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Originally Posted by yorkie_momma_46  WOW thanks for the imput guess i was misled. i'm not sure about the breeders of my female she is CKC and was told she was AKC when i got her. water under the bridge since i fell in love with her right off  and my husband who originally didn't want her followed suit lol she is more his than mine go figure. my male is AKC with champion lines and i got him from a very reputable breeder. but i have a question, why do breeders charge an owner for breeding rights? i'm sure it's to control the crossing of lines and people not knowing what they are doing right? help on this please. mind you my yorkies just mated and we will probably have puppies around mid Aug.  |
Oh! I couldn't figure out what you were saying charging for breeding rights.
First of all most reputable breeders do charge more for a show/breeding dog vs a pet. But, it's just a bit more complicated than a simple answer.
If one is looking for a breeding dog. Most reputable breeders will only sell the best of the best. A dog that is worthy of being bred and the best representation of the breed. Reputable breeders will only sell a breeding quality dog to someone they are mentoring and expect the dog to be Championed prior to breeding. Now keep in mind these dogs are never placed in homes prior to the age of 7 months of age or older, to insure that they have all the qualities that meet the standard. They will not place a breeding/show dog that they would not keep in their own program. After all it is their reputation in the ring. Now in placing said show/breeding dogs, it is done with a very strict contract. A dog must be championed and any puppies that aren't kept by the owner will be only sold on a spay/nueter contract. They will only be bred to bitches/studs approved by the original breeder. Yes, it is done to control their lines and to insure their pedigrees will not end up in the hands of BYBers. They've put years of their blood, sweat and tears into perfecting their lines.