I just read through this whole thread and it reminds me of the quarter horse/thoroughbred world.
Whenever animals are bred for speed or sport (or cuteness/tricks, in this case) in order to make money for their owners, many — the ones not fast enough or talented enough — or possibly in this case, trick-cute-tiny-trainable enough — get “culled”; thrown by the wayside.
This is only my guess, but it’s possible for a person bent on becoming a star through training a tiny and adorable dog, to go through dogs until they end up with the one that hits the jackpot. |