I watched parts of the show and thought it was pretty well done. I was worried it was going to be 100% anti-breeder, but it wasn't... which was great. I hope it affects/educates some people - it'd be great if people would stop buying from pet stores.

Powerlounger, it is quite obvious to me that you don't know any reputable breeders. Any reputable breeder I know has lost money in breeding, or broke even in the end. They are most certainly NOT breeding to make money. They're trying to improve their breed. Lots of breeders I know also rescue. I don't feel guilty in the slightest for getting Dance from a breeder (though I do wish I had waited and got a toller from a bit of a better breeder, but evenso, I didn't support a mill/BYB when I got her). I don't feel guilty at all for getting Keira from a breeder either. I personally wouldn't be happy if all there was in the dog world were poorly bred mixed breeds everywhere and no purebreds. I'm not a purebred snob (in fact, my best dog was a mix), but I feel that having purebreds in society is very important.

As far as your "adopt, never buy" statement, I haven't had much luck with adopted dogs. Winston's excellent temperament wise, but his hips and such aren't very good. The other dogs we've adopted have all had horrible temperaments, and the dogs I got from BYBs/accidental litters (before I knew better) died before 5. Dogs in shelters and rescues are always from BYBs/mills/accidental litters. Reputable breeders are not the cause. That's not to say I'm against getting dogs from rescues or shelters, as I'm not at all. And I know that not all dogs from rescues/shelters are unhealthy or have poor temperaments. I know a lot of wonderful shelter dogs and often try and convince people to go to the local shelters around here to try and find a dog. I'll probably have more adopted dogs in my life, but I will also have responsibly bred dogs because I want to know that my dog will have a sound temperament and hopefully be in good health for a long time. That, and I can't imagine not having tollers in my life and very, very rarely will you find one in a shelter. Even breed rescue only gets in a handful of tollers every year.

Anyhow, I probably didn't have to type all of that out as I basically agree 100% with everything Ginger's Mom has said already and she said it better than I did.