Quote Originally Posted by Jer View Post
It's a pretty simple concept: Dogs are domesticated animals. They aren't fit to survive on their own in the wild because WE created them to serve our own selfish desires for companionship. Now through our own irresponsibility as a species there are WAY more dogs than homes looking for dogs and as such to continue to intentionally breed dogs when there are already too many is irresponsible. Rewarding those who breed by paying for puppies is just as irresponsible. This isn't holier than thou thinking it's fact. Suggesting people adopt from a shelter is solid advice and belittle someone who would suggest such responsible action is idiotic and without ground. Your one bad experience doesn't represent an entire community of rescues.

Rewarding those who breed by paying for puppies is just as irresponsible. < Self righteous "holier than thou". You buy dogs, either from a breeder or a shelter. Responsible breeders are good for dogs in general, if all we ever had was mongrels then eventually we'd end up with only one type and size of dog which would probably be something like a mid-sized terrier of moderate to low intelligence (which I don't want).

Suggesting people adopt from a shelter is solid advice and belittle someone who would suggest such responsible action is idiotic and without ground. < Not at all what I did ... all I complained about was the holier than thou attitude from those that choose shelter dogs over pure breed dogs ... which is exactly what you did.

There is good reason for both adopting a shelter dog and buying a pure breed, it depends upon our needs and wants from a dog, budget, etc. To suggest either is morally superior is sophistry (but that's what the rabid "rescue" movement has done).

Your one bad experience doesn't represent an entire community of rescues. < No, but the attitude that buying a full breed dog is somehow evil/irresponsible/bad is self righteous "holier than thou" BS that springs forth from the font of Critical Theory of Marxism (if its part of the history of the dominant culture its evil and must be "critiqued" to death), as is the notion that adopting a shelter dog is somehow a major contribution to peace/justice/good in the world and my experience with several dog and cat "rescue" organizations has ONLY reinforced my opinion (for the record we got both our cats from shelters ... I have no specific needs or wants from a cat that would require me to get a pure bred cat).


If your needs/wants/specifications for a dog are undefined then you are better served buying from a shelter (its cheaper and it is a good thing to find a home for some unwanted dog), but if you have specific needs/wants/specifications then by all means don't buy the commie "But that's Bourgeois" (because that's basically at the root of the attitudes of the "rescues are better,pure bred is evil" crowd) bullshit and don't think it makes you better than someone that buys from a breeder.