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Originally Posted by YorkieRose 
Let me throw this out...can an AKC breeder use stock that is not standard in quality?
Can a breeder ethcially label themself as a "pet" breeder to avoid adhering to the standard?
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I can only answer your question based on what I believe and was taught to me.
When I first started out I did a lot of reading & research. Keep in mind breeding was the furthest from my mind, all I wanted to do was show. And from all that reading, what really stuck. Was to get the best you needed to seek out the best that your money could buy. So, that is what I did (how I did that has been posted already). From that point and along the way I way I was lucky enough to befriend and obtain info from some of the greats. Now saying that, I was pet owner first and I viewed things very differently than what my views became after I began researching, attending shows and even more so after I began exhibiting.
Can a breeder ethcially label themself as a "pet" breeder to avoid adhering to the standard?
I guess one can do anything they want to justify their reasons for doing whatever it is they are doing.....does that make it right??????????????
Ethic's can be taught...all things can be taught, then the breeder decides how they will proceed. Some do not know to do better until educated in ethical practices.
I will agree with you on this but, expand a bit on it. This can be done if one has the basics down of what is right and wrong and are open to change.