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Originally Posted by gemy  I'm not too sure I understand the last part of this post. First I don't believe anyone should take any dog a breeder has determined is not for show. Good grief, you can support the breeder in other ways. You can offer to sponsor them in their show pups, you can offer help in other ways. But you don't offer to take a dog that is not a match for your home, your personality, your hopes and dreams for this pup.
I don't understand your last sentence about going to a "pet breeder" and understand these things? |
A pet breeder is someone who is breeding for financial gain, and they aren't breeding to "improve" the breed, but simply to supply pets to anyone who can afford it.
I certainly didn't want to cause a big argument and said this is my philosophy. What I was trying to say is that I would rather take a dog with a slight overbite or under bite from a breeder like Loraine or Mardelin than a dog with a perfect bite from a pet breeder. Breeders who are breeding to improve the breed sell imperfect dogs to lucky pet owners. I think your ideas are very helpful. I just don’t want pet owners to miss out on a wonderful dog because it has a slight overbite. I also think the most important way we can support good breeders is to give a home to their offspring. I'm not sure if you can determine if an individual puppy is "a match for your home, your personality, your hopes and dreams for this pup" at 12 weeks. More importantly, this isn't for everyone I guess, I would hope that there are some, that are flexable in their personality and dreams.