I have refrained from adding my 2 pennies for quite a while, so I guess I'll risk getting sent to the corner now..........
Those that think a show dog is just a beauty queen should look closer.
The purpose of showing is to judge the best, healthy, most to the standard breeding animals.
A good judge feels the dog from nose to tail. They check for shape and structure of the chest, proper angles to the legs and shoulders, check the eyes, bite, spine and muscle quality and coat condition. All of these things can tell health.
The dogs go around the ring and up and down in front of the judge for a reason. A bad structure will not move correctly. They can see bad fronts and even LP just by watching movement going to and from.
Unsocialized, unhappy dogs don't show well. Judges look for the alert happy, confident temperament of the yorkie.
This notion that show dogs are just caged, unhappy, mistreated dogs is just wrong. They may not sleep in bed with owners while growing coat (they get satin pillows instead) and maybe they don't get to do the rub a dub on carpet after their bath. They are however pampered, exercised, socialized, and well cared for.
Also show breeders charge no more and probably less than many, many pet breeders.
To keep implying show dogs are almost abused is IMO just an attack on something someone doesn't do or doesn't understand.
Show breeders are the ones mainly keeping the Yorkie looking like a yorkie. Its also them that do the work and pay the dues for all the adds seen selling "CH lines" 3 generations ago.
The show world isn't perfect either, but what is?
IMO show breeders are the ones being bashed here often, not the other way around. |