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Originally Posted by LuvMyPuppE  i see that there is a difference in accidental breeding and planned breeding, but any breeding does supply the pet market IMO.
i'm just playing devil's advocate - i have adopted a pup and i plan to buy another from a breeder unless i do come across a rescue. so, i'm not boycotting breeders.
when you said that, i was just thinking - if there weren't breeders then people wanting a pet would get one of those pets without homes rather than buying one - don't you agree? |
There are those that plan the breeding, doing it with a great deal of decision on improving the breed and only breeding those with the best qualities. Yes, we do supply a Pet Market, but again with 1 or 2 breedings a year and maybe skipping a year or two, it's on a minimal basis and those puppies already have homes prior to the breeding. And then there are those times we'll keep an entire litter for show. However we also supply other exhibitor breeders....as trading back and forth does happen.
And then there are those that only breed to sell puppies....period, without doing their required homework, putting two dogs together.
In regards to your last statement.....if there weren't any breeders, breeding indiscrimantely, there would not be any pets without homes for you to have. There would be no option of where you obtained your pet from.
I will say I've never had a pup of mine end up in rescue/shelter or in the streets. As when my families obtain a pup from me they have me for the rest of their pups life. So, I do know where all my pups are. My contract also states that if at anytime in this pup life the owners cannot keep it, it does come back to me.