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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  What is really concerning is "Champion show dog" that is a carrier for this gene, and the breeder is selling dogs for the purpose of "breeding pet quality Yorkies." This is exactly how the breed is getting infused with these carriers, who are then sold as breeders, throwing more and more of these pups. I would LOVE to know the lines behind the parents of this breeding pair, since that is where the "Champion show dog" parents are..... Please contact the breeder and let her know she has a genetic fault in her lines and she needs to stop breeding those two dogs (the parents of your female) and have the rest of her dogs genetically tested for this.....especially since she is passing out carriers as "breeders for pet quality Yorkies". It only takes one carrier outcross, bred to a fabulous line of dogs, to ruin the entire shooting match she is producing....and making that original line look bad! Thois is why breeders will not sell pet quality dogs for breeding.... |
No reputable CKC that is CAnadian Club Breeder member, will sell a dog to breed
"pet" quality dogs.
All companion dogs should be sold on a spay and neuter contract unless being sold to another show breeder. Dogs not sold as companion dogs are sold as "potential" show quality dogs, and de facto are expected to undergo the rigorous requirements of show. That is training, vetting, showing, testing, et al.
Even if as in the YOrkie breed you purchase a six month old pup, there is a lot that can veer off course from six months old, until the time they are ready to be bred and deemed worthy to be bred. You have all your health tests to go through, hopefully the few genetic screening tests we have have been done when they were a few days old, but still so many other tests that some of which can not be evaluated until 2yrs old..... There is the earning of a championship.
Until we eradicate this confusion with-in the purebred world of Oh well I just want a pet not a show dog, we will get breeders who think it is somehow OK to breed purebred dogs for PETS. it is not okay, at all.
this fallacy points to a hole in our current system. I am more than aware that show breeders, certainly can not fill the "demand" of the public for purebred dogs; ergo we have all the puppymills, the bybers, the Oh I just want to breed my pet cause all females need at least one litter, etc etc.
The problem is as I see it, we have no, as of yet, middle ground. Can there be some middle ground?
A ground that all purebred fanciers can adhere to. A ground that says ALL responsible breeders do ALL the prebreeding tests the temperament evaluations, and some sort of examination of breeding dogs for assessment to standard, prior to them being allowed to bred this bitch to that stud?
Not sure I know the answer, but there sure are a lot of questions.