[gemy]

This is mimicking and taking even further with the legislation that we argued against in the past three years. Right now I canèt remember the acronoymns. But the threads are here.

I don;t necessarily agree with pet stores and what can go on in them. And AKC and CKC breeders can not sell to pet stores their puppies.... But if we close all the sales down where will folks get their puppies from? We show breeders and other ethical breeders can t possibly meet the market demand which is anywhere between 5-10 Million dogs a year!

It is a very sad state of affairs. Demand at 5million plus coupled with what 3-5million dogs a year euthanized? WTF? It makes no sense.

Breeding high quality dogs and raising the right way healthy happy finely structured and temperament puppies used to be lauded! REspected even. And now we have to defend ourselves at every turn.

Oh My you don\t neuter your dogs? You are a breeder? Why would you do this? The world does not need more dogs. What about all the dogs in shelters? Etc Etc Etc.

I was at a Health Event this wkend - and it was so very pleasant to be with a majority of folks who owned all breeds of dogs - many intact dogs - and we all got along together. Owners who knew how to control their dogs - watched body language moved away when their dog or my dog got too excited. No gasping or lecturing about an intact animal. God forfend that someone would actually keep a dog intact!! And believe you me many there were not breeders. But many were performance competitors and quite simply active dog owners. There were a variety of health seminars going on as well as health testing.

How lovely to see that a vet got - that we will be breeding her - should she pass her health tests! No lecturing at all - no surprised looks. Instead lovely compliments on her temperament her structure and soundness! How did we ever get to where we are? Inattention I suppose from we small breeders and our registeries we have supported for 30 + years.