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SoCalyorkiLvr · 01-02-2006, 10:53 AM

I agree with the others and really do appreciate your forthrightness as I and other non-breeders struggle with this issue.

Here is the thread I started a while back asking this question I have pondered for some time and why I asked you to share your experience since you were so gracious to do so.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

Like I said, I have no problem with breeding for profit since breeding is such hard work and you are risking lives when you do it, but there just seem to be a lot of breeders who are horrified with the suggestion that this may be partially their motivation, and they tend to make negative comments about those breeders who admit to the fact that making money is one of their motivators.

This is why I ask the question because if I lost my female, as so many have, I don't think the gratification from knowing that four people didn't get puppies from a puppymill would be enough for me......not that any amount of money would be either...so I am back to the same quandry.

Is there a motivation worthy of the risk involved FOR ME? The answer at this point in time is no.

That said, I try very hard not to judge those who do breed because I do know how hard it is, and I am learning things that can be done to decrease the risk to the female like using a reproductive specialist and having her evaluated ahead of time, etc. I guess, to get back to the topic of this thread in summarizing......I just wish we could stop being so negative toward breeders in general......if they want to use descriptive words to advertise what their puppies look like, then let them. If it turns out they mislead or were lying about it then there is always the laws against fraud and those practices. Consumers as a whole are pretty savvy and don't allow themselves to be taken advantageof often. In my opinion it is the minority who use those words to mislead or misrepresent.

I may be naive or just lucky in the breeders I have come into contact with, but the majority had the best interests of the pups at heart and I have never met a "puppymiller". Even the one show breeder I met who was money hungry for sure ($10,000 for her tiny one) had a great set up, the dogs were welll cared for and she had a good reputation. The one I met who was questionable still had a lot of love for her dogs and would never have done anything to intentionally mistreat them in any way.

01-02-2006, 10:53 AM	#63
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	I agree with the others and really do appreciate your forthrightness as I and other non-breeders struggle with this issue. Here is the thread I started a while back asking this question I have pondered for some time and why I asked you to share your experience since you were so gracious to do so. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361 Like I said, I have no problem with breeding for profit since breeding is such hard work and you are risking lives when you do it, but there just seem to be a lot of breeders who are horrified with the suggestion that this may be partially their motivation, and they tend to make negative comments about those breeders who admit to the fact that making money is one of their motivators. This is why I ask the question because if I lost my female, as so many have, I don't think the gratification from knowing that four people didn't get puppies from a puppymill would be enough for me......not that any amount of money would be either...so I am back to the same quandry. Is there a motivation worthy of the risk involved FOR ME? The answer at this point in time is no. That said, I try very hard not to judge those who do breed because I do know how hard it is, and I am learning things that can be done to decrease the risk to the female like using a reproductive specialist and having her evaluated ahead of time, etc. I guess, to get back to the topic of this thread in summarizing......I just wish we could stop being so negative toward breeders in general......if they want to use descriptive words to advertise what their puppies look like, then let them. If it turns out they mislead or were lying about it then there is always the laws against fraud and those practices. Consumers as a whole are pretty savvy and don't allow themselves to be taken advantageof often. In my opinion it is the minority who use those words to mislead or misrepresent. I may be naive or just lucky in the breeders I have come into contact with, but the majority had the best interests of the pups at heart and I have never met a "puppymiller". Even the one show breeder I met who was money hungry for sure ($10,000 for her tiny one) had a great set up, the dogs were welll cared for and she had a good reputation. The one I met who was questionable still had a lot of love for her dogs and would never have done anything to intentionally mistreat them in any way.