I, personally, am against most breeders of any kind, because puppy mills are the devil, BYBs are only ever run by people who don't know anything, and the reputable breeders everyone says you should go to usually charge you out the butt regardless of what the puppy is worth. But my question is, are mutts not good pets? I have three dogs in the neighborhood, all mutts, all wonderful dogs. Does the fact that they're not pedigree and thus have no monetary value make them worthless to me *or the owners of the two that aren't mine*?
They're all shelter rescues, so it's not as though we paid the median price of either breed that was mixed in *chihuahua/terrier, pom/whatever, and the other looks like he's got some corgie in him* I'm not saying we should all go out and make puppies indiscriminately. But is a mutt you grow up with really worth less than a purebred that might not even live as long? Paying over, say, $700 tops for any dog is crazy, mutts and PBs alike.
2006-12-17
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