Originally Posted by KendraE (Post 3754616)

Guess what? We went the 3 hour drive today to see our new baby in person and it's a dang Shame I won't post his pics.... He is beautiful!!! And we love him..... But it's ok if Yt doesnt, because we do... You are missing out! Mixed breed and all.... He's an absolute doll... And my heart tells me he is the right choice. Period.

Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 3754017)

Well, I'm no saint, but it seems like many of you are missing the point. The only reason I'm against breeders breeding mixes is because this country kills millions of dogs a year. Because people cannot predict what a mix will look like and how they will behave, they are more likely to go to the pound, and be killed. I can't believe that a dog lover wouldn't find this morally wrong. So how do you not add to the problem? You don't buy from a bad breeder, and one that isn't breeding for any other reason than to preserve and improve the breed. You find breeders who demand limited registration, you can't do that with a mixed breed, so those dogs are more likely to continue to add to the overpopulation problem, and you find someone who will always take the dog back and give it a home, no matter what. Rule of thumb, for every dog you buy, two will take its place, so when you buy from an unethical breeder, you are giving her a thumbs up and saying you approve of what she's doing. It doesn't matter how nice and wonderful your breeder is or how much you like her, she's adding to the problem of overpopulation of dogs. Do you all think it's right that we just breed whatever, and kill the ones that no one thinks are cute? As I said before, it's Kendra business what she buys, but like it or not, we are all role models, and her title is suggesting that you should be proud when you buy any dog from a bad breeder, so she’s encouraging others to do what she did, and this is what I find especially sad. This country is better than that, we should not be killing millions of dogs a year. So yes, some of us will speak up, and I hope with all my heart some of you will listen.

Originally Posted by chachi (Post 3754632)

See that was totally a flaunt. Youve totally missed the point we have been trying to make. I have followed your past threads and have been in support pf you. There is no reason why you couldnt have did a thread of pictures of your new pup and an anouncement and you wouldnt have received this flack. But when you title the thread {Im getting a mixed breed and Im proud and then follow it up by promoting the breeder as a good one people are going to speak up

Originally Posted by KendraE (Post 3751374)

.....He needs someone to Love him....

Originally Posted by Smokey2011 (Post 3754725)

To me, THIS was the point.

While the battle for regulation rages on for years, what's supposed to happen to the puppies, who all deserve loving homes ???? :animal-pa

Originally Posted by gemy (Post 3752466)

Kendra I thought your initial post of announcing a much loved and anticipated new pup was a bit "in your face" to the community here.

And in another subsequent early post "thanking those folks who bit their lips and kept their mouths shut"

I've yet to come across a post of anyone here belittling a member new or old for purchasing a cross-breed dog, aka a "mutt".

I believe that breeders be they purebred breeders, show breeders, mutt breeders, should be breeding healthy dogs, and do their utmost to insure this happens. That means to the best of your ability knowing the health problems in the lines you are breeding, doing all breed and if you are breeding "cross breeds" all the health tests on the breeding dam and sire and all the breed specific genetic and other tests available to help a breeder determine if there breeding pair is free of "x" y" or z".

Of course many, many of the aforementioned breeders do none of this. Show breeders are the most likely group to do those tests. The others are not in breeding for the betterment of the breed, what breed exactly is a mutt? Where are the breed standards for these "designer dogs". Nowhere to be found at all. Are Morkies bred to Morkies to improve and try to develop a "new breed" of dog" How many of those named designer breed dogs, just taking two "pure breds" and breeding them together willy nilly to get on the money bandwagon?

So who exactly did you support when you bought a designer dog? One who does everything possible to insure the health of the pups. Did the Parti Yorkie or Full Yorkie have at least a CHIC number, did the Maltese as well? What are the health concerns in each of their lines? Do you know? Does the breeder know?

I for one do not believe that this community belittles anyone for owing or loving a mixed breed dog, and I am saddened that you perceive it so.

Good luck and long love and enjoyment of your newest addition