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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Why should the number matter? Even one sick pup is too many. Nor am I convinced that a hobby breeder would produce less. |
Well 1000 pups carrying that gene can produce many thousand more pups. With small hobby breeders, and one time pet breeders, most of those offspring are sold as pets. So although there might be a few dogs produced that carry the gene it will not spread as ffar and wide as a champion dog would.
Again my comment was made to this post. Which indicated that only hobby breeders or onetime pet breeders would spread a bad gene.
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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  |
Please keep things in context and it will cause a lot less arguments on here. I made a very valid point.