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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I really do try to that, I'm a little disappointed that you haven't recognized that fact. A very small percentage of my posts involve parti threads. |
Nancy, I do read your posts and I've seen your efforts directed at helping people find a good breeder. I don't really see how that relates to the post of mine you quoted to make your point, though. That part truly wasn't directed at any individual.
As for this particular thread, you did start off firing a broadside at parti breeders about the inbreeding (post #11) before clarifying. Those remarks are especially perplexing when taken with your remarks about Mr. Biewer and his vision (post #132), where you seemingly give kudos to a man that began the Biewer with only 2 dogs, something that could only have occurred with intensive inbreeding. There's a real disconnect in rationale there.
I'm also confused about your remarks about breeding for "the recessive gene" (post #29). I assume your talking about the piebald gene. The obvious potential health issue is deafness when the gene is extremely expressed, and that has been well researched in other breeds and has been discussed here before. If your talking about "the recessive gene" in general, you should know that a great many of the distinguishing traits of the Yorkshire Terrier come from recessive genes. I'm sure you meant only the piebald gene, but it is confusing, just the same.