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Originally Posted by jencar98  Yes, I do still work with rescue and most likely always will. My experience thus far with rescue is that partis, Biewers nor chocolate yorkies are typically found in rescue situations. I find far more byb and puppymill yorkies dumped in shelters and surrendered than any other type yorkie. So I don't really understand how the good breeding of partis/Biewers will result in more yorkie rescues? I don't think it's a valid argument.
I don't understand why it is so hard for you to believe there may be parti/Biewer breeders that are not breeding for "public demand" but because they love the coloration of their yorkies and would like to continue their lines. Just as there are a few breeders of traditional color yorkies that along with breeding for themselves, don't breed primarily for the selling of puppies. Most of the show breeders I'm aware of, breed far more dogs then they'll ever take into the ring. Do we really need that many show yorkies to "better the breed"?
I understand change is tough and not easily accepted. Where in this world would we be though, as a society if we did not at least consider the idea of change, even if it makes us uncomfortable? |
I hate to say it, but it will all change in time.
The popularity of yorkies has been the breed's downfall......if the popularity of the Biewer's or Parti's increased and they were in the top 10 on the AKC list, you would see more of them in shelters. Oh, and of course their prices would go down and there would definitely be more and more being sold. It has happened with many breeds...I remember after the Disney Dalmation movie..omg the shelters and rescues were overwhelmed.
I find all of it disturbing....the many countless pups of all breeds that are euthanized daily.
Hard to wrap my mind around it...and doubly hard to watch people breed and sell them to just anyone with a buck in their pocket and not worry about what happens to them later. Everyone says they do it out of the love for whatever breed or color it is...no one ever admits the real reason which imho is either ego or money or both. I am sure that some really DO breed for the love of the breed the are breeding, but I would not honestly know HOW to tell who was telling the truth. I have seen things happen to pups and have known where they came from and just sat with my mouth agape. I won't get into jumping on anyone, because sadly more people are doing the wrong thing imo than anyone really realizes. I only care to rescue those who have gotten the short end of the stick. Sadly, we will never be able to save them all...the numbers are just sickening and far too many people have their heads somewhere other than their shoulders.