| JeanieK | 09-21-2008 07:27 PM |
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Originally Posted by yorkiekist
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I dont believe you can improve anything with pet quality and color doesnt improve structure, conformation, etc. Please tell me how color alone can do this. I doubt if the YTCA will want to add any colors that were never there to begin with. Why would they add non standard colors? Human drug company analogies have nothing to do with breeding sound dogs. They are not only "in it" to make money(hand over fist I might add), but hopefully to heal or treat disease, etc in people. And what other "special interest group" would you have do the research and why would they do it? Who better to be involved in the research than the breed club that promotes the breed and knows the breed better than anyone else? I wouldnt have the Saint Bernard breed club, the Skye Terrier club, the Girl Scouts, or FFA doing the research, would you? Just as I wouldnt have the YTCA be involved in the research of Pug Dog Encephalitus. And not all show breeders have tightly line bred dogs. Yes, show breeders have some health issues now and then, but far less than the mill, bybr breeders as they never care what they produce. So that tells me that the linebred and well bred show dogs are actually healthier. What I dont understand is why you seem to have such a chip on your shoulder reguarding the YTCA. You bash them and their members frequently. I would think that you would be happy that this group and its members are footing the bill for health research. I guess it must be that parti thing.
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As I clearly stated, the various color genes might also be responsible for other things such as skin coat teeth etc. By totally eliminating one particular gene, that was a natural part of the yorkie gene pool, other issues might arise.
For example, in those funny little hairless crested dogs. The gene that causes them to be hairless, also causes them to lose their teeth.
If you read any historical articles (other than the YTCA's highly biased) information, you will learn that the dogs that made up the original yorkshire terrier were a variety of colors, so why wouldn't they carry these other recessive genes.
You keep reiterating the same things over and over every time this issue comes up in a new thread. You have not come up with any research to support your comments, other than they YTCA.
I repeatedly back you into a corner because, unlike you, I do research the subject, and then you come out of the corner throwing around erroneous insults about puppy millers and bybs and the thread eventually ends up getting closed.
So folks be prepared for this thread to be closed soon. | 