I'm just going to step out of this thread. Because to me, it is this sort of mindset that gives back yard breeders the fuel they need to make more dogs.
You breed to better the breed. And you don't know if that's what you're doing without proving the dog worthy. That means temperament titles, health titles, and either show and/or working titles. To prove the dog excels at what it was meant to do.
And just because you didn't find a breed of dog in your local shelter doesn't mean they don't exist in shelters... You can get a pet from a breeder without the breeder making a whole litter for that purpose... Holy geez. I am not saying that everyone who wants a pet should get it from a shelter.
And this:
You breed to better the breed. And you don't know if that's what you're doing without proving the dog worthy. That means temperament titles, health titles, and either show and/or working titles. To prove the dog excels at what it was meant to do.
And just because you didn't find a breed of dog in your local shelter doesn't mean they don't exist in shelters... You can get a pet from a breeder without the breeder making a whole litter for that purpose... Holy geez. I am not saying that everyone who wants a pet should get it from a shelter.
And this:
IMO, its because there are ALWAYS pet quality dogs in a litter or dogs available to pet homes..dogs that have WONDERFUL health and temperament because of the work the breeders do. I see no reason one should breed for what is always going to exist in a well bred litter.
I do nothing with my dogs but just have pets. "Just pets" is not a slam or less worthy but yes, I do not think that is enough to validate breeding them.
I do nothing with my dogs but just have pets. "Just pets" is not a slam or less worthy but yes, I do not think that is enough to validate breeding them.