Shirley have you stolen someones halo????? I thought they were only given out in certain circles
For all our talking and reasoning, I would like to think perhaps we got through to may be one person, if so then something useful has been acheived!
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What they seem to forget or not wanting to accept is that forums are used by people browsing and therefore messages get through that way.

When you use a forum to promote your club/website IMO you have to be accountable for information you put out.

If forums are not one of the ways to promote ethical breeding then what else do we and they use as a better alternative? bearing in mind our websites are promoted on our siggys via the forum so somewhat two-faced of them to then say forums are only for people whom have the dogs and we are wasting our time saying anything!!!

If they felt like that then why add their club link to their siggys.

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Well I for one, think it's brilliant, at least your chosen cross breed will have good representatives as far as the magazine goes, if only all dogs were so lucky to have folk like you fighting their corner.

I don't think alot of people want to listen who want to breed; last night was made aware of a debate of someone who was advertising a litter of staffie puppies - when it was pointed out how many were in rescue etc etc they replied along the lines of we love our dogs, we haven't done it for the money we will find the best homes, yes we are fully aware of the staffie crisis but we are not part of that you rescues stop going on at me you are all so self righteous I am not adding to this.

(edited to add the reason was I think wanted her to have one litter)

Perhaps asking them to go to the pound and take the dogs to be killed each week might make it sink in.

I know with all breeds it can be bad but so many unwanted staffies are killed each day, it makes me sad that people are aware of the problem yet still choose to breed their dogs thinking they are not part of the problem and it doesn't affect them and the breed they love so much and want to change its image etc.

Everyone who breeds just one litter of staffies at the minute is part of the problem, but they don't see it.

It made me feel quite sad really. The situation is beyond breaking point

If newfie rescue had the problems that staffie rescue had, I would never buy another newfie! In a lot of ways we are lucky because there are not so many and when they come along, they quickly find homes. I say in a lot of ways, because with a dog which costs £1200 to buy as a puppy, sadly a lot end up on the internet for sale because people want their money back. The club does sometimes buy these dogs themselves if they can and rehomes them, but not all rescues have the funds to do that.

I have said it before, so please forgive the repetitiveness, but 30 years ago my brother had to go all the way to Manchester from London for a staffie because they were so rare. I still can't get my head around the massive surplus of this once rare breed.

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I think people as well don;t see so many in some of the rescues but its the pounds taking the brunt of the problem, where its just not publicised that dogs are killed.

It really made me feel sad, in my mind had compartmentalised the people breeding and selling were uncaring types of people in it for the money etc etc but to hear someones opinion who although was a BYB and fully aware of the problem, claimed to love the breed, who was homechecking the pups etc, to still not consider themselves part of the problem was shocking.

ALthough the expression 'the staffie crisis' is one that I think is now widely used, but perhaps people don't know how bad it is; maybe like the 'unemployment problem' or the 'binge drinking problem' you knwo there are issues, but unless you are directly affected then don't really think about it, or feel passionately about it etc etc or think you as one person in a nation are part of the problem (if that makes sense)

I can't recall ever seeing a Newfie in the pounds we work with or my local one, or even in rescue ....

Newfoundland Rescue usually have a few but they rarely stay there for long. I know people with kennels who care for newfies for rescue till they are rehomed and they usually go quite quickly. It is a lot better than someone trying to get their money back by selling them on.

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