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Originally Posted by rjwalt  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. |
No but I believe reputable breeders make sure they breed to make as healthy pups as possible and all the mixed breeders I have come across don't do that. That must be your local shelters and rescues like I said here it's mostly Pitts and they try not to fib or lie about breeds.