 Barked: Tue Nov 20, '12 7:32am PST |
 | |  | | I couldn't find anywhere else to post this, so this seems the closest. NO, I absolutely DO NOT judge people who buy a purebred dog as long as they do their research to select the most compatible breed and obtain it from a responsible breeder who does all they can to ensure healthy stock, and not from a pet shop. That is your best chance to get a pet that is physically and temperamentally sound. Many people are looking for specific traits in a dog for a particular purpose, or they simply like the characteristics of a certain breed. This is speaking as an owner who has adopted all but one of my dogs, a Shetland sheepdog whom I acquired from a specialty breeder. And having worked in the retail pet industry for 15 years, the store where I worked did NOT sell dogs, and we always proposed adoption as a first option. So please don't be so hasty to judge until you know their reasons. |  |  | |  |
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