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Originally Posted by Brittie123

In my opinion a breeder is either breeding for the love of the breed or for money. YTCA standards are geered towards the betterment of the breed, so any breeder who doesn't abide by those standards obviously has different intentions! $$$$$$$$$

While I do agree, Brittany, that ethics are a necessary thing, I do not think you need to be a member of YTCA to have them.

IMO, 90% of breeders breed for the love of the breed AND for money. They are not doing it for purely altruistic reasons and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is a business after all. They deserve to make way more money than they do for the time, energy, effort and stress they have.

Some people have different standards and ethics than others and who are we to say they are wrong because they do not agree with the one's set forth by the YTCA? Anyone on here who owns a chocolate or a parti collor or a biewer would have concerns about the YTCA's rules and code of ethics. How can we call those people unthical or say that their only motivation is money?

I think it is healthy to continue to question and challenge the "rules" which are unjust or do not apply or are not founded in good scientific fact. This is how the Biewer came to be. The Biewers, a yorkie show breeder in Germany, challenged the "rules" and bred "for the tri-color" instead of killing the puppies because they were rumored to be "less healthy". Similarly, we have breeders here in the US who breed for the chocolate and the Parti-color. They do this, not just for the money, but for the love of the breed and the beauty of these colorful yorkies. They also believe that "culling" them at birth is inhumane and that the "strict" AKC and YTCA rules are in place to protect the established breeders and keep new breeders out.

I think that making a broad statement that ALL breeders either breed for the love of the breed or for money is a generalization that fails to take into consideration the many many breeders out there who are totally ethical and reputable and care about their dogs but who do not care about showing. They care about the temperament of the breed and want to produce healthy, even tempered puppies who will make wonderful companions to their owners.