[Maximo]

I am little concerned about the mix of topics in your post: rescuing and breeding. Like all dog rescues, I oppose the breeding of rescued dogs.

1. Ideally, a breeder is educated by an experienced mentor and a vet. It's like an apprentice system.

8. Rescuers know the statistics of pets who are placed and either returned or dumped. That is why they are hardcore when it comes to screening families. Also goes back to the fact that the dogs have already been through enough. There is a difference between rescue and shelters, but I'll defer to the experts to explain.

7. Putting a dog to sleep is usually done with guidance from the vet. My family has put 2 pets to sleep rather than let them suffer a slow, painful death when their kidneys failed. I don't think the term suffering is used loosely. Both dogs' bodies were starting to harden and they lost motor function. I think it would have been cruel to let them lie like that for a couple of weeks in pain.

5. I believe you will encounter a lot of passion from people who have seen a literal pile of dogs gassed/put down at a shelter, or left to die in horrible condition on roadsides. These dogs could be advertised as free with no application necessary, and people still wouldn't want them. We have an epidemic of homeless dogs in this country, and it isn't because rescuers are picky about placing dogs. You can drive certain highways in Texas and see them lined with dumped dogs. I can understand why people are passionate about stopping indiscriminate breeding.

Speaking of indiscriminate breeding, all you have to do is peruse the Sick and Injured forum here to learn about the genetic faults that it leads too. There is no guarantee that the perfect breeding pair with perfect lines will produce 100% healthy dogs, but the odds are much better.