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To: GrannyML

You and others are proving my point.

There would be no need for all these dogs to be rescued and placed into other homes if breeders were not so greedy.
They bring many animals into this world and sell them to ANYONE with cash.


57 posted on 01/21/2005 8:09:43 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: snarkytart

Okay, I get your point, I think. But you appeared to condemn all breeders as irresponsible. Can you not concede that there is a role for poeple who are committed to improving dog breeds through selective breeding?


65 posted on 01/21/2005 8:18:13 AM PST by GrannyML
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To: snarkytart

The VAST majority of animals who end up in shelters are NOT pure bred dogs from careful breeders - they're mixed breed puppies that are a result of people not bothering to neuter their animals. I think that's a far more important crusade where dogs are concerned. No need to tar all breeders with the same brush.


68 posted on 01/21/2005 8:21:09 AM PST by RosieCotton (A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it. - GK Chesterton)
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To: snarkytart
There would be no need for all these dogs to be rescued and placed into other homes if breeders were not so greedy. They bring many animals into this world and sell them to ANYONE with cash.

But in your world, only the greedy people with the wrong motives would be breeding our future pets. What would happen to the gene pool over time in your world? There really are people out there who protect and refine the breeds that we all love. Good breeders are breeding for the consistent look and consistent stable personalities that make the dog such a great companion... even when through carelessness, some end up at the pound.

70 posted on 01/21/2005 8:25:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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