I'd agree that a lot of pound/shelter dog mixes are probably accidental breedings.. People who had a female and did not get them spayed.

I remember when I was young, still with my Mom, we were driving down a road and saw an overturned box on the corner that looked like it had been thrown out. Mom saw something move, and slammed on the brakes. We got out, and there were puppies all around the box. Some were hiding in the brush in the ditch where it had been thrown. It was so... I just can't describe the feeling of finding something like that. I'm sure a lot of you can relate.

We gathered them all and took them to a shelter. Mom worked full-time and I was in school so we really didn't have the facilities and time needed to care for them. But they were all little fluffball cuties. I'm guessing Pom mixes. I sure hope all were adopted.

Anyway, as for mine, I believe Tommy was from a BYB. His first owners got him as a cute little puppy, and about when he was 6 months old, he was living outside chained up because he wasnt' a cute little puppy anymore. . A friend of my brother-in-law lived nearby and offered to take him (to get him out of that situation). Then my brother-in-law asked us if we would want him. Otherwise he was on his way to a rescue. Of course the rest is history.

Tasha I got as an 8-week-old pound puppy.