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Chelsie1978 · 05-13-2005, 01:32 AM

I have been a member of yorkie forums ever since january 2004 and I have always noticed this one little thing that bothers me every where I go..the fact that talking about breeding always seems to upset or anger alot of members.The reason of this thread is just to explain a few things about those of us that would like to breed and why,in order to make posting about this for others alot easier.Firstly,when we get our yorkies and realise what a great breed it is,Im sure that alot of us find the thought of having more than one appealing..infact most of us end up with two or even more

Then there are those of us who feel so pasionate about the breed that we want to be part of the whole breeding world (in most cases as a HOBBY),this should be a good thing

When I got Lady I knew that one day I would want more,then we got Jess and my decidion was made,I wanted to breed and no body was going to make me change my mind.So I began to do my homework and of course ask questions online to get other peoples opinions and advice...this is where my complaint is.
When someone comes online to ask about breeding,this person is already 95% certain that he or she wants to breed their pet,all they want is awnsers to their questions and of course advice...what they dont want is to be awnserd with questions like "Why dont you leave it to the profesionals?" or "why would you do that to you female?" or "why have you not spayed her?" or "do you know that you are iresponsable?",not to mention all the negative info that people enjoy posting to put them off..etc etc.In my opinion every breeder started somewhere,even though most of them DO make it sound as if they were born 50years old with 25 years of breeding experience behind them,so we should give these new people a chance and instead of making them leave a forum and breed anyway or stay but keep the breeding questions to them selfs..we should help,advise and inform them,not scare them half to death by horror stories and 100% negative feedbacks.Breeding isnt something that only certain special beings can do..with the right advice,guidance and help we are all capable of "helping" our yorkies through a process that they have been doing for years.Having a healthy,good sized yorkie is enough because most of us are going to breed as a hobby and NOT as a full time job,we dont want to breed show quality or take the place of profesionals,we just want to breed yorkies..nothing more,nothing less.So its also not very nice to have to go back to a post where you have asked for some info and find that in order to breed you have to have a 7lb yorkie (previously tested) with steel blue/tan coat,3inch snout,small ears,short body,7 inch legs,pure silk coat etc etc (this is an example of what all this sounds like)...We are going to breed our yorkies with yorkies,not with a six legged monsters

I feel sorry for those members that are seeking advice and come face to face with all of the above because these people LOVE their yorkies which is why they are inspired to breed them in the first place. I could go on and on about this all day but all I want to say is that nobody should be judged for not spaying their yorkie,for wanting to breed or even not spaying just because,as yorkie owners they are in their right to do what ever they please with their own pet and will do so with or without online help,so we could at least be helpful. Not all is totally negative in breeding,its not all c-sections,death,tube feeding,breech etc etc..we should point out the good sides too,after all,its not all bad when its still being done

All Im asking is that those who have already made the decision can come online and be helped,not judged.Thats what a forum is for and even more so if the forum has a few breeders of its own that can help and guide others.Wanting to breed and asking for help is NOT iresponsable,if we were iresponsable we wouldent want any info,we´d just go ahead and do it and let nature take its course,so asking and wanting information/advice is already a sign that this person wants to learn,its a sign of RESPONSABILTY. Now Im sure Iv missed out alot of what I wanted to say..If I have I will be back to explain. I sure hope that after this "breeding" wont be a huge taboo and something that everyone (exept breeders) should keep quiet about

05-13-2005, 01:32 AM	#1
Chelsie1978 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mallorca-Spain Posts: 379	Helping those that want to breed I have been a member of yorkie forums ever since january 2004 and I have always noticed this one little thing that bothers me every where I go..the fact that talking about breeding always seems to upset or anger alot of members.The reason of this thread is just to explain a few things about those of us that would like to breed and why,in order to make posting about this for others alot easier.Firstly,when we get our yorkies and realise what a great breed it is,Im sure that alot of us find the thought of having more than one appealing..infact most of us end up with two or even more Then there are those of us who feel so pasionate about the breed that we want to be part of the whole breeding world (in most cases as a HOBBY),this should be a good thing When I got Lady I knew that one day I would want more,then we got Jess and my decidion was made,I wanted to breed and no body was going to make me change my mind.So I began to do my homework and of course ask questions online to get other peoples opinions and advice...this is where my complaint is. When someone comes online to ask about breeding,this person is already 95% certain that he or she wants to breed their pet,all they want is awnsers to their questions and of course advice...what they dont want is to be awnserd with questions like "Why dont you leave it to the profesionals?" or "why would you do that to you female?" or "why have you not spayed her?" or "do you know that you are iresponsable?",not to mention all the negative info that people enjoy posting to put them off..etc etc.In my opinion every breeder started somewhere,even though most of them DO make it sound as if they were born 50years old with 25 years of breeding experience behind them,so we should give these new people a chance and instead of making them leave a forum and breed anyway or stay but keep the breeding questions to them selfs..we should help,advise and inform them,not scare them half to death by horror stories and 100% negative feedbacks.Breeding isnt something that only certain special beings can do..with the right advice,guidance and help we are all capable of "helping" our yorkies through a process that they have been doing for years.Having a healthy,good sized yorkie is enough because most of us are going to breed as a hobby and NOT as a full time job,we dont want to breed show quality or take the place of profesionals,we just want to breed yorkies..nothing more,nothing less.So its also not very nice to have to go back to a post where you have asked for some info and find that in order to breed you have to have a 7lb yorkie (previously tested) with steel blue/tan coat,3inch snout,small ears,short body,7 inch legs,pure silk coat etc etc (this is an example of what all this sounds like)...We are going to breed our yorkies with yorkies,not with a six legged monsters I feel sorry for those members that are seeking advice and come face to face with all of the above because these people LOVE their yorkies which is why they are inspired to breed them in the first place. I could go on and on about this all day but all I want to say is that nobody should be judged for not spaying their yorkie,for wanting to breed or even not spaying just because,as yorkie owners they are in their right to do what ever they please with their own pet and will do so with or without online help,so we could at least be helpful. Not all is totally negative in breeding,its not all c-sections,death,tube feeding,breech etc etc..we should point out the good sides too,after all,its not all bad when its still being done All Im asking is that those who have already made the decision can come online and be helped,not judged.Thats what a forum is for and even more so if the forum has a few breeders of its own that can help and guide others.Wanting to breed and asking for help is NOT iresponsable,if we were iresponsable we wouldent want any info,we´d just go ahead and do it and let nature take its course,so asking and wanting information/advice is already a sign that this person wants to learn,its a sign of RESPONSABILTY. Now Im sure Iv missed out alot of what I wanted to say..If I have I will be back to explain. I sure hope that after this "breeding" wont be a huge taboo and something that everyone (exept breeders) should keep quiet about