also dont want to have a kennel in my yard/house with 2 or 3 show yorkies and then have my others that dont cut it.thats too much seen this with some handlers up north. this wouldnt be fair .  so im not breeding my male as for my female not decided yet . as for the future we will get another yorkie and maybe show that one AFTER I LEARN MORE |
This is much easier said than done. Show breeders do not sell to someone that is not showing unless they have a mentor that is known in the "show world" and they have an agreement that the dog will be shown and finished. They also will sometimes want to co-own the dog. The mentor is not going to put his/her reputation on the line until they know you are in it for the long haul. The show world is very political in more ways than one but to me it is worth it. I have been very blessed with a great friend that realized I was serious and she has mentored me. She was a handler and showed for 20 years or so. She now shows just her own dogs (Maltese), but she has taken me in under her wing and taught me a lot. I'm still learning and will continue to learn for some time. Be prepared for a lot of learning and really hard work. And be prepared to pay more than a $1,000 for a show quality dog. Remember, a mentor to help you to find a dog because he/she will be more experienced in evaluating the prospects.