[YorkOfTheShire]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

A good breeder doesn't advertise.

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Sorry to make it sound so black and white, but I do think a good breeder goes more by word of mouth than they do advertising. I believe a good breeder is working with a mentor and going to shows and establishing a name for herself, before she ever breeds the first pup. I don’t believe the goal of a “good” breeder should ever be to sell pups, but to improve the breed. I can certainly understand websites that describe someone’s breeding program, as long as you can’t purchase a dog from the website, and I can understand discrete advertising for new breeders, (can a new breeder be described as good?), but I do not believe in this “featured breeders” advertising that YorkieTalk has. I think it gives Yorkietalk members a false sense of confidence in these breeders, and why would a person have to reach THAT many people? How many dogs are they breeding? Bottom line is I don't think dog breeding should be a "business". I think it's impossible to do what's right for the dogs if it's profit motivated. Too many people refuse to take a dog out of their breeding program that they suspect has a genetic defect and I believe this goes back to the "business" element. This is just my opinion and I realize not everyone shares it.