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Originally Posted by gracielove  Of course none of know all breeders so no one should make sweeping statements about them. There is always good and bad and those in between. I could have continued to do quite well with my cats if I had been willing to breed for the no nose look but I was not willing to do that to my beautiful cats. "No nose" was winning at the time and while the smaller nose I could tolerate "no nose" was over the line for me.
There are just a lot things to consider once you start looking into the show/breeder aspect of things. From what I have seen of those on YT they seem to be very dedicated and loving to their Yorkies. I know there are those who do a good job of breeding but those who do not seem to over shadow the good that is being done sometimes. I guess overall I have to question the judges that allow the extreme look to continue to beat out the more traditional look of certain breeds. |
Yes, a breed club should make it clear to the judge what are the features of standard. A judge can’t pick and choose what he thinks is best. I know many breeders will boycott judges who are ignoring standard. They also should be prepared to stand up to the buying public who go more for "trends" without knowing the health impact. Humans tend to like the way human babies look, and this is not always a healthy look for our animals. We also like tininess or the opposite extreme largeness, and we love variation, having something "different" than other people. All these things are very bad for a breed. I know people here hate the YTCA because they won't include their favorite trends, and I'm thankful the YTCA hasn't bowed to pressure to change the standard. I totally agree with you that the number of bad breeders far exceeds the number of good breeders. I'm sorry you had to quit breeding, but good for you for taking a stand on something you knew was unhealthy. I hope the breed club listens to breeders like you.