So my ex boyfriend (and still really good friend) just bred his dog. This dog had several health issues when he was younger and has never been health tested at all. It was quite the "let's get him some action, haha." thing. From the litter, he was going to take one puppy (as payment for the stud service) and give it to a nephew. I tried convincing it was better not to but it was like talking to a brick wall. So I tired letting it go and minding my own business.
He found this lady on craiglist trying to breed her own dog. When I went with him a few times to drop off his dog, it was clear that she was the worst kind of byb. She has at least seven different kinds of dogs (just type of dog breeds, not to mention that she has at least two of each kind). The dogs she breeds have never been tested in any way, and to be honest, only a few of them look like a good represention of their breed (in my untrained eyes. i'm sure that if someone who actually knows about the breed saw them, they would be able to find even more faults.) She went on and on about how she bought this and that with "puppy money." The dogs live in a large yard, yes, but they are clearly not getting the excersice or attention they deserve. They're clearly there to do a job and not to be pets. I argued about this with him for a while and then let it go because, again, it's none of my business.
So now his little newphew has a new puppy, and I really am happy for him despite the fact that there's already another dog in that house (belonging to the grandparents) that is infested with fleas and gets NO attention whatsover (other than food, etc) because I figured that this one will actually be taken care of. He's going to be an indoor dog and his nephews mom seems genuinelly ready to be responsible.
But now they're trying to breed his dad's other dog who never gets excersiced, who doesn't go to the vet (despite having an injury in her leg), and who repeatedly refuses to mate.
It's really hard for me to just sit there and listen to all this breeding talk because it's so obviously wrong. Byb is wrong but the way they're doing it is even more so. I know it's none of my busienss, but it bothers me and I don't know how to react. I want to be as respectful as possible but it's just so morally wrong in my opinion. They're doing it as an easy way to make extra cash (which they do need so it makes even harder to point out how unethical this is).
So how would you react? Should I just accept it? Or say, "I don't want to hear about it" whenever he mentions breeding?
Anyone been in this situation?
He found this lady on craiglist trying to breed her own dog. When I went with him a few times to drop off his dog, it was clear that she was the worst kind of byb. She has at least seven different kinds of dogs (just type of dog breeds, not to mention that she has at least two of each kind). The dogs she breeds have never been tested in any way, and to be honest, only a few of them look like a good represention of their breed (in my untrained eyes. i'm sure that if someone who actually knows about the breed saw them, they would be able to find even more faults.) She went on and on about how she bought this and that with "puppy money." The dogs live in a large yard, yes, but they are clearly not getting the excersice or attention they deserve. They're clearly there to do a job and not to be pets. I argued about this with him for a while and then let it go because, again, it's none of my business.
So now his little newphew has a new puppy, and I really am happy for him despite the fact that there's already another dog in that house (belonging to the grandparents) that is infested with fleas and gets NO attention whatsover (other than food, etc) because I figured that this one will actually be taken care of. He's going to be an indoor dog and his nephews mom seems genuinelly ready to be responsible.
But now they're trying to breed his dad's other dog who never gets excersiced, who doesn't go to the vet (despite having an injury in her leg), and who repeatedly refuses to mate.
It's really hard for me to just sit there and listen to all this breeding talk because it's so obviously wrong. Byb is wrong but the way they're doing it is even more so. I know it's none of my busienss, but it bothers me and I don't know how to react. I want to be as respectful as possible but it's just so morally wrong in my opinion. They're doing it as an easy way to make extra cash (which they do need so it makes even harder to point out how unethical this is).
So how would you react? Should I just accept it? Or say, "I don't want to hear about it" whenever he mentions breeding?
Anyone been in this situation?
