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Each year, approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized (670,000 dogs and 860,000 cats). Breeding is cruel. Adopt.

mgarfias 5y ago
And just where are you going to get the specialized service, and search and rescue dogs? We have 3-4 pups doing active SAR work, and countless ones doing ACTUAL service work (not ESA). You don’t get that consistently from shelter mutts
- path2power 5y ago
  A vast majority of dog breeders aren’t doing it for service work. They do it for profit. This is cruel and unnecessary. Of course breeding dogs for work makes sense, because those dogs are needed and, due to the price, the market helps ensure there are few abandoned.
  - mgarfias 5y ago
    Any reputable breeder will always take the dog back versus allowing it to goto a shelter. Most of the breed clubs insist on that as part of membership. If people would stop buying from backyard breeders that don’t do any health testing, or post sakes support the canine world would be a lot better off. Examples: a year ago we took back a dog that is 11 years old, he was a service dog for an old guy whose dementia got too bad to be able to even have a service dog. Then did 2k in dental work that he needed. And last we we found out he has cancer. More? How bout the bitch that kept getting sick with giardia, that was coming from the grounds where her owners lived. They couldn’t move, due to a lease, we took her back, for 6-8 months patched her back into shape and kept her until her people could move. She’s happy and healthy now. Don’t blame “breeders” for the over population problem though. If people wouldn’t buy crap dogs from the paper or ads on the street from shitty back yard breeders and other irresponsible owners there wouldn’t be this issue.
JoeyBananas 5y ago
Purebreds are more desirable for a reason. They are better at whatever they were specifically bred to do.
- falcolas 5y ago
  Im sure pugs and bulldogs would disagree with you, if only they could breathe properly.
  - mgarfias 5y ago
    Yeah, well I don’t breed pugs or bulldogs so bite me
    - falcolas 5y ago
      Your efforts are, and likely always will be (especially with the attitude), tainted by your inbreeding peers.
  - JoeyBananas 5y ago
    Pugs were bred to be lap dogs and they are very good it. They are small (poop less, less food, easier to handle) short fur, small jaws (less threatening)

mgarfias 5y ago

And just where are you going to get the specialized service, and search and rescue dogs? We have 3-4 pups doing active SAR work, and countless ones doing ACTUAL service work (not ESA). You don’t get that consistently from shelter mutts

path2power 5y ago
A vast majority of dog breeders aren’t doing it for service work. They do it for profit. This is cruel and unnecessary. Of course breeding dogs for work makes sense, because those dogs are needed and, due to the price, the market helps ensure there are few abandoned.
- mgarfias 5y ago
  Any reputable breeder will always take the dog back versus allowing it to goto a shelter. Most of the breed clubs insist on that as part of membership. If people would stop buying from backyard breeders that don’t do any health testing, or post sakes support the canine world would be a lot better off. Examples: a year ago we took back a dog that is 11 years old, he was a service dog for an old guy whose dementia got too bad to be able to even have a service dog. Then did 2k in dental work that he needed. And last we we found out he has cancer. More? How bout the bitch that kept getting sick with giardia, that was coming from the grounds where her owners lived. They couldn’t move, due to a lease, we took her back, for 6-8 months patched her back into shape and kept her until her people could move. She’s happy and healthy now. Don’t blame “breeders” for the over population problem though. If people wouldn’t buy crap dogs from the paper or ads on the street from shitty back yard breeders and other irresponsible owners there wouldn’t be this issue.

JoeyBananas 5y ago

Purebreds are more desirable for a reason. They are better at whatever they were specifically bred to do.

falcolas 5y ago
Im sure pugs and bulldogs would disagree with you, if only they could breathe properly.
- mgarfias 5y ago
  Yeah, well I don’t breed pugs or bulldogs so bite me
  - falcolas 5y ago
    Your efforts are, and likely always will be (especially with the attitude), tainted by your inbreeding peers.
- JoeyBananas 5y ago
  Pugs were bred to be lap dogs and they are very good it. They are small (poop less, less food, easier to handle) short fur, small jaws (less threatening)