Originally posted by wolfsoul
A reputable breeder breeds ONLY for the better of the breed, and you CAN'T breed for the better of the breed when you breed mutts.
Couldn't it be for the better of the species? I'm not saying that that's what this breeder is doing, but I'm really not sure why people are so hung up on this whole 'betterment of the breed' business. If you are working to improve the health of dogs, or temprament, or working ability, ect, shouldn't it not matter about the breed?

I mean, what if someone was breeding the perfect hunting dog that happened to not be a purebred. How is that any different than if the person is breeding purebred coonhounds?

You might say that it's because these dogs don't breed true or whatever, but what if this person has been breeding for generations to get the perfect hunting dog?

And then you may say that well, there's so many dogs in the pounds, 'mutt breeders' shouldn't add to the dog overpopulation. Well then, shouldn't everyone stop breeding until we get the dog overpopulation under control then?

And all breeds of dogs at one time were originally mutts.

Oh, and just for the record, I agree with my statement that no one should breed dogs until we get the dog overpopulation under control (which will probably sadly take a while). Until then I think everyone should adopt from the pounds! I just get annoyed when people think that the only people who should be allowed to breed are purebred breeders, when really both kinds of breeders (when responsable) are doing the same thing, so breeders of mutts shouldn't automatically be deemed BYBs.