01/02/2021
This goes for cats as well as dogs. I’ve tried to always stay in touch with my babies when they go home and offer assistance and to take them back when the unexpected occurs.
The Issue with Adopt Don't Shop is deeper than lying the blame solely at the feet of Reputable Breeders. The purchase of a well bred, purebred did not sentence another dog to death.
The purchase of a well bred, purebred did not cause an increase in the number of dogs in a shelter.
Someone wanting a dog with a predictable temperament from healthy lineage did not cause another dog to not get adopted.
Someone's meticulous research and support of only the most responsible of breeders is not the problem. It is not what you should be mad at. It is not who you should be pushing the blame onto.
•Responsible Breeders are not the ones who brought these dogs into the world irresponsibly and left them in a shelter.
•Responsible breeders are not the ones who put their dogs into shelters either.
•It is my home, my life, and my choice of what kind of dog to bring into it. Maybe you needed a working dog, a sport dog, or simply a companion puppy to raise of a breed you enjoy. No matter the reason, the choice to support a reputable breeder did not send a shelter dog to its death.
•A breeder who health tests, temperament tests, studies pedigrees, proves a dog worthy of being bred, and only breeds when doing so is of benefit to the breed is not contributing to the number of homeless dogs.
•The number of homeless dogs in the world is a problem, but it is not a problem exacerbated by reputable breeders and those who purchase from them.
So where DOES the blame fall?
✔️Your neighbor down the street who refuses to contain his unaltered dogs IS contributing to the problem. 🙌🏼
✔️Your friend who impulse bought a dog at Pet Land IS contributing to the problem.🙌🏼
✔️That guy on Craigslist pumping out the trendiest designer mix as fast as he can IS contributing to the problem.🙌🏼
✔️Your relative who just HAS to let their dog have one litter “so she can experience motherhood” or because “she’s just so sweet” IS contributing to the problem.🙌🏼
✔️Your old high school classmate who bought a high energy working breed without taking the time to research its needs and realize it was not a good fit for their household ahead of time IS contributing to the problem.🙌🏼
➡️A reputable breeder offers their LIFE LONG support. A reputable breeder would never allow their dogs to end up in a shelter to begin with. A reputable breeder makes it a contractual obligation to return dogs they have produced back to them should you find yourself unable of keeping it.🙌🏼
It is understandable to be angry about the number of homeless dogs in the world, but if you take a deeper look, you will find your anger is misplaced.
If you take a deeper look, you will find reputable breeders, and those who purchase from them, are just as angry. The difference is, we are just pointing fingers at the right causes.
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