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[bec]

Contributing to a know problem.. just because 'you want to and its your right to', is completely irresponsible.

The overpopulation of dogs is created by people Michael, not the dogs.
The dogs have no say in the situation at all.
They certainly don't want to be in the pound in a cold wet cage.
They don't want to be on the table at the vets getting a needle in their arm...

But they do.. because of us.
Because people won't desex their pets and don't think past the 'oooh but they will be so cute and I have homes for them already'.

You will never convince me, or many other responsible dog owners, that back yard breeding is an acceptable practise.

[Michael Romanos]

Back-yard-breeding of dogs is just simply a dirty 'word' for casual or hobby breeding. There is nothing wrong in my book for casual breeding so long as quality care and attention is present and administered.

[bec]

Wow.

I am really astounded that members of the dog world can still have this point of view.

Back Yard Breeding is what it is..
People that don't know enough about their dogs, or their dogs history, or their dogs health.. mating their dogs to others that they have no clue about either.. without thought as to what happens with their puppies in a few years time.

as long as breeding continues in this fashion, people will continue not to value the worth of animals, pet shops will continue to thrive and the pounds will be full.

I had a friend that back yard bred a litter of chi puppies. She thought she had great homes for ALL of them. She ended up stuck with the pups until they were 5 months old, there were many complications throughout the pregnancy. She nearly lost her bitch. The litter ended up costing her over $1500 (AUD) in vet bills. She has now speyed her bitch, and desexed her dog.

Breeding shouldn't be 'casual'.

Do you breed yourself Mike?

[Cheetah]

Is there an overpopulation problem in NZ? Because in many parts of the US, there definitely is one, so churning out mixed breeds and deliberate pet quality purebreds is a bad idea here. In another country where more responsible pet ownership takes places, where there are no accidental breedings or designer dog fads taking place, I could say otherwise.

There should not be deliberate breedings of pet quality dogs in the USA until we have taken care of our problem. Besides, there are enough pet quality pups born in show homes, bred by responsible people. If only people would steer clear of pet shops and find these breeders instead, or go to a shelter.

[Michael Romanos]

There is not an overpopulation of dogs in NZ - we have a one in eight population ie one dog for every eight humans. But we do have a high ratio of dogs on a world basis - the USA leads the world with a ratio of one in six. We do though have the kind of dog and dog ownership problems that exist all over the world bar a very few choice places such as Singapore ( so I understand).
We have absolutely no need for incapable, wicked and sloppy breeders and there is no demand for quarter breeds. NZ farm dogs are typically a mixed breed but these have been very much a kind of pure bred mixed breed for many years and cost more to buy as a puppy than does the average pure bred pup.

If people want to be casual or hobby breeders and adhere to quality care and attention and produce pedigree pups or mixed bred pups and have or can find a market among discerning dog owners, go for it I say.