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Originally Posted by Verbena  Wow it is crazy what people would spend just for a designer name |
Exactly! You know that saying...a fool and his money are easily parted
These 'designer breeds' have really taken off in the UK and it REALLY angers me as so many idiots believe all the hype that buying a cross will automatically mean a healthy dog with no health problems. Errr no!!!! They are, in 99% of cases, bred by folk who just want to make extra cash
They either use their own pets or use a dog belonging to a friend. I feel sorry for poodle & Chihuahua breeders as they seem to be the main breeds that the backyard breeders mess about with because any puppies from these mixes won't moult so will be perfect for folks with allergies and, in the case of the chi mix, will stay small....won't they! Obviously genetics doesn't come into it LOL And if you speak to one of these gullible idiots in the street they are SO PROUD of their posh new designer breed, aren't they! I usually pop their bubble by saying ''Oooh nice crossbreed/mongrel'' Neil tends to steer me away now as he knows I will say what I think
The older I get the less cr*p I'll take from idiots....especially when it involves animal welfare
Even one of the monthly dog magazines seemed to buy that 'crossbreed good, pedigree bad' hype and stopped doing breeders adverts and now only does page after page of rescue dogs needing homes. Well, yes, this IS all well and good but I've seen me trawl through page after page of these dogs and NONE are ok with cats!!!!
I never buy that magazine...just flick through it in the newsagents to look at the ads just in case a suitable dog turned up (it never has!). Even some dog forums are like that too.....buying from a breeder and *shock horror* buying a PEDIGREE puppy
Well, that's tantamount to injecting a lethal dose into another dog because, obviously, a shelter dog is going to be murdered because of my selfishness in wanting a dog that is ok with cats
This forum is the only one I've actually found who don't accuse you of being evil because you want a pup! I would LOVE to get a rescue Yorkie but I need to find one who is 100% with cats as we cannot have George stressed out as it may spark off his FeLV (he's ok with dogs but constantly being chased by an older dog may stress him out) and Neil....he doesn't want a rescue dog because his friend took one on and had all manner of behavioural issues which took a lot of work to sort out (but even now the dog cannot be left on it's own without barking constantly or trashing the house!). So, for the time being, it looks like a puppy ~ a nice blank canvas ~ is what we will get. Hopefully in the future, once Neil gets addicted to the breed, I can 'sneak in' a rescue dog or two
