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Originally Posted by lksdolls  I probably should just keep my mouth shut, but am having a difficult time doing that. I don't refer to myself as a breeder. I raise yorkies, home raise them in my home, just as if they were my own children. I help with the birth until they are adopted. And I check up on my babies long after they leave my next. Yes, I do it for the money, but I'm not making my living from it as most breeders are and I'm told our pups are reasonably priced and have yet to have a disappointed buyer. And, I might add that I have given away some pups to those who have lost their yorkie so it isn't just about the money. The puppies help to fill in the cracks when money is tight around here, which is most of the time. We raise yorkies for loving pets, not for show, and, because we love the breed. Does that mean our quality isn't up to your standards? Probably, but it doesn't mean we don't have quality pups. Does that mean I'm a fake breeder to your standards? Probably, BUT, more importantly, I'm a very caring person who takes very good care of our furbabies and tries to raise them to be socialable, as well as adorable. Am I an expert to your standards? No, but I have studied about yorkies, their potential health problems, etc., and, I seem to have a natural instinct when it comes to animals, and people, and that's why I have a vet. I won't sell to just anyone to make a buck. There are buyers, and then there are buyers. If the table was turned, based on your post, breeders shouldn't sell unless the buyer had studied and knew the breed inside and out. I have spent hours educating new owners. I have actually returned deposits because I didn't feel it was right. And I DO care about the future of our litters. Please don't be offended by my post. JMO |
I am not offended in anyway. Thats why we have this site, to ask questions,
and learn from it. As this post started with Any opinions on Breeding. I was being honest in my feelings on Breeding.
What I have a problem with is the people who are breeding with no experience. They don't ask help from other breeders, and have no idea
what they are doing. The parents are not healthy, but they breed them anyway. All Parents should have health checks before breeding, and that is for all breeds, not just Yorkies. What happens when the Mom is having problems? They have no idea what to do, and the Mom & puppies die.
If they do make it, they are sold at six weeks. Yes I have a problem with that.
There are many Breeders who home raise their litters. And the litters are healthy wonderful pups. I don't think you have to have Show Litters just to be a Good Breeder. As long as a person fully understands about the breed, and how to care for the Mother, and puppies, before and after birth.
Breeders just don't open a book and start breeding. It takes a long time to learn.
I am sorry, because I feel I might have offended you, and I did not want to offened anyone. Breeders have to start somewhere, if they didn't we wouldn't have our furbabies.