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Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970 There are people who make money from their hobby. I'll use my husband as an example. He is a drag racer. It is something he enjoys doing. He has also made money at it due to being really good at his hobby. But come Monday, he's back at his job. If he didn't make any money doing his hobby, he wouldn't be able to continue with his hobby. He must keep his car up. He has entry fees to pay to enter into the races. He must buy fuel. He must eat while racing. I compare these things to the hobby dog breeders. They must buy food for their dogs. They must pay for vet care. They must keep their dogs in tip top shape. They buy beds, toys, treats. They buy cleaning supplies. The list can go on and on. But you get the idea. |
I agree.
and it's the same for breeders. the "motive" is not to make income, it is for the joy of the sport. making a profit which one usually tucks away for future costs does not change it from being a hobby.
(racing so much that it becomes his only or main way of providing income would change the status.)
People that breed soooo much that they have a true income move from being hobby breeders to some degree of commercial breeding. They are doing it for the money, not for the joy and not for the learning.
That chart breaks things down pretty clearly by "motive" but I think some of the columns might be more fluid. Not all commerical breeders are the same, some probably have more characteristics of a puppy mill and some have more characteristics of the mentality of hobby breeders.
I am not judging anyone who makes a profit and I feel a profit that supports a hobby is not what we are talking about. High profit and mass producing is an occupation. Not saying it's right or wrong, it just is what it is.