sasvermont Well said!
It is this topic that had made me rethink even bothering posting here. I hear the bashs about purebred dogs all the time from many different people here and it bothers me to no end. Not all of us can handle it anymore.. rescueing animals.. Not all of us are prepared for adopting a animal and have no history given on it and it having a hord of health problems.
I went with a pure bred dog so i would know what i was getting into. I went with a breed that i LOVE and I have not got into something that isn't wrong in the slightest..
If people would get their animals fixed then there wouldn't be shelters filled with unwanted,abused,and sick animals. This goes for breeders as well. I only agree with breeding a dog if you are going to better the breed. I don't agree with breeding when it is distroying a breeed and you know what. I am allowed to have a pure bred dog. And if i paid loads of money for my dog then SO WHAT. She is my dog. I love her to pieces and no matter what nothing would change that. And i am glad i have her and thats all that should matter. Not everyone has the strength to go and save animals . And don't go thinking i or others havn't saved animals. Many of us have but we can't take the heartbreak anymore.

I would also like to add this.. I looked for a dog for a long time 2 years. I even went to our SPCA to look. I knew that i wanted a lab. But when i got PResley i wasn't even going to get a dog. Something drew me to her. This i am thankful for, She has brought so much joy to my life it is amazing.