i have a sheltie that i recently bought from a very reputable breeder. i wish i could adopt but my dad only agreed to get a small dog and the only ones at the shelter were GSD's and big mixes. we wanted a sheltie and so bought one from a litter.

once i get older, i know i'm going to have at least 2 dogs and i'm going to want them to be from the shelter, but for my first dog ever, my dad wanted us to make sure we knew what we were getting (purbred) and to have it from a pup so we could go through all the steps with him.

that's my reason for having a purebred from a shelter and that's all.