He is beautiful!!!

Nope, he has a full tail and his ears only stand when he wants them to. lol.

Thank you!!! :D

LOL well, guess he has that yorkie attitude too, only has the ears up when he wants them to be up....:D

Tammy, everyone can always learn something from someone, no matter their age. Age is just a number...doesn't necessarily show how much someone knows

Sarge is adorable!! My little Shorkie rescue has her tail docked but not as short as it should be so it tries to curl up her back like a shih tzu..its cute..

Dawn

I have one retired that is now my pet and is my joy and Cammie is a retired chamion show bitch and has only had one litter and will probably have only one more litter due to a c-section I will then probably retire her and she will live comfortably in my home. I am a very very small show/breeder. Everything is on a small scale. And to be honest I would prefer to show than breed but my passion is for the yorkie breed and for it to stay true and clear of health issues and staying true to the breed standard.
If you and I got off on the wrong foot I do apologize but as you can tell I'm very passionate. I am so dedicated to the yorkie breed and I just can't stand where the breed is going. If I did offend you I do apologize but I hope you understand with the health issues from unethical breeders where it be in a person that just does it for a hobby or that of a show breeder. I'm just as passionate against a show breeder that is doing it for the wrong reasons also!
I have enough family that wants one of mine when they retire so probably will put with family but I haven't had to make that decision yet.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

I also forgot to add that I have 2 retired champion males one that I bought as a puppy and one that I bred that are neutered and live with me. They are in their forever home and are my babies!! :)

Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

I've heard this before that breeders rehome their females when they stop breeding them. I would really like to hear from the breeders if this is true. If it is true then I'm really bothered by some of the statements. If you do it for the love of the breed and not for money and the dogs live in your home and are part of the family how on earth can you just give them away? I hear comments on how hard it is to even let the puppies go, I can't imagine giving the mommas away. So to the breeders, is this true?

My daughter is 13 and I have learned quite a bit from her. If you close your mind to new ideas simply because someone is younger than you then you are missing out on quite a lot.

MyFairLacy, this is not directed to you- I was too lazy to go back and find Tammy's post.:p

I'm so glad to hear that you keep them, you obviously love all of your babies as your children.:) They're very lucky to have you!

Well said. :thumbup:

Yes it's true. But before you judge and I'm not saying you are :) You have to realize that we as show breeders would be over run and end up looking like a puppy mill if we kept everything we showed and then bred. Now mind you I have kept the ones I've retired from showing and they will live with me forever but I have 8 yorkies now and if I continue to breed and keep everything I show and then breed it wouldn't be fair to them to keep having more and more dogs and run the risk of having them in unhealthy condions.
I only have maybe one litter a year. It's hard for me to let go of a puppy and I can't imagine letting go of a female or male but it may have to come to that one day but it will be what's in the best for my dog. And that's to be in a loving home but I"m hoping it will never come to that. And if it were to come to that at some point I would make no money because they would be placed with a family member or someone that is wanting an older yorkie "FREE" of charge :)
But with that said I really prefer to show than breed and my goal is to show yorkies for other people one day. I hope that made sense.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

Thanks for sharing that...Because I really lose a lot of respect for some of these so called reputable breeders that breed and breed and make money, and when it's all said and done, and the bitch is no longer breedable, then, they go to a new forever home...That shows where these people are out for money, so thanks for clearing that up..

I don't know enough about breeding/breeders to be knowledgeable in these discussions you all have, but I like to think everyone here tries to do their best and loves their pups.


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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 ;)