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Originally Posted by diva pup  When you say culling, do you mean spay/neuter and put in a pet home? Not using incorrect colors for breeding purposes?
Why you all continually speculate that this goes on every day in reputable breeders homes is just beyond me, I am assuming to further your point  .
I do know of a breeder that got a chocolate, she S/N both parents and the puppy. Do you consider that culling?
It is wrong to accuse reputable breeders of doing something to gain a sympathy vote, yet I see the same argument every time. It ALWAYS comes up. AGAIN, nobody is saying you should not LOVE a chocolate, what the "Supporters of the Standard" are saying is you should not BREED one! Geez... that is kind of catchy...maybe I will start a new club  |
When I say cull I mean to take a perfectly healthy and correct animal who is out of and by, 2 registered parents, and not give that pup the same rights and privileges strictly due to it's color.
Whether you spay/neuter, give away with or without papers, hide in the closet or dispose of it because of it's color (though it carries the same genes as many previous descendants), that's what I mean by cull - something being rejected especially as being inferior or worthless (other than for loving), just due to it's color.
If you want to cull the pup and it's parents, you also need to cull the rest of the bloodline - unless you can find where the gene was originally introduced.