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yorkietalkjilly · 03-30-2011, 10:08 AM

When I get another Yorkie, I will try rescue again to get a dog out of an unconscionable situation or apply to a reputable breeder that stresses health and breed standards above all else. To buy from those that don't really abide by the highest breeding standards seems to say that I am okay with taking a much greater chance that the pup will be healthy, thus personally perpetuating the practice of breeding without adequate pre-breeding health investigation of the parents. This type of breeding blind can result in poor little dogs that are born with a genetic time bomb, needlessly dooming a poor little, innocent dog to a scary, painful condition, painful surgery or a life on many medications and, in too many cases, a less than quality life. Yes, this blind breeding practice will get me a cheaper dog if that is basically very important to me and maybe even a healthy one - but should I draw the short straw and wind up with an ill dog, it is the little Yorkie itself that pays the harshest price. And while buying a puppy from a highly reputable breeder will price many people from the market, itsn't it really about my responsibility as a lover of the Yorkshire Terrier to personally decide I just cannot keep doing business with people who roll the dice every time they breed; and if one or more of a litter winds up with LP, liver shunt or hydrocephalus, that is "just the way it goes"? I would rather pay a higher price for a dog with the highest chances of health and good breed conformation than buy cheaper and just take a chance on a dog's health - and if the price for that turned out to be too great, I can manage somehow to live with that. I am a grown-up. And I believe I am better living my life without a Yorkie puppy than to keep buying cheaper from breeders who are damaging these precious babies by little understanding or caring of how to breed a healthy dog.

But wait, if the price for the kind of puppy I should be aspiring to buy is too high for me, I can still rescue a Yorkie out of its homelessness without my dollars going to the direct support of those that have less-than-optimal breeding practices and the misery they often produce.

03-30-2011, 10:08 AM	#12
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	The cheaper puppy When I get another Yorkie, I will try rescue again to get a dog out of an unconscionable situation or apply to a reputable breeder that stresses health and breed standards above all else. To buy from those that don't really abide by the highest breeding standards seems to say that I am okay with taking a much greater chance that the pup will be healthy, thus personally perpetuating the practice of breeding without adequate pre-breeding health investigation of the parents. This type of breeding blind can result in poor little dogs that are born with a genetic time bomb, needlessly dooming a poor little, innocent dog to a scary, painful condition, painful surgery or a life on many medications and, in too many cases, a less than quality life. Yes, this blind breeding practice will get me a cheaper dog if that is basically very important to me and maybe even a healthy one - but should I draw the short straw and wind up with an ill dog, it is the little Yorkie itself that pays the harshest price. And while buying a puppy from a highly reputable breeder will price many people from the market, itsn't it really about my responsibility as a lover of the Yorkshire Terrier to personally decide I just cannot keep doing business with people who roll the dice every time they breed; and if one or more of a litter winds up with LP, liver shunt or hydrocephalus, that is "just the way it goes"? I would rather pay a higher price for a dog with the highest chances of health and good breed conformation than buy cheaper and just take a chance on a dog's health - and if the price for that turned out to be too great, I can manage somehow to live with that. I am a grown-up. And I believe I am better living my life without a Yorkie puppy than to keep buying cheaper from breeders who are damaging these precious babies by little understanding or caring of how to breed a healthy dog. But wait, if the price for the kind of puppy I should be aspiring to buy is too high for me, I can still rescue a Yorkie out of its homelessness without my dollars going to the direct support of those that have less-than-optimal breeding practices and the misery they often produce. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 03-30-2011 at 10:10 AM.