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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I have always wondered this but never had the guts to ask the question but here goes....
If it is so horrible to consider "breeding for profit" and you do not show your dogs, then WHY would anyone breed their female dog knowing the risks to her life? Apparently yorkies are one of the most difficult dogs to breed.
I just cannot figure this out except that people do it not knowing the risks or they are not being honest about doing it make money.
Show breeders will always say they are trying to produce the perfect yorkie (whatever that is) which I sort of have a problem with on ethical grounds (it's kind of like saying they are trying to playing God with the lives of dogs in my opinion). I totally understand being obsessed with a HOBBY but this hobby involves living creatures which makes it a very serious hobby , not to be taken lightly.
I personally see nothing wrong with making money as long as proper and exceptional care is shown the dogs and by that I mean love and attention, not just medical care. But a lot of people seem to be of the opinion that if you breed for profit then you are inherently a BAD breeder. |
Great post - I too am somewhat provoked by the idea of the perfect something. We are what we are, dogs and humand alike
Look at Golden Retrievers, attempts to breed the dog to perfection has caused the race to be untrustworthy and tormented by different diseases - at least in Denmark - it is so terrible. We are not God. God makes every living creature perfect from the beginning, so that's it.
But apart from that - why breed anything at all? Why do we have kids?
My idea on this is that we have a need to create something. And breeding dogs, painting pictures, having kids og saving the world like Mother Teresa, is creating something. Creating art, more humans, hope or puppies, it is all the same to me. And it's ok. And man has always wanted to test the limits of everything, maybe that's why some breed tiny dogs, to see if it can be done.
And yes, some breed for money, nothing wrong with that as long as the dogs are loved and cared for at the same time. I mean I want to make money from being a therapist - a lot of money. But at the same time I want to help people get a better life
If I do my job well, there's nothing wrong with that - in my opinion