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Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007  I understand the need to help these people that come her for advice after the fact. Like I said in the original post there are some accidents that happen. It is just very hard for me as a breeder to see so many posts about this particular subject. Especially when some come on here for advice on what to do then don't post again. True they could have been scared off by others but it could also be that they got the info they were looking for in the first place and by some stroke of luck things went well with the whelping. Those will be the ones that continue to do this. Your heart goes out to the dogs that have to go through this. My heart also goes out to the people that get puppies from them and then start having all sorts of medical issues. They then either end up with alot of heartache or the dog ends up in the shelter or in a rescue. I am a breeder that does testing to make sure my dogs are in the best health before they are bred, I also know what is behind my dogs. I carefully select a few males that I am interested in to use on my girls then I talk to my mentor and we compare the dogs to whichever girl we will be breeding. My first intention before breeding is to better the breed and in doing that I hope for my next show potential. I also show my dogs and some of my mentors dogs. |
The thing is that the general public is swamped with ads by irresponsible breeders on the net and in printed form. If a person wants to buy a Yorkie and they do an internet search for Yorkie puppies hundreds of websites come up that are full of wrong information from breeders who are promoting the very thing you are speaking of. There is very little information available to the public that states the truth about what is involved in proper breeding of purebred dogs. Sadly, I see people who do not care to hear the truth. I hope that good ethical breeders will continue to bring truthful and sound info to YT so that it continues to promote the best for the Yorkshire Terrier breed.