Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
I don't care if it has the looks to be a show dog, does being good looking give you the right to live while others die?
I think this is a bit irrelevant --- whether or not a dog deserves to die based on heritage is not the topic. Just because some of us choose to breed a certain look doesn't mean that we feel thatour dogs are better than other dogs and therefore deserve to live while others should die. I am breeding mainly for temperment. Good breeders also do rescue work. This year I have placed 12 kittens and one puppy, and am talking with a breeder about fostering a 4 month old tervuren, AND there are two pregnant cats coming here so that I can place both them and their kittens. I am applying to become a registered rescue through the SPCA. We are starting a kennel club and I am going to be head of rescue. I do 100 times the amount of rescue work than I do breeding. So just because one breeds, doesn't mean that one can't rescue.

That's cool that you might want to breed herding cardis Erica. That's one reason I want to breed Belgians -- not for working ability though, but rather temperment. There aren't many good tempered Belgians these days. In fact, it is one breed I hate grooming, and if I weren't biased, I would probably really dislike the breed. Belgians are big freaks; most people feel that breeding for show is terrible, but I won't breed to a dog that isn't shown. If you have a Belgian that actually stands for a judge, that says something to me.