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[ultasol]

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Oh, but why NOT show? Always good to get new eyes on your birds.... like with the side sprig thing, it helps you catch things you wouldn't otherwise notice. Every judge is different.

 

[ultasol]

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I am a pet owner that has made the choice of breeding my male and female pets. I shouldn't have to worry about being lumped into the puppy mill group. I have definite desire to improve the type and breed of my puppies. I choose to breed more for temperament, and I have had to deal with a wonderful vet that would not put down a dog that was poorly bred, and had a very bad temperament.

I still feel bad that I dumped the dog on craigslist. I did a full discloser on her. She hated nearly all people and hated my other female Yorkie, and she wanted to kill the chicks in the brooder. She was a very unpleasant dog. I hate the fact that the only way I could make her leave my home was craigslist. I had wanted her to live with forever at first. I worry that she will be placed from home to home. I would have rather had her put down. At least I would have known what happened to her. She came to me at 8 weeks old. I still grieve for the puppy, and all then promise that she represented. I don't understand why she became so nasty and evil. She had never been abused. But in the end she should have been put down, rather than the other options.

I have done rescue, and at least most of the time you can blame the owner. Most dogs can be rehabbed and placed into the right environment. I have never had a dog like that dog. I do know now that I shouldn't have bred her. I am still learning. I just want the breed to be healthy and have a stable personality. It is not right to breed for the smallest dog. The dogs need to be healthy first. On the other hand without her, we wouldn't have my daughters dog. He is the cutest dog on Facebook. His name is Reeses Rombouts.

There are many great yorkies that meet the breed standard (which really isn't breeding for the smallest dog, they have a minimum required weight) and have wonderful temperaments. There's a great lady I met at a show near seattle with a couple champs, wonderful personality. I sometimes do miss the terrier attitude that is missing in some lines of yorkies (but which has a downside as well- prey drive)

 

[ultasol]

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I'm glad you like him and you're getting him to behave!

He was such a little punk! He probably will be much more happy with some "women" of his own...he may have had some "frustration" he needed to take out!

Stevenson is 135 miles from Yakima. Stevenson is in the Cascade Mountain Range, but on the Columbia River. So from Yakima you go down through Goldendale on Hwy 97 until you meet Hwy 14. You can't miss Hwy 14 without getting very wet or crossing a bridge. Just turn right and head west. Don't cross any bridge. The scenic route is Goldendale and take Hwy 142 and you will go through the town of Klickitat. That Hwy pops out in White Salmon, and once again head West. That is the same distance as Hwy 97. If you do end up in Oregon then take I-84 west to Cascade Locks, and then go over the Bridges of the Gods bridge. That is 153 miles. But it maybe slightly faster, because that is a real freeway.

And the drive is BEAUTIFUL! You can often see big horns on the way. It goes right along the river down the gorge.

 

[Breshcandra]

Stop your making me jealous.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Good luck.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Off to work!

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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I am getting ready for work and getting kids to school....

....BOO - HIISS BOO - HISSS

why can't we be independantly wealthy so we could just do chickens all day?

 

[LaConnerfam]

Thanks all for the heads up about the Poultry Show in Monroe. The whole family had a great time. We got to see a lot of breeds we dont get to see other than in a book. We wouldn't have known about it if not for BYC. We even came across some great Silkie chicks in Arlington on the way home. That is what we went down to see, so it was a great day all around.

Thanks all!

Aaron and Family

 

[Breshcandra]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/zip/2279047089.html

Found this. It might be to small.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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That is the scenic route but also the very long way. For anybody west of the Cascades take I-5 south to I-205. Then from I-205 you can take SR 14 (the WA side of the big creek) head east, or go a little more south to Oregon and take I-84 head east and take exit 44 (Cascade Locks) cross The Bridge of the Gods. On the other side of the bridge you wil come to SR-14 go right (east) turn onto Rock creek drive and this will take you to the faif grounds (on the right).
I am at exit 68 on I-5 and from me the show is about 115 miles.