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Originally Posted by lexipoo  Thanks...Lexi is so amazing to us  I agree with your thoughts in all of this. You know when someone makes up there mind it is hard to change that. There are all kinds of breeders out there and they are in it for all kinds of reasons. Some good and some bad...I count my blessings for being as so many say "the lucky one" but I have friends who have "Pure" breed Yorkies who have health issues. I think we just need to keep in mind that we are not all the same and because someone wants a mixed breed dog isn't a "BAD" thing. Yes there are so many dogs in pounds needing homes and I do understand the frustration in that but it's not just because of "ALL" the mixed breed dogs being born. I work for the county and I know there are "MANY" pure breed dogs in the shelter too. It seems as if we are saying hmmmmm, ok you want a "Pure" breed dog ok look for a reputiable breeder. You want a mixed breed dog "Mutt" as so many like to call them....well, go to the pound....just my opion. Please don't jump all over me for this but some people really want to raise a "puppy" I know we got Lexi as a puppy and have enjoyed watching her grow up.
I really do understand where everyone is coming from I guess I just think we need to be a little more understanding too.....they are "ALL" wonderful little creatures and should be loved and cared for regardless of how they got here  |
There are puppies galore in rescues and pounds, as well as older dogs. Sometimes you have to spend sometime looking (it took me a few months to find Rhett- he was 10 weeks). Other times they just fall in to your lap (Scarlett was 6-8 weeks and I wasn't even really looking). My Mom's rescues were 3 months and 10 weeks old, too. Not all rescue pups come with issues, either. Scarlett, her mom and littermates, were surrendered due to the flooding in TN. Oliver was picked up by the rescue he came from because he was too small to survive being shipped off to a pet store- so the rescue drove 10 hours to bring him back to Atlanta to keep him from being put down.
It just comes down to the fact that there really is
zero reason for supporting a BYB when you are looking for either a purebred or a mix.