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Originally Posted by blitz  Absolutely without a doubt a person has the right to breed their dog. But the question is "why are they breeding their dog?" |
Everyone who breeds dogs does it for a variety of reasons. Some do it strictly for the money without any concerns of the welfare of the breed, other truly love the breed, do their homework and breed for the pure pleasure and desire to create beautiful loving companions or show dogs that they can share with other, if they make a little money fine, but they hope to a least break even. To many breeders, breeding just came naturally because maybe they were raised around dogs and maybe their parents raised dogs or even showed dogs. I would say the majority of breeders start as back yard breeders or small home breeders and develop from there. Often people breed their little pets thinking they just want to keep a puppy out of their beloved pet and many find it rewarding and others find out the hard way that it is not always so easy to breed dogs. Not everyone is cut out to be a dog breeder or even a dog owner for that matter. Just like in people, there are some that should never have children because they don't take the time to care for them properly. We should be here to educate dog owners on the proper way to breed and raise dogs, not everyone will agree on every issue but we should continue to try to get our points across but do it respectfully. Some people do things we disagree with because they did not have mentors and those people can change if we gently guide them and don't scare them off.