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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  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. |
Thanks Nancy for clarifying your thoughts to me. For sure there are decisions one needs to make, and usually when the dog is just a pup. I would rather they be "informed decisions" than not.
A slight under or overbite, or a slight deviation of alignment, is just that.. minor.
That is and never was what I was talking about. I was talking about things outside of the norm.