[pbmaltzman]

I see nothing wrong with preferring a purebred dog. When the time comes that I can finally consider getting a dog, nothing will obligate me to adopt a mutt.

I prefer rough collies and German shepherds, but would consider other breeds such as golden retriever, Australian shepherd, border collie, Shetland sheepdog, etc.

BTW< there are rescue groups out there for possibly every breed there is. I might consider one of those.

Then again, I might go to the pound someday and find an appealing dog, purebred or not. But where I am there are lots of purebred dogs of certain breeds in the pound: German shepherds, pit bulls (would not even consider having one of them), Chihuahuas, and some others, besides the usual mongrels.

I have cats, so I'd have to find a dog who could be trained to get along with cats.

[fatnotlazy]

I don’t object to purebreds either. I was just saying it would have been good for his image as a man if the people if he had. Just one more proof that he’s a lying scumbag elitist mooch.

[libstripper]

I got a Great Dane a year ago from a breeder after I spent some time looking at the Great Dane Rescue website. It turned out they were generally only interested in placing older dogs and very cautious about even advertising available puppies. Equally important, they wanted to home interview me, have me fill out an application, and charge me a total of about $500 for the whole process, not including neutering and transportation for my new family member. With a Dane getting a puppy is really important because they tend to have rather short life spans. Any way, after seeing all the red tape and irritation, I found a legitimate breeder who sold me a wonderful puppy for $500 plus the $350 air fare from Texas to Knoxville, TN. Now, a little more than a year later, Canute, the dog's name, is in great health, weighs about 102 lb., is still growing, and flourishing.