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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When we as a country and planet are inundated with dogs, when we know that hundreds of dogs are euthanized every day or left to languish in no kill shelter, Is it reputable to breed dogs because you want them to look a certain way? Or think they will act a certain way? 
If breeders add even more dogs into society and charge people thousands of dollars to do so,  and you consider that reputable, please share why. 
And don’t say “ betterment of the breed” that’s just made up jargon by the AKC.[/quote]

We're only inundated with pitbulls and other undesirables. I don't see any stray golden retriever puppies taking up space at the pound.[/quote]

This. Pit bulls and beagle mixes. No thanks. The irresponsible people are the pit bull owners who don’t get their dogs fixed. [/quote]

The irresponsible people are owners of any pet-grade dog(s) who don't get their dogs fixed. Nobody needs to be breeding mutts, or even at-home purebreds.

I'll ignore the anti-"pit bull" bias and point out that there are breed-specific rescues that pick up dogs from shelters, and/or offer them a spot before they land there. The goldens are at one of the golden rescues, the labs at the lab rescue, etc. There are plenty of discarded dogs there, too.

We don't need more dogs. Anyone breeding dogs outside of very specific purposes is less-than-reputable.[/quote]

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