[Lil Sis]

I don't even know how I started reading this thread..

I have wanted to respond, but to be honest was almost afraid to because some poster can be abrasive in their response. I am so glad Wylie’s mom made the statement about not calling someone stupid. The sad think is the person who said that is a nice person but got caught up in the passion of this argument. There is a lot of back biting-- or maybe I should just say ..in your face biting! I feel for the op who must think “what the heck happened” It is really uncalled for, if an argument type discussion starts there should be a way to move it to another post. I read on yt a lot before I posted, but if one of my first post was hijacked like some that I have seen I am not sure I would have come back. Now I have made friends and do like most of the people.

I have done some research on different breeds in my search for the dog I wanted. I can see that the breeds are mostly evolving. I don't think any of us have a dog that is like (size for example) the fist yorkie.. so we all have the product of breeding for change. There are many new breeds that are being recognized by akc and they are the product of cross breeding. If all breeds stayed true to the very original wouldn't we all have wolf (I know that is not the best example - just making a point). So we love the yorkie… I hope the breed standards keep the yorkie the way it is, but there are brewers that should be recognized, and parti.. that is what should be worked upon in my opinion.

I am not sure if this example is the best.. but I have Lasa, that breed was given to china who breed it with other breeds that produced the shih tuz. Both are recognized breeds now, the history does show they were “mixed up” and breed together at one time. So things change.

I was reading about German Sheppard’s that are breed to show need a certain stance.. they are breed to the point the dogs can not walk properly. I think it was call the German sheppard’s hop.. I have tried to find the article but no luck. But the point I am making, even standards that are too extreme are not always the best for the dog. So the breeders who are breeding to standard to show their dogs are doing so even if the dog is handicapped? If this article is correct it made me wonder about why they had standards like that and maybe they should be looked into!!

Also history has shown we breed for tiny dogs. Look at Poodles for example. I am sure someone was upset when breeders started breeding for miniature poodles, then toy poodles. I do think there is a point that should not be cross… for example when the health of the dog is a factor.

All breeders who sell their dogs breed for money in some way. Why do you show dogs? So your breed line has more value? Not every breeder has the goal to show or have show stock, pets are needed and loved .. so is it wrong to breed a healthy dog to sell as a pet? If you can breed a healthy dog that will have a happy life and it happens to be a color that is desirable is that so bad? I think the key is health and happy life. I don’t really care so much about the color- except the color I WANT (I happen to love my remy who is black and tan)

I think we get so focus on our opinion we forget there are other very good opinions out there.
We all love yorkies, we all have the right to our opinion!!! None of us are perfect!!!! I just think we should not be so judgmental and realize we all are different.