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Originally Posted by cheryl19  Well I did get my 3 from a rescue, rehome and a shelter. And the pretty penny has been the cost at the vets when you get a puppymill dog (my rescue was a puppymill mother).
But I think most people are trying to get people to stop spending money at the breeders that breed mix dogs. Because call them what you wish they are still mutts and everyday the shelters kill 1000s. You will love your shelter dog as much as if you spent big bucks.... I do.
The people that get from a good breeder are trying to keep the yorkie line pure. I was one of thoes people that said how can people spend money at a breeders when the shelters are so full? Well now I understand what the breeders are trying to do, keep their breed going strong and true. |
excellently worded - I never saw that particular thread - but with everyone and their uncle breeding 'designer' dogs .why encourage it ? Many good breeders invest their lives into their lines - while someone who is selling mixed puppies is basically throwing 2 dogs together and giving them cute names -
don't get me wrong - I think they're all cute but I also wouldn't fork out what a purebred dog costs - and to clarify - I got my first yorkie years ago (Chanel) and didn't know what I know now ...I consider myself lucky neither of my girls have health issues - it could have easily gone the other way considering her 'breeder'
Either way you look at it - dogs are being overbred - too many now trying to profit from the 'craze' of designer dogs and there's no end in site ...Shelters have been around forever and you'd think we'd have a better handle on reducing the shelter population (and rescue) - but we don't and never will with so many people selling puppies now
