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Originally Posted by RRC You are right. Plus, buying puppy mill dogs just indirectly leads to the continuation of the mistreatment of dogs. And "designer" dogs are a fad that may end badly for so many dogs.
I maxed out my credit cards on vet bills for my dogs. By the time I get them paid off, who knows what the bill will end up costing. We've had to make some sacrifices, but at least we were able to get the dogs the care they needed. |
I know, it is a hard one to try to fathom. Some even when they know it is a puppymill dog or puppy just want to rescue it. It is so sad what people will do take fill their pockets off the backs of little dogs.
The problem with Designer dog craze is not that they are mixes per se, mixed breeds have been around over the decades but they were not given clever composoted names and sold for big bucks leading to buyers going along with it and perpetuating a myth and more mixed breeds being bred for the almighty dollar. Seriously there are so many mixes in shelters and rescues needing homes, if a mix is all someone wants, rescue one.
Interestingly enough, I have now started to see the occasional ad for mixed breeds in newspapers for reasonable prices ie $200 that are called what they are -- mutt for sale. Now that's honest!!