{"id":231,"date":"2023-10-05T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/?p=231"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:11:00","slug":"231","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/05\/231\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethics of Breeding \u2014 A Breeder\u2019s Promise to the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what ethical breeding really means from renowned Dachshund breeder and judge Diane Young McCormack.<\/p>\n<p>Diane Young McCormack dives deep into what separates ethical breeders from opportunists. Her words echo across generations of dog lovers: \u201cCan the male bring what my bitch is lacking?\u201d It\u2019s not about convenience or color trends \u2014 it\u2019s about improvement.<\/p>\n<p>She outlines critical health screenings \u2014 PRA, von Willebrand\u2019s Disease, Degenerative Disk Disease \u2014 and stresses that every ethical breeder shoulders the responsibility of preserving the breed\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n<p>McCormack even reflects on personal regrets \u2014 such as not breeding her champion Karma back to her grandfather Spirit. Her honesty shows that even the most experienced breeders wrestle with tough decisions in pursuit of doing what\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p>True breeders are stewards of a breed\u2019s future. They make sacrifices for the welfare of dogs \u2014 not for fame or financial gain. Diane\u2019s insights serve as a compass for those who want to breed ethically, responsibly, and with heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn what ethical breeding really means from renowned Dachshund breeder and judge Diane Young McCormack. Diane Young McCormack dives deep into what separates ethical breeders from opportunists. Her words echo across generations of dog lovers: \u201cCan the male bring what my bitch is lacking?\u201d It\u2019s not about convenience or color trends \u2014 it\u2019s about improvement. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":578,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231\/revisions\/578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diane.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}