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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 I know a person who breeds and she always talks about her pups having thick coats like little bears. I have tried for 4 years to convince her that those coats are the dark or black wooly coats that mat and are totally undesirable. I think she just uses the term now to get my goat..doesn't work. She just says her dogs are "puttier" than any that she sees in the show ring. Whattya gonna do except not refer to her when someone is looking for a puppy. I am seeing more puppies with huge ears too. I know sometimes it is because of the hair left to grow and not being clippered. Some still look like Dumbo. Of course, if anyone breeds long enough they will get a puppy that has all the faults but to use catch phrases to describe the faults and sell for more is not responsible.
I love cobby bodies on my Yorkies and I love appleheads on other's Chis.. |
How about breeding
for desirable, attractive faults?
Aren't tri-colored, parti and chocolate all considered
faults ? As in not maintaining the standard?
I met a few breeders when I was searching and while they still show their dogs and maintain the standard on most issues, some are trying to breed more cobby dogs and some are trying for more of a babydoll face. They consider these traits desirable and they market them.
How do you see this as being different from breeding for desirable colors that are not the standard?