Thank you. i know I do. I have received a hundred pm's since the other thread was closed and also about this one...... I can tell you right now that this person is not making any friends it seems. I am not going to say anything else to her in this thread because the Op and I have been sharing pm's. The only purpose this thread will serve now is to start an argument and be closed. it it were a real show person or even a breeder saying all these things, it would have a little more credibility but there will always be those that say if you don't show, you can't breed. Thanks for your support. I am done.

I did say that if the dog isn't shown, it should at least be evaluated by a show breeder or judge. Obviously not everyone is going to be interested in showing, but the dog should at least be evaluated to meet the standard. I never said anything about her having to show the dog anyway. I said the dog should be show-quality (ie. would do well in the show ring IF shown). And just because I don't show or breed doesn't mean I don't know anything about it. I've had conversations with both cat and dog show breeders, and all of them have had basically the same outlook and purpose to breeding...and they all say the purpose to breed is to better the breed. I've also been a member of dog and pet-related forumes other than YT for years and have gained a TON of knowledge about the show world and what a reputable breeder is. And no my dog did not come from a show breeder. She was given to me as a gift for Christmas three years ago. And no I don't believe she came from the best breeder out there, but I didn't buy her. And she's a WONDERFUL pet, I think she's adorable, and I love her more than anything. But I can see her faults. I wouldn't trade her for anything though.

Like I said, being show-quality does not neccessarily mean the dog has to be shown! It just means the dog has to meet the standard. And who cares about making friends...If I think someone isn't a reputable breeder, that's my opinion.

No!!!!! I don't think for a minute people know what the standard looks like.

What would be so hard to have your dog looked over by a professional judge who works with the breed all the time.....anyone who is interested in breeding quality does just that.

I like everyone opinions but the making friends comment was kind of rude..... debate without personal attacks please!!:D

See..that's all I'm saying. I'm not saying you have to show, but you should at least make sure the dog is show-quality and would do well if shown. Even if the dog is not shown, it should be show-quality to breed

eek ... i had no idea that this post would open up such a can of worms! I thank you all for your input... I think the main reason arguments are started on here is not because of what is being said, but THE WAY it is said... There are alot of people in here with TONS of knowledge and then there are others, like me who are young and curious and sometimes people innocently post questions and are bombarded by people with VERY strong opinions... I think maybe if some of us were a little kinder in the way that we approched innocent questions there would be much less bickering... Thank you both that pm'ed me... you each had your own opinion but you were both very helpful and were non threatening and I appreciate that very much!
Thanks to you all for the opinions and I really hope we dont continue to bicker on this thread...

I wasn't personally attacking anyone. It was honestly a general statement. She made the comment that I wasn't making friends, and I just said I wasn't concerned with making friends. I'm here to give my opinion and if someone doesn't agree with me and doesn't want to be my friend then that is fine. I don't always agree with everything my friends do but that doesn't stop me from being friends with them. I really didn't mean anyone in particular by the friends comment. I don't mind debate at all (obviously :) ) but I really do try to keep from being outright rude.

With all of your comments that you have posted recently, I guess it's safe to assume that your Lacy came from a show breeder . ??

Can you imagine how many people would be without their beloved Yorkies if there weren't people that bred "pet quality"? I know,I for one, would be without my precious Harley and Livi.

Just a thought....

From what I have heard (and once again I am just a stupid newbie trying to gather as much knowledge as possible) Good breeders will not sell their "show quality" pups to anyone but people who are going to show... ls this true?

I agree...I don't think you have to show but you can at least get your dogs evaluated by an expert.:thumbup:
I also am of the opinion that the 'no one likes you' and likewise comments are uncalled for and could be excluded from this discussion. They serve no purpose.:(

Oh I know.. I wasn't talking about your statements but the ones that were made TO YOU! you are sharing your opinion gracefully w/o being rude and others are sharing thiers with a personal attack to the people they don't agree with

Not every dog that meets the standard is show quality. Show quality is the best of the best and that is why they deserve to be in the ring. Just because they are not show quality does not mean they arent bred to standard as you are implying. I think that is the point Sugars mom is trying to get across.

If you read one of my previous posts, you'll see that I said that Lacy was given to me as a Christmas gift three years ago so I didn't buy her. Yes, many of us would be without our pets if these breeders didn't exist. I wouldn't trade Lacy for the world, but I don't agree with breeding pet quality dogs

only bad thing about that is, from what I have been reading on another thread, a lot of the judges don't even know the standard anymore. so is it any wonder people get confused. i don't believe anyone is taking issue with remarks being made that people should have their dogs evluated by a judge. that is a great thing to do and I don't believe anyone is taking issue with the statement that all breeders should breed tobetter the breed. that's true. they should. the part I have a problem with is her saying that you shouldn't even breed unless you show because you don't even know the standard. Well, pardon me, but i do know the standard. i know it well and was just a few minutes ago studying in more detail. I study the standard every day and try to commit it to memory as best I can. There is not a day goes by that i don't learn something new. it's just like with me being a retired R.N., when i first graduated, I thought I knew more than the doctors but it wasn't until I actually got the hands on that I knew just how little I did know that's the way I feel about a lot of this stuff on here.