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Originally Posted by Kayceeh  If you're trying to tell me that most breeders are in it only for the satisfaction of carrying on the breed then I'll disagree with you again. If that were the case why on earth do they sell for such high prices? Why even breed when there are so many Yorkies in need of homes in rescue shelters? What I find "disheartening" is more and more being reproduced when there are so many being mistreat in puppymills and petshops. |
Well I will both agree and disagree with you on this one. No, I don't think that most breeders are in it for the satisfaction you mention. Then again, I disagree with the motivations and practices I see with the majority of breeders these days. But is money the factor for those I DO agree with and support? No, far from it. I KNOW there are some that charge ridiculous prices just because they know they will get it. Just as I know there are some who charge higher prices because they actually did take the time to perform medical testing, invest in show costs and registration fees and quality food, vaccinations, etc.
And yes, I do think there are way too many dogs in petshops and puppymills, but do you think that if reputable breeders stopped breeding altogether that would change? Nope. It would remain a constant and those dogs, rather than well bred ones would be the ONLY option out there for people. In the meantime, the breed would be lost.
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Originally Posted by Kayceeh Many countries have banned docking, many vets do not approve the practice. Why should they, it's simply cosmetic enhancehemnt, it does nothing to add quality of life to the animal at all. I believe breeders base their decisions on docking because of supply and demand and as I stated earlier I would bet my bottom dollar that if full tail pups sold for higher bucks than docked tailed pups, then the situation would rapidly change |
This...is absolutely irrelevant to the comment that you were responding to. But that's OK, it served it's purpose of diverting attention away from my point well...just as I'm sure it was intended to do. No worries...it's kind of a difficult one to just "explain away", so ignoring it really is probably the best option.
In any event, your overall opinion on "most" breeders I can't exactly disagree with because as I stated, I don't agree with "most" breeders myself. But I can't relate when you extend the sterotype to include ALL breeders who don't even come close to falling into sterotype you seem to have drawn. There really is no way to reason with that line of thinking, no middle ground, and nothing to be learned, I'm afraid.
