#for the record i am pro ethical mix breed dogs

[wandering-wolf23]

My shelter Border Collie/Aussie Shepherd mix was an absolute nut case. I loved that dog, but she was as reactive as hell and incredibly aggressive to other dogs. She also only lived to be 8.

My Border Collie/Aussie Mix from a breeder who health and temperament tested both parents and did her best to ensure working ability was a joy of a dog to own. She had incredible working drive and, most importantly, didn't try to kill other dogs on sight. She lived to be 14.

My Presa Canario who functioned as a mobility dog for me after my wreck was an amazing animal. She came from a breeder who did all of the tests and has a 2 year waiting list for puppies. Maggie lived to be 13.

My random bred sorta pit bull mutt who showed up in the yard one day had a list of allergies longer than my current health issues cat. His sister dropped dead of a heart attack three months after we found them. Skippy always had issues and died of cancer at around age 7.

I've adopted dogs and bought them. I currently have a dump out sorta Golden Retriever puppy who has already become the most expensive animal I own (this is saying something, because both of my cats had high medical bills). There's a huge difference in the dogs who are health tested and the ones who aren't. I've seen it in my dogs and I'm cringing to think of the problems Jenny might develop down the road.

The problem isn't responsible breeders - it's people like the ones @talesfromtreatment wrote about who only see animals as $$$$.

Controversial opinion maybe but I dont think dogs need to be champion show dogs to be ethically bred

[sheprd]

i feel like this is a pretty strange and largely irrelevant to most of my followers thing to say but like- for the record; i am 100% pro-mix breeding dogs ethically, responsibly, and sustainably. the things that make a good breeder are not exclusive to pure breeders, and pure bred dogs are not the end all be all of ethical dog breeding. the concept of breeds itself is a new phenomena in the grand scheme and the way we classify and maintain breeds was developed by a bunch of racist eugenicists, legitimately. so um, yeah.