my dogs are both purebred.
i could have their papers if i simply bothered to pay for them.
but i got them as rescues…
and i don’t need or want their papers.
i won’t be breeding them.
if the breeder who bred either of my dogs had been more responsible, neither would have ended up as rescues.
But, they weren’t, so one breeder passed along a dog with recognizable knee problems and the other one with thyroid issues.
Add in a few bad owners along the way and these dogs became challenging at best.
As long as there are irresponsible breeders..
there will be too many rescue dogs.
i applaud hopey for her efforts to breed dogs that aren’t likely to end up euthanized because no-one wants to take the time to deal with them.
i wish the breeders who bred and sold my shibas had been half as responsible as she is.