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[QUOTE=eensor[I]]"I was not mean to anyone an Yorkie Talk and am entitled to my opinion. "[/I]
eensor: You are absolutely right.

You just gave me the opportunity to try to get people to think differently about purebred versus mixed or mutt. In my eyes, neither is "better" than the other and I see no more reason for complaining when breeders choose to breed two breeds together than breeders who choose to breed the same breed together. The AKC is not dog "LAW". It is simply a private organization that exists for people who breed purebred dogs. That's it. If that is something you care about, that's terrific and you are totally free to participate in the "hobby", but it doesn't mean that people that "don't care about AKC" of other purebred reigstries are "wrong" or "bad" because they legally and, without harming anyone, breed dogs outside of the AKC or other registry rules.

For some reason a prejudice exists against breeders who breed for money. There is also a prejudice against people who breed two different breeds. I don't know why since our country is founded on the entrepeneurial spirit and capitalist ideals and, in our society, dogs are considered "property". (I am not saying i agree with this but it is fact) Obviously and thankfully, we have laws against abusing animals, but basically anyone is free to breed any dog that they own to any other dog that they own or contract with the owner for breeding rights. I don't think any of these breeders who breed for money are contributing to the overpopulation of animals in animal shelters. We all see the posts of people searching for weeks and months for a puppy with no luck. There is a demand for mixed breed dogs and the puppies do not end up in shelters. If they did, the breeders would stop because they wouldn't be making any money and it wouldn't be worth the hard work and effort involved.

As for the issue of "jobs" that dogs serve, they still have a job and breeders should be free to breed for hat "job". The job, in the case of the pet, is to be "man's best friend" and to provide comfort , unconditional love and loyalty to their owners. If that comes from a mixed breed breeder who breeds purely for the love of the animals, or a purebred breeder for profit, it shouldn't matter IMO. They are still performing their duty or their job.

I think my last post may have come across as a little harsh toward conformation dog show hobbyists and I would like to clarify what I said. I have nothing against "beauty pageants" for people or dogs. My dauhgters participated in beauty pageants for years. I just wanted to use that analogy to show the "level of importance" that that reallly plays in the dog world in my opinion. It's a "hobby" and should not be taken so seriously in my opinion. It is not the "law" for all dogs and does not control ALL DOGS and all dog owners. Those who do not participate or care who wins are not mandated by their standards, etc.

I really love to watch the shows on TV because I love to see beautiful dogs. I also love to watch agility shows and I used to show shepards in obedience as a child. I also grew up showing horses.

To say that you should only breed dogs who come from "championship lines" or are "purebred" is the same to me as saying that, unless you win a beauty pageant you shouldn't have kids, or if your mother and father are from different nationalities you are worth less than someone whose parents are from the same nationality. Beauty pagenats do not "control" who is beautiful in our country or our world. There are plenty of beautiful people who never participated in a beauty pageant. In my opinion, it is the same with dogs. There are plenty of perfectly wonderful dogs who came from wonderful non-championship parents.

Eensor, please don't take this the wrong way but, I don't see how everything about this breeder's website could make someone "sick". She sounds like a compassionate person who cares about her dogs and they were adorable dogs. I cannot recommend her because I know nothing about her other than the website and her response to eensors email. But, can you imagine how she must have felt to receive that email? All because she breeds two different breeds instead of the same breed? She was accused of not caring about the health and welfare of her puppies. If I were her, I would have been extremely offended.

I am not trying to offend anyone here but I just wish we would all be a little less quick to judge and criticize. It's about "tolerance" in the end, for me, I think.