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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom But if they were never up and i thought I was buying a dog for breeding purposes with no genetic defects, I would have been highly pi$%$$ at the breeder after learning on here that most of you think it is a genetic defect. Pet only, it wouldn't matter to me but breeding program foundation, it means a lot. |
Once again I was speaking for placing a pet/companion Yorkie. Whether the ears are up or down is NOT a health issue for a pet. But it is a BIG problem if you are purchasing a dog to breed. The two issues are very different. The two issues have two entirely different contracts. AND usually there is a huge difference in price of a pet/companion verus a breeding/show dog. Again if I am placing a pet...then I do not guarantee the ears to come up or stay up. Altho most of the time my Yorkies ears do come up and stay errect. A dog sold under a breeding contract is a whole different thing. Hey we ARE dealing with genetics after all what would you have breeders do with their floppy ear puppies? Not all ears do come up naturally. Even after 5 generations I still have a puppy ocassionly who's ears are floppy. Even Yorkies with floppy ears deserve loving forever homes. Again I thought we were speaking and discussing HEALTH issues. Please somebody help me. I can converse on both topics.
YES if you purchased your Yorkie on a BREEDING contract then you have every right to expect the ears to be errect.