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You are contradicting yourself. First you say that all purebreds have problems -- then you say that you like the idea of starting a new breed?Quote:
Originally posted by Dawn
the "pure-bred" dogs that are being born today mostly all have problems whether they are bred "responsibly" or not...strictly from over-breeding. So the prospect of starting new breeds is not a bad idea.
That is not what I said- I said that as a dog lover I am open to the idea of making new breeds to breed out the "problems" in pure-bred dogs, instead of continuing to breed & breed the same breeds -resulting in the same problems. Like for instance the Shiloh Shepherd, the breeder loved the disposition of the German Shepherd but the German Shepherd has so many health problems- so instead of continuing to breed it she tried to create a new breed to breed out the problems of the Shepherd -but keep the beauty and the other wonderful qualities of the Shepherd. but I am against over-breeding.
And by creating a new breed-if done correctly-it is to try to eliminate or at least to minimize certain health problems.
In this society, causing a new breed WILL eventually cause overbreedeing and problems. Also, even though Shilohs are a relatively new breed, the breed is already suffering from hip/elbow dysplasia.
Yes-this is true it is bound to happen with anything that is over-bred.
And again it goes back to demand and greed. Humans will destroy everything eventually.
Exactly -- it's inevitable. And I don't think we need any more breeds to destroy. A dog is put down every four seconds in the US. If we have more....It's isn't exactly going to be the oppisite.
Well, Cherry... we haven't heard anymore. What's the update on your pup?
Or has everyone here scared you so bad-you are afraid to share any further information?
We all have strong opinions obviously, but most mean well.
We are all waiting to offer more advice...haha.
I have a little advice. I am sure that you already know this. But in case you forgot, keep all electrical wires. EVERY electric wire. Puppies love to chew on them and it could cause serious damage to the puppie. Also, if the puppie is a little party animal you could name her Fiesta. And, if she is a REAL sweetheart, you can name her Sugar! :D
hey im back....it took me a while to read all the replys. sorry. i hope i didnt insult anyone by saying 'toy poodles werent for my family'. they are very cute dogs, but when my family saw the parents of the puppies, they were bigger than we expected. thanks everyone for the advice! petlover, i love those two names, i will definitly tell my family about those two. ill post lots of pictures of her on nov 28 or 29! kept posting!thanks everyone for being supportive!