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Originally Posted by gemy  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. |
I agree with Gemy that "babydoll" is an unfortunate term, and that these dogs may not be breed standard. I saw that there are a lot of "Parti" (white with colored patches) yorkies on the website
Information - Breny's Exquisite Babydolls , and that's not breed standard either, although they are allowed in the AKC.
Here is info on the Yorkshire Terrier breed standard:
Yorkshire Terriers: The AKC Breed Standard - For Dummies http://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/sta...ireTerrier.pdf
That said, it doesn't mean that these dogs aren't healthy. Clearly there are a lot of people satisfied with these dogs. Just be aware that they may not be breed standard, even though you are paying a premium price ($1500 to $3000, according to the website). The OP should do their due diligence with respect to being sure they buy a healthy dog with a good health guarantee. If everything checks out, and this is what you want, then go for it.