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Originally Posted by SWHouston  Some people are obsessed with "quality". It's a psychological issue. There's some truth to it, nice things do cost more, and that's called justification. If one has the money, and "want" that, it's very easy for one to justify the expense. I recall touching on this "condition" in Psych 101.
How many Dogs would this Breeder have to sell per year, to live a very comfortable life, and beyond that, keep the Kennel in emasculate condition.
Understand, I'm not supporting this, but, I do wish I had the money to consider it.  |
"Teacup" Yorkies are tiny, tiny dogs that don't come anywhere near the Yorkshire Terrier standard minimum recommended size and most are anythings but quality. So many of them have terrible genetic issues, malformations and often medical problems from breeding for size rather than health and betterment of the breed. If this place is the same one I visited or similar to it as to the attributes of the breeding stock or puppies, none of the adults I saw were anywhere near correct conformation and it seemed like the majority had terrible tearing problems. Most had some degree of things like roach back or high behind, large and/or poorly set ears, very short muzzles, undershot jaw, short, bowed legs, etc. I didn't have her show me any of the puppies as I wouldn't have had any one of them so I couldn't personally attest to what they really were like except very tiny for their stated age. Breeders like this are charging only for the diminutive size and cater to those among us who prefer a dog that size and not too interested in conformation or health potential. And there sure was no quality to the living quarters for her dogs, confined to rows of cages in that huge barn, though they were clean then. All it was missing were the filthy cages crammed with dogs so sick they could barely stand but the facility I visited had all of the other hallmarks of a puppymill and dog broker, all wrapped into one.