does every dog owner have the right to breed? discussion

[Dawn]

Sorry for the misunderstanding..Raven is my dog!! eeeek..lol.. she is just getting over being in heat and then will be spayed at my facility, she was brought in as a stray to my shelter, first owner gave her away,her second owner was contacted ( this was the second time she came into us as a stray, as he would leave her in the yard all day with a 4 ft chain link fence) and he never returned to get her.
I counted the hours and minutes down till I was allowed to adopt her. We connected right away and I am in love!
Sorry for the confusion, I was ranting and just upset over the entire situation.

dawn

[APBTLove]

Originally Posted by gunrunner

Not sure about there but here our dogs are registered . But its my belief that its the owners that need to be registered .The point im making is the dog whatever breed it is will only turn out as good as the owner who bought him/her up .
That goes on breeding too .

You can't raise, train, or love genetics and many, many years of breeding out of a dog. you can influence their behavior, but you can't raise a working German Shepherd to behave like a King Charles Spaniel. I can say before I was educated I believed that. I suffered for it, and so did my dogs, because I brought the wrong breed of hard working dog into my home and thought that if I raised her right she would be a happy lap pet. Nope.

[Jessiewessie99]

Originally Posted by chocolat

I have adopted 3 kids. The orphanages that they came from didnt own them ..they werent legal slaves..therefore they were adopted and not sold to me


dogs are sold to people who can do(within legal reason) as they wish with their dog. this includes rescues, shelters and breeders of any kind.

when the dogs turn a certain age..ie about 18 yr old in kids. They cant leave home the way a kid can..big difference between adopted and sold.

My toes curl and I cringe everytime I read or hear the phrase "pet parent" the sad thing is I use to be one to call my dogs "my babies"..These AR extremist took something so sweet and innocent and turned it into something sinister with the goal of political gain

You still have to pay money to adopt a child. Many kids can't leave home when they are 18, they have the choice, but probably can't physically, mentally, or financially. Shelters and rescues are temporary homes for animals. We are there forever homes. There is a reason they call them shelters and rescues. They rescue animals and give them shelter, food, water, and medical care and the attention they need.

Also shelters and rescues deal all sorts of dogs of different breeds, whereas breeders mostly deal with one. Shelters and rescues deal with dogs who come from different backgrounds and need special attention and care. Breeders breed to better the breed(most of them.) and have a set goal in mind such as working lines, or show lines and breed for certain traits and such. Where as shelters don't breed(most don't) and just want to give every dog in their care a chance at a good home. Both breeders and shelters/rescues want their dogs to go to good homes. But both have different goals for their dogs.

I don't think any of us are AR extremists. I call my dogs my babies. I think alot of us are considered pet parents because our animals are like our children.

[sagelfn]

Originally Posted by chocolat

My toes curl and I cringe everytime I read or hear the phrase "pet parent" the sad thing is I use to be one to call my dogs "my babies"..These AR extremist took something so sweet and innocent and turned it into something sinister with the goal of political gain

what?

why would it bother you what other people refer to their pets as? what does any of that have to do with groups like PETA