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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  If not all the majority of people who breed mixes don't know the lines of the dog and don't do health screenings and testing and so on. I found the comment about every lab in the shelter to be interesting because it must be a local thing because here it is that most dogs have Pitt in them. |
Look, Every breed has to start somewhere. It almost seems to me like you believe "reputable" breeders are like another species of being or ordained by God. They are just people and they all got their start with two dogs. They are just as capable of testing and researching the line of the purebreds they choose to cross as any other breeder. I am not sure where you get the info that would allow you to paint them all with such a broad brush......
My comment on "labs" is referring to the fact that labs are a popular breed and shelters and rescues toss that label out there to draw people in riding on their love and familiarity with labs with no actual tests to prove the dogs have any lab in them and are quite often pit-mixes but lab is less controversial and won't be prohibited on insurance policies, and land on the list of banned dogs in homeowners associations and apartment complexes.