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Originally Posted by magicgenie  You must take my word for it Bamafan that I pay top money for top quality dogs that belong wholly and exclusively to me. My investment over the past then years would pay for a long, luxurious retirement. I do this purely for love of these little dogs. I will appreciatively consider all advice offerred, but ultimately make my own decisions and expect others to respect my right to do so. I have and will continue to offer help wherever I can, be it another breeder needing assistance or an animal needing rescue.
I have a big problem with tails, dewclaws, funky colors, sewer rats, and now dental work finding their way into discussions of pedigree and genetics.
With that, I'll ask admin to close this thread as another exercise in futility. |
I believe your original post was to question the credibility of YTCA breeders vs. non YTCA breeders and it seems that you're looking for a fight. Nothing good will come of that. The YTCA members will continue to try to not only improve the breed but maintain the integrity of the blue and gold terrier. Those who want to breed parti color, (parti color is not a naturally occurring phenomena in this breed), breed the born blue or born brown genetically flawed dogs will find other clubs to belong to. The Biewer breeders are working hard to establish their dogs as a breed apart from yorkies. As for tails, maybe the day will come when they will be left long. Until then I expect you'll be making points for other exhibitors at shows when you exhibit your import with a full tail in this country. As for dewclaws, I would hope that everyone would continue to remove them.
It's also sad that a few only belong to the YTCA so they can be listed in the breeder referral. Is that the case of the friend you mentioned?