WHY?!!!

Earlier this year we had to help with the rescue of a Beagle Rhodesian mIx... yep another moron trying for an apartment sized RR, this week it was a CHIHUAHUA Rhodesian Mix !!!! a Check Peanut Butter out.... If I could figure out how to transfer the dang files I would share Sprite with you too....

Bonita of Bwana

A chihuahua and RR?!!! Oh gosh. And now people wonder why getting a dog from a reputable breeder is "too much trouble."

It's really ridiculous. I saw an ad for a "Chowtese"...Chow/Maltese mix. Pup was really kinda weird looking. He was black, bigger than a Maltese but smaller than a typical Chow, and he had what looked like long silky hair and a plumed tail!  

 They keep breeding them because there are people who want to buy them...

For example, my friend is crazy about puggles and wants one. When I told her that those dogs look exactly like 10 000 other dogs in pounds, she got very offended... As long as there are people who think that way and have and want to give their money for these dogs, there will be people who will breed them. As simple as that.

In an old issue of Cosmo (yep, I read that trash ) they actually *recommended*  getting a pup from the shelter instead of a designer dog. I was so thrilled I emailed the editor!

Tell me about it!  I work at a kennel and while we do see many mixes from pounds and purebreds, lately we have been getting tons of puggles, goldendoodles, yorkipoos, cockerpoos, etc.  It drives me crazy.  Right now we have 3 or 4 puggles who come on a regular basis to play for the day.  I really love to see just the regular mixes or purebreds over them.  Their temperament is better and they are usually just nicer dogs in general.