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SoCalyorkiLvr · 12-31-2005, 05:34 PM

I believe the thread starter was referring to responsible breeders who breed two purebred dogs of different breeds together, not irresponsible pet owners who just throw any two dogs together or allow "accidents" to happen. My post was assuming the same responsible breeders involved.

I think we can all agree that all dogs deserve the best vet care from the beginning of life to the end, whether they are purebred or mixed breed. If this is the case, there is a cost to having any puppies and we should not expect them to be "free". If a pet owner allows his dog to have puppies and decides not to charge for the puppies for whatever reason, that is fine, but I am sure we all hope he will take the best care possible of them and do what is in the mother's best interests as well as the puppies. If he doesn't get compensated for his expenses by choice that is not a problem.

As responsible pet owners we all know that the initial cost of a dog is a small pittance in comparison to the cost of properly caring for the dog for a lifetime and the cost of raising a dog is the same basically on average whether it is a purebred or a mixed breed (although I have heard as Carol has that some vets feel purebreds have more health problems than mixed breeds). This is the primary reason I do not get upset when breeders charge a lot for their hard work and it surprises me when other breeders....who know how hard it is...condemn their fellow hobbyists for charging for their time and effort and according to supply and demand. There is nothing dishonorable about making a profit from a hobby you love.

As far as the argument about all the dogs in the shelter...there are purebreds in the shelters as well as mixed breeds so this argument only makes sense if you are opposed to ALL breeding of ALL dogs, purebred or otherwise.

To answer your question Irene...IMO this is absolutely how new breeds are started. Breeders identify a "need" whether it is for a "ratter", as the breeders who developed the yorkies identified, or a hypoallergenic dog as the breeders of some of the hybrid breeds have identified as a need, they experiment and put breeds together to come up with a dog that satisfies that need. Yorkie developers put other terriers together and then the maltese for the smallness factor to develop the yorkie.

12-31-2005, 05:34 PM	#20
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	I believe the thread starter was referring to responsible breeders who breed two purebred dogs of different breeds together, not irresponsible pet owners who just throw any two dogs together or allow "accidents" to happen. My post was assuming the same responsible breeders involved. I think we can all agree that all dogs deserve the best vet care from the beginning of life to the end, whether they are purebred or mixed breed. If this is the case, there is a cost to having any puppies and we should not expect them to be "free". If a pet owner allows his dog to have puppies and decides not to charge for the puppies for whatever reason, that is fine, but I am sure we all hope he will take the best care possible of them and do what is in the mother's best interests as well as the puppies. If he doesn't get compensated for his expenses by choice that is not a problem. As responsible pet owners we all know that the initial cost of a dog is a small pittance in comparison to the cost of properly caring for the dog for a lifetime and the cost of raising a dog is the same basically on average whether it is a purebred or a mixed breed (although I have heard as Carol has that some vets feel purebreds have more health problems than mixed breeds). This is the primary reason I do not get upset when breeders charge a lot for their hard work and it surprises me when other breeders....who know how hard it is...condemn their fellow hobbyists for charging for their time and effort and according to supply and demand. There is nothing dishonorable about making a profit from a hobby you love. As far as the argument about all the dogs in the shelter...there are purebreds in the shelters as well as mixed breeds so this argument only makes sense if you are opposed to ALL breeding of ALL dogs, purebred or otherwise. To answer your question Irene...IMO this is absolutely how new breeds are started. Breeders identify a "need" whether it is for a "ratter", as the breeders who developed the yorkies identified, or a hypoallergenic dog as the breeders of some of the hybrid breeds have identified as a need, they experiment and put breeds together to come up with a dog that satisfies that need. Yorkie developers put other terriers together and then the maltese for the smallness factor to develop the yorkie.