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[quote=Anonymous]Of course it's not an oxymoron. There are absolutely good breeders out there (but the majority of breeders people think are good are not)

If we want healthy, stable dogs available, people need to intentionally breed healthy, stable dogs. That means a battery of health tests, temperament tests, training to prove bidability in whatever supports the breeder's goals for their line, etc. Done right, breeding doesn't net much money. It's not a viable business, it's a hobby/passion.

If we ban people from doing it "right", then the only dogs left are ones from crappy breedings and the levels of anxious, cancer filled, aggressive dogs will rise because accidental breedings and mills aren't putting together the best versions of dogs.

I ran a basic obedience class in arlington for years. When I started 20+ years ago, most of the dogs were lovely. As time went on, more and more reactive, fearful, and downright aggressive dogs signed up. I had to implement barriers and request people do privates before trying group classes because I was worried what would happen in a group setting. None of those dogs were from "good" breeders. They were newspaper dogs, shelter pups, tonnnnnns of amish dogs, etc. All the "nice" dogs were spayed or neutered by the responsible owners, only the sketch people let their dogs breed. Sometimes they were good dogs, but often times they weren't.

I don't mean that shelter dogs aren't good! I've had 5 of them over the years, 3 were wonderful and 2 were a disaster. I've also had multiple breeder dogs, and one of those was a mess too.  The difference with the breeder dog is that she spayed the mom after stories of temperamental challenges from offspring, so those lines will not continue.

TLDR: If we don't have good breeders doing it all right, there won't be any more good dogs.

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