But as with all purebred dogs there is alot of line breeding...breeding family members to family members...as the video states and the genetic people...problems are coming about in all breeds even here in the USA with our own AKC dogs. There are many breeders who will breed grandfather to granddaughter and so on. And the standards of all breeds have changed over the years no matter what breed there is.
I just looked at the YTCA and the dogs within that site. The beginning with the different terriers and types. Even with in one part..the size standards. In a little more than a hundred years we have shrunk the Yorkshire Terriers down to almost half their size. The Yorkshire standard of 1890 says"
"Weight divided into two classes, under five pounds and over five pounds, but not to exceed twelve pounds." 12 pounds!!! and now we say up to 7 pounds. I also noted that the coats on these dogs have changed quite a bit and the length of the body and legs. If you look at the earlier ones the length of the dog from the neck to the tail is much shorter now and the legs are shorter too.
Yorkies are one of the top breeds with liver shunt disease. They are plagued with digestive issues and with luxating patellas. There are quite a number with hydrocephalus and legg perthes. All these issues cannot all be blamed on the BYB and puppy mills and breeders not breeding to standard. There are too many instances of these problems and it is only getting worse. As I read the standards of the breed I noticed that there is not one mention of the health of the dog...interesting. |