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Originally Posted by TxVicki  I hate to disappoint you BUT there are YTCA Breeders that don't breed correctly and do sell Yorkies that are sick and then don't own up to it. I have learned that a Breeder being a YTCA Member is not all it is cracked up to be. There are many REPUTABLE Breeders out there that aren't YTCA and do all the testing and do breed correctly. You just have to search for them. |
I believe your statement to be true of many National Breed Clubs. But hopefully we attract and keep those members who have a deep commitment to the breed and a passion for breeding healthy well structured and temperament dogs.
There is a dearth of Yorkies that have been Chic'd last time I checked offa only had partial reports on 178 Yorkies...
Nancy probably does know that not all YTCA breeders represent the top of the breeders - that takes a very long time - to glean the experience - make your mistakes - learn from them - and of course accumulate more knowledge as over the years you go forward. In my mind a great breeder always is learning.
I of course know of Breny from here - and I think baby doll Yorkies is an unfortunate term that in some minds casts a pall. She has had a lot of client happiness from her breedings. But a short nose and small ears is not to the YT standard. Does that mean she does not breed healthy Yorkies? Well no of course not. But of course research on posted health tests for her breeding stock would be at least a reasonable first step.