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Originally Posted by Annabelles_mom The breeders that pay no mind to genetics and breeding out errors are the ones responsible for making yorkies that don't look like they are supposed to. Even though every dog is precious, it is important to keep a yorkie a yorkie. That is what breed standards are for. |
I couldn't agree more! I have heard so many say that breed standards are only for show dogs...they can breed what they want. Unfortunately, if that were the case it wouldn't take long for a yorkie to be unreccognizable as a Yorkie.
My father went with me to a show once, and we were discussing breeding as we were walking in. He asked me why I wasn't just happy to show the dogs, and not breed anything ever. As he asked that question, we passed a "Yorkie" walking the other direction. I pointed to the dog and quietly asked him what breed he thought that dog was. He answered a WESTIE..LOL I turned to him and said THAT is why. When yorkies start looking like Westies, there's a problem!
