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Originally Posted by gracielove  There have been many attempts to create a new breed of purebred dog. Few are truly successful. The AKC accepts very few of the new breeds presented for consideration. The "new breed" must present many generations of documented history of the breeding program. It takes many generations in order to get a new breed to produce a consistently uniform looking offspring. There are people who have tired to do this and never were able to achieve their goal during their lifetime.
The "Labradoodle" and other designer breeds are not a breed at all. They do not produce uniformly consistent offspring and just like other "new breeds" they are being bred by people who have no knowledge of the background of their dogs.
Putting one purebred dog together with another purebred dog of another breed does not produce hybrid vigor. It only brings forward the genes that both carry. Since people who do this type of breeding have little knowledge of the genetic background of those dogs the results can be truly disastrous. Sure some of the dogs are fine pets, but should never be used for breeding. Truly purebred breeding should be left to those who really know what they are doing. It is far more complicated than allowing certain dogs to mate.
Millions of pets are put to death yearly in shelters while others die miserable deaths on the streets and in rural areas where they are dumped. Breeding to satisfy the pocketbook of greeders is not something many of us care to support.
I am an owner and lover of purebred dogs and have also rescued and cared very much for mixed breeds. I have no prejudice concerning dogs. It is the breeders that I am selective about. |
I should just have agreed to the whole post. I don't agree with designer dogs at all. I do say I have seen "mutts" or crossbreeds that are the sweetest dogs, but would never think to "breed" to produce more!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1 These are the type of posts that are detrimental to the flow of intelligent conversation between people that may have different opinions on a topic. Instead of attacking this poster personally and essentially calling her opinion, her frame of reference, even her personally, "STUPID", let me suggest a kinder, more gentle approach, such as, "I disagree".... We are ALL free to express our opinions.....opinions that are woven by facts and then shared, NOT with the ultimate goal to insult or embarrass or attack another poster and what their opinion is, but to perhaps debate and educate each other, presenting a different angle or different opinion on a topic. Everyone here is open to having their own thoughts or opinions, challenged or even questioned, but that does NOT include personal attacks and name calling another poster. You continued in a second attack, paraphrasing, "No, you are not sure....". In summation, you have, in two sentences, attacked, insulted, and implied that poster is "stupid" and has no valid "certainitties" in her opinions. I am not certain you are the best source to judge that poster's frame of references or her parameters on her knowledge base. Just because you do not agree with her certainties, does not invalidate her or her opinions. or make them incorrect. It just puts YOU in disagreement. |
Many of us are very protective of our friends. I am not saying everything one of my friends says is the same as my opinion but I do not like seeing them verbal attacked or called names. There is not a reason for it. I hope you can read on here and learn, it is amazing what true information and gaining knowledge that is based on research and fact can do for an opinion.
Think of what you want to be know for?? At this time you have been a little abrasive and I am hoping that is not the real you.