When you breed your dog for better or worse their genes are now part of a gene pool that will be carried on from then on twice fold. All you have to do is multiple and it is unblievable how many dogs it will effect. No, it doesn't matter that you will not show him - what does matter is that it will affect the gene pool and thus in the end - you will partly be responsible (just like anyone else that breeds) for the carring on of the yorkie standard.
I have been around a long time since the late 70's and it is amazing to see the changes I have seen since then. And not mostly for the good, I am sad to say. It was so much easier back then to get a nice puppy and not have to worry so much about problems or how it would turn out to look. This is another reason why soooooo many breeders now sell their pups with limited registrations or spayed/neutered already. We do this because we are aware of the breed standard and love our breed. We do not want the standard to change. Said to say that maybe this is one reason so many people looking to buy a yorkie today think we have several different sizes for the yorkies, which is wrong.
I know you love your dog. If you just want another dog - go buy another or better yet rescue one from the pound. There are a lot of larger yorkies, unfortunetly there since many do not like the larger yorkies. And once you breed him - he may then change - yes, he may then start spraying (mark their territory) your home. Very hard for them to stop. Not all do this, but most do. Please think it through. If you love the yorkie standard, apparently you do since you have a yorkie, please reconsider.
Thanks,
T. |