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Originally Posted by GigiRascal

My point was that not a single person actually answered her questions. She didn't ask if everyone thought she should do it. She asked for specific things: "how to pursue a good stud, reasonable fees, correct protocols and care?".

I also never said that "breeding is fluff". I simply pointed out that if someone truly wanted the questions answered that she asked, she'd get more answers asking vets rather than on a public forum because everyone just jumps in with "don't do it" (as many posted above). I said to "Stick to the "fluff" posts about clothing and potty training." because THOSE are fluff, not breeding.

I've read tons and tons of these posts where someone asks a question about breeding and everyone jumps on them. I didn't say everyone was rude, just that no one is actually going to answer the questions. They never do. She IS doing her research. She came to a place where, it is assumed, that people who *are* knowledgeable about the breed would be able to help point newcomers in the right direction.

We all know that if someone wants to breed their dog, they are going to do it regardless of what anyone says. So wouldn't it be a lot more beneficial for everyone if the "DON'T DO IT" posts were not so judgmental?

Offer the actual answers to the questions. Sure, don't withhold the very real possibility of a bad outcome, just like ANY pregnancy/birth. 24hrs later and not a single person, who would actually know the answers (or an estimate) has given it.

I've been a member here for a while and made it a priority to read as much as I could before posting (everything my "newbie" membership allows). Not jumping in naive to the community or asking things that have been asked a million times, and the very real trend, is that if you want to breed, do not mention it here. Newbies in the field are clearly not wanted. It is assumed that anyone who hasn't been doing it for years is incapable of doing so. "You" claim that the breed standards are ruined and too many in shelters, yet the very real help that could be given to avoid those things is not given. There is a deep line in the sand when it comes to breeding and it's really a shame. People come here for the "community" but there isn't a warm and fuzzy atmosphere. It's very sad.

No one was judgmental. In fact a reputable breeder will not just stud there dogs out to any one so the answer is not easy to answer also most regular vets really don't know that much about breeding. You would be surprised how many people read these threads and go wow I didn't think about that or oh I didn't know that and then decided not to breed. I don't mind people breeding IF there doing it right but just coming on and asking about a stud is not research. I think maybe you might not understand how bad dog over population is and how bad genetic illness are in yorkies because of bad breeders not checking for them, simply not caring or just not knowing there dogs lines. I personally have one of the those dogs that the breeder didn't care about the dogs they bred and she has Luxating Patella, Collapsing trachea, horrible allergy's, Hypothyroidism, is much bigger then the standard and so on yes I love her to death and would never trade her for the world but she is the reason I feel the need to step up and talk about bad breeders and stop bad breeding because the puppies are the ones who have to suffer and the humans who love them suffer to having to watch there defenseless pup be sick or there dog fighting to live because of a breeder who didn't care. It isn't simply about humans and there feelings and what they want to do. These puppies and dogs deserve rights as well.