It was at this time that
the idea of purebred dogs was introduced.
Since
the idea of purebred dog breeding is to produce puppies that will grow up to look like a particular breed, dogs with a disqualifying breed fault should not be bred.
Not exact matches
This comes from the
idea that the more breeds in a
dog's genetic mix, the less likely it is that the genetic problems
of purebreds will manifest themselves.
No matter how you look at the issue, the
idea of producing more
dogs to meet the «demands»
of people who are willing to pay thousands
of dollars for a
purebred pup while there are hundreds
of thousands
of purebred dogs waiting in overcrowded shelters is incredibly irresponsible.
There are certainly plenty
of answers to this question, all
of which will most likely highlight this basic
idea in some form: that there is still a demand for
purebred dogs, so it has to be met somehow, and if it can be met humanely, why not?
And what so many stories are sorely missing is this piece
of the puzzle — that by promoting the
idea of the «
purebred dog,» the National Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions of animals that enter the shelter system every year — thousands of which (5,500 dogs, to be exact) die each day in the U
dog,» the National
Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions of animals that enter the shelter system every year — thousands of which (5,500 dogs, to be exact) die each day in the U
Dog Show is doing a grand disservice to the millions
of animals that enter the shelter system every year — thousands
of which (5,500
dogs, to be exact) die each day in the U.S.