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Originally Posted by TammyJM  First of all, my dogs were not ever an "investment"....they are part of our family! This statement of yours confuses me, "I never said that the people who breed Parti's were not nice people, their qualities as a human being has very little to do with how they breed.". It's the last part of it that bothers me. Do you honestly think that a person's moral make-up has NOTHING to do with their breeding practices??? How in the world can you really believe that?! I am someone that believes that a person's heart shines through their actions. I firmly believe that my "qualities as a human being" has EVERYTHING to do with how I have bred!! I can respect your opinion on certain things but feel you are way off base on this one, though.
As for parti breeders....no, a person should not trust all of them....no more than one should put full faith in a show breeder. You keep saying that we are introducing more variety into the breed, but the tri-color has been there....we are not adding some new gene. It's the YTCA that created what they desired the standard to be...they are the ones that formed the "look" of the Yorkshire Terrier. However, just because it is in writing does not mean that the genetics of the parti just disappear. |
Absolutely....a good breeder has ethics, morals and the list could go on and on. I despise people who use religion to sell dogs and treat them so cruel and think it is okay.
Unless people read about the history, not just assume
these kind of discussions will go on and on. I really have been quite surprised at the lack of research done on the Yorkies. There is so much information in England if people want to know.