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Originally Posted by jovo442  I am a well-educated, first-time breeder, and my father has been the Animal Control Officer, pound owner/keeper of our small city for 35 years. He is also an Abuse Investigator for the province of Manitoba and raised yorkies with my mother for several years. My point is that, I am not a dummy, but truthfully, I am scared to ask questions on the breeder forum. So many vicious, condescending responses. Isn't learning and asking questions the "right" thing to do if you love the breed, and don't want to make mistakes? Someone, please reassure me that I am not going to get a strip torn off me for wanting to be informed. I would very much like to join this community, learn, share, be a good person and responsible breeder. But my desire for knowledge is hampered by the negativity on this site. Thank you for considering my opinion/questions. |
Logically, If a breed-quality AKC dog is purchased from a reputable breeder on an open registration, then the *new* breeder would naturally have the original reputable breeder they purchased from as a mentor. That mentor should be able to answer any questions a new breeder would have.
Usually, when new breeders are searching for answers here, it is because they have wrecklessly bred a poor example of the breed that should never have been bred, or that they did not have the right to breed.
Those of us that love the yorkie breed want the standard preserved so future generations will have a yorkie that looks like the yorkie we know today. If people keep breeding their off standard pets and poor quality examples of the breed, we will move further and further away from how the yorkie should look. I personally would find that devastating. I grew up in Yorkshire, England with a Nan that raised yorkies. I hope my grand children and great grand children get to experience the yorkie as I did as a child. The only way that will happen is if only the best representations of the breed are bred. Reputable breeders of such quality lines do not give their dogs away to be bred willy nilly by just anyone. They mentor their new breeders and work with them to protect their lines.