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Originally Posted by TimelessYorkies  Hello everyone!
I'm new to YorkieTalk and I'm excited to have found this forum.
I've owned Yorkies for about 7 years and through membership in the local kennel club and participation in putting their annual dog show together, I became interested in showing.
During the time I was there, they did not have anyone who could mentor me about Yorkies.
I reached out to the closest Yorkie club too, but the club itself is about an hour away and they don't have any mentors in my area- or actually, they seemed stand-offish about me asking about mentors.
Is there some unspoken rule I'm not aware of?
Is it possible to have a good long distance mentorship if I found someone interested who's not nearby?
I really want to do this the right way. Any thoughts or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! |
No not an unspoken rule. But have you actually been at AKC shows to watch to learn - to talk with the breeders there?
Your local breed club - is still or should be a good source to go by. Even if they don't have Yorkie breeders - if they have any toy breeders that are showing in AKC you can develop relationships with them, go to shows with them - and get introduced to Yorkie breeders at the show.
You see you need to get known by these folks. An hour away for a Yorkie Club is not so bad - that is if you have a car to get there with. I have driven farther and much more frequently to do training. to take workshops, to see my breeders frequently.
Start saving your $$ to go to the nearest Yorkie Specialty. Go to
www.ytca.org to see their up-coming specialties.
And in the meantime, study study study. Take workshops - especially go to workshops on breeding, structure, gaiting, showing and better still if there are workshops you can attend in person..