Quote Originally Posted by Ginger's Mom
I, too, was thinking that she misinterpreted what was said. What may have been said is something to the effect of, mixed breeds don't suffer from the effects of over-breeding that are common in many dog store or local breeders (euphenism for backyard breeders) dogs. And Alicea, there are many non-breed specific rescues in this area, and I don't think they were promoting the breeding of mixed breeds but just the encouraging people to not overlook a dog simply because it is not a pure bred.
Joyce, I am thinking that you are probably on the right track here and I did discuss BYB breeders with her and she had never heard of such a thing. She was familiar with puppy mills though. As I said before, this whole idea of adopting a dog is fairly new to her and her daughter so she probably misunderstood and the woman was probably saying just what you said. I am glad she is rescuing. I, and my other dog-loving co-workers, will try our hardest to provide encouragement to her should she wind up with a dog. We have already been encouraging her to go with crate training rather than just locking the dog up in the kitchen. My SIL years ago locked up her GSD puppy in the kitchen and she chewed all of the corners of her kitchen cabinets! I gave this as an example why confining a dog to a kitchen often does not work. This girl also works full-time so the housebreaking process would be a slower one. I hope she can find one who is already housebroken. I just don't want her to give up on this dog because of ignorance on her part. I know it is silly, but I am worrying about this dog even before she has it.