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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  see my other post!! yes i did look, and i found what you found, a bunch of older dogs, mostly male, weird colors, health issues, bad habits to retrain, and not close enough to me.
i'm not trying to sound mean or anything, but i really did want my first puppy to be a puppy, and to have been influence by me personally and not some other owner. i didn't want to deal with a history of trauma or health issues and i knew i wanted a female that i could name myself not an adult i'd have to rename.
i got exactly what i wanted and regret nothing about it. |
So when you looked at rescues you found a bunch of older dogs, mostly male, weird colors, health issues, bad habits to retrain? Where do you think these dogs came from? Think about it for a minute. Do you think good breeders produced these dogs? The reason I encourage people to support the best breeder they can find, is that I want the others to go out of business, and in supporting poor breeders, you are supporting more dogs being born, that people don't want. It's true, a beautiful healthy Yorkie, is going to be adopted much faster than one with health issues and weird looking. In addition, a good breeder's dogs seldom need rehoming, because they are selective in finding homes for their dogs. They want to teach you proper care of the pup, so it doesn't develop bad habits, and make rehoming necessary. I just want to add that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and rehomed dogs, take on a special beauty, and so do their owners.
I'm not blaming you for wanting a puppy, I believe that this is a personal decision, and if someone thinks that they have the skills necessary to produce a well trained dog, I say go for it, but I always encourage people to take the time, and find a really good breeder, and read everything they can on what to look for in a breeder and questions to ask. What's done is done, and I'm not trying to rehash old threads. I don't wish to cause you upset or anguish, but it just seems like you are whitewashing the whole puppy mill situation, and I hope you rethink some of your views, and as someone stated earlier, "If your not part of the solution, your part of the problem." How about starting a new thread that just says you will help with names, but don't mention any registries? If you hadn't mentioned APRI, I never would have replied. I think a naming thread would be a fun thread, and I'm sorry that this got hijacked, but I hope someday, you will understand why so many of us think this is so important.