Originally Posted by Nancy1999  It's difficult to comment until all the facts are out, because so much depends on whether she knew the dog was a carrier before the breeding, and if she purposely bred it to another parti carrier. Something I've never felt that was truly understood by many is that there is no known marker for the parti trait, and a breeder can't really test for it; so that's why I would like to see the lines kept separate, if there were a test, it wouldn't be such a big deal.
If a breeder has a dog that produces a parti, the YTCA recommends that those dogs be spayed and neutered and placed in pet homes. In other words, it's not a sin to produce a dog with the fault, but what do you do afterwards when you discover it has the fault? Do you market it as rare and unique, or do you place it in a pet home? Again, we must look at the breeders' goals, was she doing this to breed for the parti trait, or had she been mislead by the other breeder involved? Did the other breeder know her dog was a carrier? There has been talk that many parti breeders are trying to get the parti gene in every line they can, and I think breeders need to be extra careful with whom they trust. Also, I believe that some parti breeders seem to think if they can breed their dog to a champion, any champion, their offspring will automatically be improved; this is just not the case. Again, there are some very complex rules when it comes to breeding to correct certain faults, and there are no shortcuts if you are doing it properly.
The YTCA doesn't have one set of rules for members and one set of rules for other breeders, they just have a code of ethics and a code of conduct that they believe every breeder should follow, and those breeders who are admitted to the club, do promise to follow these guidelines. There are consequences for not doing so, and one of them is suspension from the club. However, proof is needed that they did something unethical, and just producing a parti in itself, is not unethical, was she breeding for it; that's what they see as unethical. What has she done with the dog in question, is she still breeding it? |