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Originally Posted by tammy8833  i am not trying to hold my self to the standards of show breeders...think what you want...
its not adding to the crisis if they are homed...if they didnt purchase my puppy they would have purchased someone elses...if people want shelter dogs they will adopt them
i have worked with shelters, my mom was on the board of directors until she got breast cancer...i started volunteering at 12 stopped before i had my second child
i do not feel part of a problem
there are more problems with the shelters dogs then people who breed and sell...there are the people who are to lazy to not fix and buy 2 mutts to live in the back yard and have an oops..and just drop them off/give them away..there are the people who choose not to adopt, there are the adoption qualifications that hinder people and prices some are fair some are way off base.
i understand and respect the decisions of people who do not approve of breeding, mixing, purchasing instead of adopting...i know there are people who think everyone should adopt and not buy ...but thats a choice people have and make...and the reality is people choose to purchase.
sure i get a little profit...wha hoo..i made $500.00 here and there..then you count in food, vet care, grooming, etc..and really i didnt it all goes back into the dogs..i did purchase a puppy with 2 litters (those are my AKC yorkies) |
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"if they didn't purchase my puppy they would have purchased someone else's"
True - and that is always the excuse of greeders.
"I do not feel part of the problem"
But you are part of the problem whether you feel it or not.
"mutts" - isn't that what a mixed breed "designer dog" is??? is it Ok for them to buy 2 mutts from you then?
Yes, there are adoption qualifications that hinder people from adopting - same as there are adoption qualifications for humans that hinder them from adopting. The qualifications are for a very good reason, the shelters and rescue groups do not want the dogs to end up back in rescue.