Originally posted by wolfie
Aren't there purebreds in shelters too? Shouldn't it be outrageous that people breed purebreds, and then charge close to $1000 for puppies? I don't understand the double standard for breeders of mixes vs. purebreds.

And isn't it entirely possible that a breeder of mixes could be very responsible? Health test all their pups, show them in obedience ect, temperament test them, have a spay/neuter contract with buyers, screen homes, ect ect. If this person was breeding purebreds people would say they were responsible, but if they're breeding mixes they aren't?

And just for the record, I think everyone should get a dog from the pound! There are way to many homeless dogs to breed more.
I guess I understand where you're coming from. Kaedyn's a purebred and he came from the pound.

I think the only reason anyone should breed is to keep the breed alive. As much as I love mixes, they have no standard so the only thing the breeder could be breeding for is for a "nice" temperment. "Nice" temperments are great but there are already many dogs with "nice" temperments in the pounds. And "nice" defined by one person may differ from someone else's definition of "nice". So I guess my opinion is yes, people who breed mixes can do all the same things as a purebred breeder but I still wouldn't support the idea because they're breeding for something that so many shelter dogs already have.