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Originally Posted by Marna1957

Oh! I Agree! I WHOLEHEARTEDLY Agree! Make no mistake what I am trying to say. There are folks that show in Confirmation only to get MORE for their puppies by saying they have 'show dogs', or 'I have shown, said breed, for xx years" ....and they are USUALLY the ones that want spay/neuter contracts and all sorts of papers signed BEFORE you can even know what their puppies look like.


No we, none of us, are God. I said before, as well bred as humans can. I know a LOT of Breeders that will NOT show. They feel they are breeding BETTER than what is showing in Conformation.....true or not, at least they are really trying to Breed Well. I do NOT like the GSD hips inside the Show Rings....however in the past few years they are bringing them back up to where they should be. Shame on Many Judges for what they 'put up'. Again I say.....Interpretation of the Standard.



My point about Reputable Breeder, the real ones, is that they are trying to not only Breed to Standard, but also Breed for HEALTH!


Opinions vary on a lot of what you are saying.....but I still believe that SIZE, the Small/Tiny Size (to me anything under 10 pounds is tiny) is what brings folks to the Yorkie as a Breed.

Yes sadly GSDs are one of the breeds that have taken a huge hit by the standard. Those and the smushed face breeds that almost can't breath. The majority of people who want the tiny yorkies want a purse dog they can tote around like an accessory and that's not a great life for any dog. I'm not even sure why yorkies are in the toy group they should be in the terrier group because that is what their personality shows more then toy. I like yorkies because of the terrier personality not size. They also work better with my Grandmothers lung issues as well as my allergies. Maybe we need to have them in two groups like they have multiple groups for poodles and some of the other breeds. I think that would be a stellar idea honestly. I also want to ban tail docking if you couldn't tell lol.