LOL if you ever have one free of charge, look me up..:)

Not a problem if you are willing to come to Tx and pick them up and don't mind her or him being spayed or neutered :) I don't ship :)
In all honesty I hope it would never come to that! Like I said I prefer the showing aspect of the yorkie breed than the breeding! :)

Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

I can be on the next airtran flight out of Atlanta...LOL and I wouldn't have a dog that wasn't spayed/neutered..My poor biewer boy got her on a Sunday and had to go get neutered the very next day...:(

I will for sure keep you in mind when and if that time were to ever come :)

So to me it sounds like some breeders are in the "business" of making money and some are in the "business" of keeping the breed as healthy and true to standards as possible. As I posted above I'm so glad to hear that you've kept your retired breeders:thumbup: . Those breeders that do rehome their retired breeders must be looking at the breeding as a business (whether money or breed standard) because they could never give away a family member but they could retire piece of the business. And I'm not judging:) , I don't doubt that most breeders have the best interest of the dogs at heart, take very good care of them and work hard to put them in a good home. It does show me that this is a business and these dogs are not truely part of their families. Again, not judging because we need good breeders. Without you all we wouldn't have our babies. Thank you for answering my questions:)

I will say for some it is a business unfortunately but you take a well respected show breeder that has been doing this for years and years because they love the breed and showing can you imagine if they kept everything? They do become a part of your family but like I said if we kept everything it's almost physically impossible especially for those that have been doing this for years. It's because they do love them and are part of the family that the well respected show breeder does rehome because it is in the best interest and well being of the dog. That's why I want to keep mine on a very very small scale and want to show for others because I would try and keep everyone that I do show and so far I have LOL....even one that just has 3 points towards her championship but I retired her from the show ring because she was too small and in saying that it means she's too small to breed but she's still with me and is my baby that snuggles with me every night. I know several well respected show breeders that love every one of their show dogs but have rehomed them because if they didn't I couldn't tell you how many they would have and it's not fair to these little furbabies! The need to be in a home where they would get someone's full attention :)
Being a show breeder/exhibitor isn't for everyone. I just love showing but I can't afford to go out and buy a show dog everytime I finish one so I have to breed some to get my next show dog but I can tell you this...I love all my babies!!! Not one is not without love and affection!! They all run my house!

I have a whole lot less respect for the pet owners that decide for whatever reason that their pet is not working out. When a show exhibitor rehomes a show dog they know they are going someplace that they will be queen or king of their new home not one of several. If they have retired for whatever reason they deserve that, it is just not practical to keep them all in some show homes. I personally think it shows that they care about their dogs NOT that they are in it for the money.

ditto that!

I don't doubt at all that you and most reputible breeders love your dogs. But in order to be able to rehome your dog it has to be on a different level. If deciding to breed one of my dogs meant having to give up another there would be no choice. I would not be willing to give up my Bella or Lucee. That would be like giving up one child to have another, couldn't do it. Again, I'm not judging. I can see why as a breeder you HAVE to keep it on another level or it would be impossible to rehome them. The love of breeding or showing must be stronger than the love for the individual dog otherwise it would be impossible to choose to rehome and breed rather than taking a break from breeding and keeping the dog. I guess I see it as those breeders love their dogs as they love all creatures but they're not "In Love" with their dogs as I am with mine. Because you've chosen to keep your breeding in a small scale you thankfully haven't had to make that choice and hopefully won't have to. And you never know, if comes down to that choice you may find that you're willing to take a break from breeding if it means keeping your babies:) .

I do not have a problem with show breeders that rehome retired studs and bitches.They do make sure they have very good homes and they are treated like kings and queens which they rightfully deserve.They make sure they are spayed or neuterd and most of them give them away. A breeder could not keep all of them they would have housefuls,what would the hubbys think of that,they would be overrun.I think breeders have some they get more attached to and would have to keep and some they could rehome .How else can some of these breed for 30 plus years?

I do hope it never comes to that either but when you show a dog you do form a bond with that animal and I am in love with every one of my dogs and when I do get another one I will be totally in love with that one too. You see showing not only is for the person but for the dog. When you have that special one that loves the show ring you develop a bond with them. I'm not saying it's easy for any breeder to part with that show dog but again realistically it's in the dog's best interest not that we aren't in love with them as you are it's just that we can't keep everything that we show and breed...like you said I haven't been faced with that choice yet and I hope I never have too but being realistic I don't see anyway around it if I want to continue with breeding my next show dog. Like I stated in another post of mine I'd rather show than breed anyway! The stress kills me and gives me more grey hairs!

So you are saying you can't learn things from someone younger than you? I think that is a pretty ignorant statement. JMO

Myfairlacy appears to be a very level headed girl in seeing her posts. I'm surprised at her age and very impressed. One could certainly learn many things from her.

on some things she is

Thankyou :) I think there is always something to be learned from everyone, no matter their age ;)