But Pat, I would even like to add that 'beauty pagent's' amongst young ladies strives for the same purpose. It is not just that the young lady is beautiful, but she is also required to do numerous hours of community service, have a lovely personality, etc. It is not a bad thing either.
I don't feel, however, that you have to show your yorkies to have a good line. It is not one in the same. Breeding takes an enormous amount of time, and I am sure showing takes an equally large amount of time. If a person has a family to take care of and a number of dogs, wouldn't it be better suited for you to have others showing your dogs? Just a guess. I just couldn't see having time for everything.
I am not a breeder, but had one litter of puppies. I know how much of my time that took. I have two children and two steps all in highschool. I do not work a full time job and barely have time to take care of my house and responsitibilities - I couldn't even think of adding to what is on my plate at the moment. Maybe in the future when all the kids are through college - 10 years - I could rethink adding more. Just keeping a show coat has to be a huge job in itself. |