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Originally Posted by eboughey  No it's not fair. It's horrible that nobody can't stop this, but the reality is that they can't. People want what they want and they will buy the puppy that they want even with all of the rescues out there that need us. I have a purchased and a rescue yorkie. Their personalities are like night and day due to abuse of my sweet little girl Maggie mae. She has that survival street sense and Nicky has his naieve baby personality. I prefer a yorkie puppy that I can raise and train and love even if that seems selfish.
I think that overbreeding goes to ALL breeders, not just puppy mills. The only way to stop it will be to make it illegal for anyone to sell dogs. Of course then all of the lines would be extinct because who would give away their puppies and make sure they are spayed/neutered before they go home? They would only be able to make money off the shots and spay/neuter.
The only answer right now for those who want a purebred is to research the people we buy from. I may choose Doug and Sharon, but personally I trust them. I trust them much more than the lady who lives 2 miles away and sells chocolate and parti yorkies which although they are in her home, I feel it's an abuse in and of itself. |
I think we could slow overbreeding if we only bought from highly reputable and respected savvy breeders who have a long history of breeding Yorkies only for improvement of the breed and not just size or looks - such as a large head or big eyes, shortened muzzle. And those that allow their breeding males and females to live the life of beloved pets and not locked away in kennels most of the day for years or life.
If buyers of puppies and older dogs would confine their purchases of purebred Yorkies to only the best of breeders, it could put a damper on the business of puppymillers, BYB'ers and show breeders that breed only for the size/look of the dog.
Rescues occasionally have Yorkie puppies, too, for anyone wanting just Yorkie puppies and buying from a rescue doesn't fund a bad breeder.
I sure hope that YT and sites like ours will help to put irresponsible breeders -who treat dogs like property only and not loved pets and/or frivolously breed almost any two dogs together irrespective of health problems or without even knowing the lines or ancestry of their breeding dogs' or any medical conditions that could be passed along; or the show breeder who breeds not to improve the breed but mainly for looks/size - completely out of business. But failing that, at least maybe we can cut into their trade enough that they will slow their operation down significantly. I'm sick to death of seeing post after post on YT about poor, sick little Yorkies, often with inherited congenital conditions making the dog utterly miserable and often putting its life in danger.