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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Yes, there are those that breed to the flavor of the month. However, if one is breeding correctly that is not how you establish a line. I will say that the breeders that know what they are doing will not do this and they as I do not allow their boys to be used for public studding.
Now, there are a few dogs out there that have put their stamp on many a wonderful line; Pastoral Johnnie handsome for one sired 60 Champions in the US alone.....however, he was only allowed to stud quality bitches owned by famous reputable breeders. Durrer's Tin Whistle is another......you find him in quite a few famous lines. Both of these boys did nothing to hurt the breed, but enhance it. |
I am sure that there are wonderful show breeders that produce wonderful dogs. My comment was made in reply to this post.
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Originally Posted by TLC There are a lot of "things" that make a dog breed worthy and not breed worthy. One of the most important is health. The Yorkie breed has alot of genetic defects that keep being bred over and over by people wanting to make a fast buck, or think their little girl or boy is the cutest ever and want them to have puppies. 
The best thing that most people can do, is have their pet spayed and neutered and LOVE them to pieces as the PET they deserve to be  |
The problem with forums, is someone will take one sentence out of context and make an issue out of it. There are people on here who have that practice down to a fine art.
I did not say "all" show breeders or "most" show breeders, or even "many" show breeders. But the popularity of a champion stud can produce 1000 or more pups in his lifetime, and if that dog happens to carry a bad gene, it will spread like wildfire.
TLC indicated that this would be done by people trying to make a fast buck where realistically it is more likely that a champion dog would spread a bad gene much more widely than a pet owner that just wants a litter of pups.