Originally Posted by lauren001

Again we get onto the lurcher versus show debate.

Basically there is nothing wrong with breeding crosses, if it is well thought out and the dogs involved are compatible and there is health testing done.

HOWEVER, the vast majority breeding crosses have no thought brought into the matter, are breeding totally unsuitable dogs together as regards structure, health or temperament and doing it for the totally wrong reasons and often only for money.

I am not saying that all pedigree breeders are any better, many are doing exactly the same things as I stated above.

At the moment in the middle of a credit crunch, when rescues are overflowing, often with cross dogs, then the justification for anyone breeding their dog needs to be super-ethical, and just because "I want to" or "I have the right" or other such self righteous twaddle is not a good enough reason in my view