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Old 25-05-2008, 04:25 PM
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Re: Do You Think There Is Need For 'New' Breeds?

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Originally Posted by garydogz View Post
Whoa back people!!! This is getting into dangerous territory now.
I entirely agree that some people are selfish but I would guess that you have the dog you want. Its other people who can make do
I do see dog owning as a right, providing you can look after a dog properly. A pet can bring so much into someones life after all. To make pet ownership some sort of privilege would mean what? Only people who earn over £30,000? who voted Labour? who drive a Volvo? who you like? That way madness lies.
No argument here about health.
Breeders will only breed what people want - market forces and all that. `

I think all human beings are selfish. Some more than others, and some are mostly very unselfish, but all would at some point put themselves over others, it is human nature.

Pet owning is a privalege. That doesn't mean there should be any criteria for it other than that people are able to care for and finance the pet properly, but plenty of people still want a dog so get one, regardless of whether they work all day so have to leave it on it's own, or whether they have the time to invest in it.

Yes, bad breeders will only breed what people want, I don't believe good, ethical breeders will. That is the reason that people who are turned down by responsible breeders can still get a dog, puppy farmers and back yard breeders for whom once the cash is handed over, the 'transaction' is finished and it is simply seen as a business. If that kind of breeding was stopped, and only responsible breeders who would take the dog back at any time in it's life, should the current owner no longer be able to keep it, were allowed to breed, rescue centres would be virtually empty.

I do have the breed I want. I sat down with my husband decided what we wanted in a dog and looked at the breeds available, then chose one. It woudl never have occured to us that we needed to create a whole new breed as nothing was quite perfect for us.
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