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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Anyone interested in buying mixed breeds should visit their local pound, there are many to choose from, and you can see what they will look like when full grown. I hope no one buys a mixed breed from a breeder; too many are being put to death each day. |
Sorry but I have to disagree. If that is the case then no one should buy a purebred from a breeder either, they should look for them in a pound because there are just as many purebreds in the pound that are being put to death every day. The shelter close to me has far many more purebreds than mixed breeds.
I don't agree with labeling them as "designer dogs" and charging a high price for them.
I think it all depends on the breeder, mixing breeds and their ethics. If they are just breeding for money then yes they are doing alot more damage than good.
But if they are really doing their homework and knows what they are doing then I wouldn't see why people wouldn't want to buy from them.
But then again a majority aren't doing this, so you still have to be cautious but that goes with purebreds as well.
I think more than anything, it is the breeder you have to look at and their intentions and knowledge of what they are doing.
I have a yorkiepoo, Trixie. She does have the best of both worlds. She has the yorkie attitude but the poodle brains. She is the smartest and most trained dog in our house.
And yes I did get her from a breeder and wasn't charged much for her.