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Originally Posted by Verbena  That is truly sad. They could just fix them and even send them to a a shelter. Makes me sad |
Honestly, if they did that, could they in any moral or ethical sense be considered a reputable breeder.
Think about it, we are told
a reputable breeders babies NEVER end up in a shelter, and here is someone deliberately taking their babies to a shelter for the crime of being born the wrong color?
If I am a breeder that does not want a color fault associated with my lines, the best thing I can do to preserve my reputation would be to as they once called it, "bucket the puppy".
If I sell the mismark out of the back door, as some did, again, where is my moral and ethical standing? One, the mismarks were not registered, two, they left without contract most likely, because I certainly don't want ANY kind of proof that those mismarks came from ME, three, no contract, no sterlization, unless I did it myself, four no microchip... Again, I want nothing that can lead back to me.
No, no, no. In all things, my integrity, were I this breeder, would force me to euthanize the mismarks. It's not fair to the puppies, but what kind of reputable breeder would I be if I sent MY puppies to a shelter?
This is the quandary of some breeders.
I would not have a problem admitting my line carried this color fault, they have DNA tests to check for the presence of the gene, easily managed, there you go. BUT I understand where some breeders may feel as though they had to do that, to maintain their reputation.
And again, NO reputable breeder should EVER have a dog they bred in a shelter.