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Originally Posted by Lorraine No Robbie, I know it isn't you looking for a stud dog to breed. I likely should have quoted MrsH that is looking for a male when I posted my post. My post just ended up under yours but I wasn't referring to you.
And wow, do I ever know what you are talking about with heart ache when a puppy is bought from not very knowledgable or bad breeding. Can you believe I went through it twice before I got smarter?
The first was one I was just buying for a pet. That's 20 years ago now and the breeder didn't know anything about her lines and neither did I. I didn't know that its important. The second one I bought was from someone again who knew less than I did and that one wasn't quite as bad but I sure didn't get what I was paying for.
I loved both of these Yorkies dearly, vet bills for the first one was pretty high. I lost him at 12 years of age. The second did have a pretty good life and did live to 14 years.
Both of these breeders I had bought from were breeding and selling puppies, neither knew much at all, knew nothing about the dogs in the lines of the puppies they were selling, knew nothing about genetic problems or if there were any health issues that could show up in the puppies I bought from them. I and many of the other people that bought YOrkies from them ended up with the problems. |
Lorraine thank you posting, with the ethical guidelines too...it makes it easier to tell people I am NOT a snob, nor am I against anyone breeding ethically...people say they don't Show so why should they worry....they are breeding for the 'pet' market! But as I have said...a Yorkie should still be bred as closely to the Breed Standard as possible and the way to get your dogs' quality assessed is to have them compete and judged!
This is why I get such a 'bee in my bonnet' about backyard breeders and puppy mills!(we call them puppy farms here) there is only one motive to breed a few litters a year in my book and that certainly isn't a noble cause either! I shall now shut up having made my point and having gainied support for it! I haven't seen anyone posting saying it's perfectly ok to breed what we like when we like and essentially act as a puppy farmer!
All the best, Dawn
