Nobody is talking about the dogs of unscrupulous breeders lack of cuteness or sweetness or totally lovable qualities - just the huge amount of money these breeders are making using hype and glitzy sales techniques to talk a good game of all the wonders they have "created" and sell mix-breed puppies from untested breeding pairs for a lot of money that the dog really isn't worth compared to other exact mixes available everywhere. And then, should the dog develop severe symptoms from an inherited medical problem, say symptoms of liver shunt at age 3 years, that "wonderful breeder" rarely answers email, the phone or says anything except that there is no proof that the dog's problem was actually caused by the breeder and they have no liability in any way. It's been going on for years but the internet has just made the problem far worse by their idyllic websites tricked out in ridiculously cute pictures often Photoshopped, fairytale graphics and empty words puffing up usually factually false claims with absolutely no actual proof at all.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |