[Tashasmom]

lks and lovelilly..you two have just said what i've wanted to say since I started this forum. I am tired of holding it in. I may offend by saying this but if I do I am sorry ahead of time but here goes..probably be hated from here out and nervous but i'm going to be upfront. I don't agree with showing..whew..o.k. why..well if I were a dog I wouldn't want to sit at a table day in and day out being brushed and wrapped and god knows what. I have dogs because i want them to go camping with me..to swim in a lake with me to get down right dirty in the garden with me. Not to be put in a ring. I can't watch a dog show because the leash doesn't even look comfortable..the way they have to hold their head really upsets me. It doesn't even look comfortable. If a few people were to come to my house and they all said i was ugly i wasn't built to the standard person..does that make me ugly...ask my husband..ask the people that love me the same quiestion. Now I do think that if you breed you should breed to the standard and breed for quality..But i don't think that i shouldn't breed because a bunch of people that show their dogs say I shouldn't..Not to mention now don't get mad..but alot of dog shows are political I don't like that either.
Now agility..that looks fun. I totally see why people do that. YOu can tell the dogs are really enjoying theirselves..
If I've offended i'm sorry but i've been offended every single time I hear someone say if your not a show dog breeder then your nothing but a backyard breeder.
My dogs as well don't live in cages. Nor will I just give them away when they are done producing. If I get to where I have too many dogs to care for then I will just have to give up breeding. I could no way love something for five years only to toss it aside. If breeding is truly a hobby then how could someone toss aside something they say they love. I also know that alot of show breeders keep their dogs in kennels. And they say they know whats best. Well lets put you in a prison and see how you feel. If you truly knew all that you say about yorkies you would know that they require FREEDOM and companionship..not a 4x4 cell.