Re: Why do people buy these dogs ?
Originally Posted by
Surfermom
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Honestly, I don't know why anyone would buy a dog at all given that there are so many in need of homes.
That aside, I am in complete agreement with you, Muddy. I rescued a severely neglected miniature beagle years ago. He was adorable, but the cost was that he, and likely dozens like him, suffered a lifetime of hip and joint problems and pain.
If a breeder wants a pass from me, he/she would need a veterinary license with extensive coursework in genetics to prove a full understanding of the consequences of haphazard trait shaping, and fees so high that it would have to truly be a passion - and not a for-profit enterprise. (Don't even get me started on trait culling
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I'll take my motley crew of mutts any day of the week. It takes one to love one, I suppose!
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I have never bought a dog SM I have always had rescues or other peoples cast offs.
Once a few years back I wanted a pup and having failed to get one from a shelter ( don’t ask- too many neurotic gate keepers) I put a deposit on a pup. It was never the right thing to do and I retracted ( lost the deposit) and later got my dog Mungo from a border collie rescue .
I paid £200 adoption fee for this lovely dog.
Why anyone would want a dog so deformed and suffering is beyond me.
Why we allow dogs to be imported form Eastern Europe is another question the stumps me too .
There should be IMO much greater strictures on breeding dogs .
Honestly I would like to see breeds like the pug phased out .
The bull dog in it’s present form is a travesty of the dog it once was . Today’s bulldog can barely make it to the sofa much less fight a bull.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/pets/new...top-suffering/
The kennel club is a absolute disgrace for even allowing such dogs in shows.
The Dutch kennel club has already banned them.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...h-bulldog.html
It’s about time vets spoke out too loudly and strongly .
Although these animals must constitute a large part of their income so I supose they don’t want to shoot themselves in the foot .
As for money the prices people pay for dogs astounds me .
Where do they get the money ?
If you have that much money to throw away give it to a dog charity instead of wasting it on a poor freak that would not last a minute in nature and will have a terrible life .