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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  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. |
Thank you, KazzyK! I never thought to ask her! It's not an imposition? I'm not sure it's realistic to ask her for help. She lives far away from me. Although, I suppose I could email her. But I like the multiple opinions on here more than a single response.