[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by txshopper73

From what I've seen, many of the show exhibitors do stick together and back each other up...until someone that they "dislike" comes into the picture. That's when everyone pounces. There's really no need for it...it just makes themselves look bad.

I am not sure what you are talking about or where you have 'seen' this sort of behaviour?? When I was new in Yorkies, show breeders were cautious with me but they were convinced I was ethical, I signed their contracts and lived up to them and had no problems and still don't have problems with any of them. I can approach whom I wish for a stud service or show dog if I want to.
If there is a problem with someone, there is usually a darn good reason for it and as I posted previously, if someone does something in Yorkies the whole free world knows about it and as a show breeder we will protect our dogs and our breed.
I posted on this thread in the first place because it felt to me a lot of discredit was given to show breeders. Then of course, those not involved in the show world are not going to have a hope of understanding what it is about.