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Originally Posted by topknot  I think and hope your show breeders are breeding for looks (see standard) as well as health. We do both!!
What I have found, not all, but many pet breeders are breeding and not doing the testing before and do not even know the standard. They just like pups! I did say not all - so those of you doing the tests and checking the standard I commend you. We must protect our standard. From my research, many of the yorkie breeders of the past devoted much time and effort into breeding. It was an art form and was taken very seriously. Today we still have some that devote the time too, but we also have a lot of people that are just breeding and know nothing.
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Great posting, when I was looking for a yorkie I wanted to make sure I found one that was bred for looks, health and tempermant. There are so many "pet quality" breeders today, who feel they are doing the right thing by offereing less than perfect yorkies for a lower price. It makes me sad in a way, I know the saying is true that you get what you pay for, but wouldn't it be nice, if all yorkies looked like yorkies and were bred for health and looks and priced where people just looking for a pet could own a quality dog.
I do understand some of the high prices to a point. There are so many puppy mills out there that would love to get there hands on some good breeding stock that it makes people leary. When I went to get Jaden I had to have three refrences by other show breeders and my vet and had to be approved by his owner to have him and his asking price was extremely high because of his pedigree.
I know all of this was to ensure he was going to a good home...