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Originally Posted by Love4himies
Some of the best sled dogs are mutts (Alaskan Husky), you don't need a purebred to enjoy a sport and you don't need to get sled dogs from breeders, in fact, you can even use BC for sled dogs (GailP), lots of them up for adoption. I have a friend with 6 dogs they use actively for sledding. Guess what, all rescues
Now getting back on topic.
This thread is to educate people about the overpopulation of pets in this world and that there is NO need to be breeding any more while ones are dying in shelters.
It will hopefully open somebody's eyes to not give their precious money to a breeder, but to a shelter that is there to help the homeless animals.
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So you covered one sport, I didn't say a sled dog had to be a siberian husky, I know alaskan huskies are mixed breeds and rescues can run. Look here for instance, Elmo is by far a better sled dog than any of my purebreds.
It is on topic though especially when you are talking about sports like ring.
It may be hard for one to grasp what is needed in a well bred dog to do well
safely in sports like mondio and french ring.
I don't understand how it seems to be that if we don't agree with rescue people 100% that we are on the "other end" of it. I'm not... I'm ALL for rescue, I have even stated that YES a couple years of a break for nearly every breeder out there IS needed and that ALL should pool together to get rid of puppy farmers and back yard breeders once and for all... however this falls on deaf rescue ears because I in the same breath can give reasons why GOOD breeding programs are still important.
I am not going to point fingers and say I am better or so and so is a lunatic because they don't agree with me. In the end though, face it. Because of my opinion on the matter I am basically black listed from rescue cliques because I can see the importance in both ends. So if I was to want to help... not one of the rescue people on here like me very much for various personal reasons and I had bred one litter, AND I own and have purchased from breeders. There is NO way in some rescue eyes that I could possibly help right????
Then for a while I had what I felt was the spy. I have never fully understood the fluctuations between contacting or blog reading from one particular person or the private interest in things we do here... I have nothing to hide from anyone on this site, what I have done is public and what I will do is going to remain public. I don't feel the need to gang up with other breeders and waste my time and energy bashing ANYONE. I will pool that energy and resources for when it is needed.
But I guess its because I have never seen it first hand right
thats right, I have never had the crippled old dogs living here that were rescues whom I spent so many sleepless nights crying over, fighting for and trying to "fix", I have never fostered, or pulled a dog from a high kill shelter or situation, oh no... nor have I worked with anyone on rescuing dogs or cats. Never fell in love with a dog who a rescue put down because of human aggression and feared for another because it seems to be heading down the same track... What would I know about rescue??? Clearly nothing because I am a BREEDER
Fact of the matter is, if I were to reach out to any rescue person on this site I would most likely get the shaft due to personal issues with me. But when I see a need for concern on something I have NO issues helping anyone here.
However, when the entire province was bothered by one TM breeder recently about relinquishing 14 of her dogs to rescue... MANY rescues contacted me to see if I could help you're damned right I said yes and started making calls to others who could help. These dogs are still in the care of the breeder and many rescues are left scratching their heads as to what is going on with them... but I don't understand rescue right?
What i don't understand is the my way or the highway mentality I tend to interpret, i may be way off to left field with that one but it is the impression I get.
That old saying "You have a right to your opinion as long as it agrees with mine" is how it comes across.
I just think that most of this argument is preaching to the choir basically. Yes you may have a close minded puppy miller come across this and skip right by it, no realization of what they are doing and the harm they cause so many animals. Or you may get the "consumer" come by this thread. Personally if I didn't understand the over population problem, i would be very intimidated by many of the rescue posts here and be afraid to ask a question. Intimidation and/or bullying is not going to get anyone anywhere. I know it is frustrating repeating ourselves (yes i just lumped myself in with the rescues here
) and educating people to why for the MOST part they do not need a breeder dog and can get EXACTLY what they are looking for from a rescue that has pulled dogs and spent time with dogs and assessed them to no end to ENSURE it is a good match, but for every ONE person who WE can patiently explain the difference and give compassionate reasoning to that is ONE less person who supported a mill or byber.
I just feel we waste too much time and energy bickering amongst each other and looking like crazies on all ends that no one would dare ask any of us for our help or thoughts on a dog they want.