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Originally Posted by ironmike86  Yup thats how I meet my breeder. Good breeders already have most of them sold before they even have them. Yes sometimes they maynot have them all sold but they breed for themselves and never seem to have a problem getting rid of them. PPL don't understand the why there is a "standard" To keep the dog in a healthy range from years,decades , centuries of figuring it out. Not because ppl want it????  But the AKC does modify the breed from time to time to accommodate. |
I don't think the AKC has the power to modify standard, only the mother club has that power, and standard should never change for some arbitrary reason like popularity. I agree with you, standard should never be based upon popular fads, but should change if there is some health problem associated with the written standard.
By the way, shippernhorse, a yorkie that's three pounds is still "standard". Standard says "must not exceed 7 pounds." There is no lower limit.