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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  As I've stated before, the term "show breeder" means nothing. A backyard breeder could show, anyone can show, this means very little. I always recommend that people look for breeders who are members of the YTCA or at least follow the guidelines of the mother club. Some breed clubs have changed standard to match popular trends and this has often shown to be detrimental to the breed. The YTCA doesn't change the standard often, and are often criticized for not being trendy enough. However, until the health effects of certain traits are known, standard should be slow to change. |
Yes Nancy, these are your feelings and your beliefs, however it is not what everyone believes. Show breeders have managed to set them selves above non-show breeders, and they have done that be using "betterment of the breed" to justify their breeding.
I believe that most show breeders are ethical and would not show or breed a dog with health issues, just as I believe that most of us so called byb's who are actually "hobby breeders", are ethical and would not breed dogs with health issues.
Hobby breeders are like anyone else with a hobby, we strive to get better and better, we do it because we take pride in improving our puppies. We sell them because we cannot keep them all.