I swear half the people on here asking breeding questions are under fifteen. Does it occurr to people that if you have to ask twenty questions about breeding your cat or dog, that maybe you shouldn't do it?
2007-09-14 17:20:16 · 10 answers · asked by mathaowny 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Texas Cowboy's answer is great... LOL!
Seriously though, it's a thoroughly modern and very Western idea to NOT breed your pets. You need to remember that spay and neuter as an mainstream idea can't be more than, what, maybe 30 years old, and not commonly practiced in most of the countries around the world. Dogs have been around for thousands of years and only a fraction of the world's canine population lives in countries like the US and Great Britain. I understand your frustration because it annoys me also to see such idiotic questions about breeding, but that's the real answer to your somewhat rhetorical question.
And really, we're a little carried away with spay & neuter rhetoric because we're removing most of the very best family pets from the gene pool at the same time that we're encouraging breeding of lots and lots of inbred (purebred) dogs with health and temperament issues and we still have rampant breeding of dogs bred for fighting and for people's warped idea of protection dogs. Genetics play a huge role in our dogs' behavior but we have this warped idea that "if you just raise a dog with love, they will turn out great". That's pure poppycock... you can observe issues like aggression and food guarding and severe anxiety by 8 weeks old, regardless of how perfectly that puppy was raised. Mind you, I don't want to go back to the days where shelters are overrun with unwanted puppies, so I don't have a solution I can't suggest for this problem. Just an observation.
2007-09-14 18:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by FairlyErica 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Why do so many inexperienced drivers want to drive (every experienced breeder started out as an inexperienced breeder by definition)? The problem isn't lack of experience but instead lack of mentoring (usually because they weren't asked) by experienced breeders.
2007-09-14 17:27:57 · answer #2 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most people think of their pets as their children. My mom was the same way with our maltese before I convinced her he needed to be neutered. There was no possible way we could handle a litter of puppies nor have the time to find him a mate! They just want to see their children, well, have children.
2007-09-14 17:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by JuicyGirl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wish I knew the answer to that. If I did, I could single-handedly solve the problem of pet overpopulation and prevent the deaths of millions of animals in shelters every year.
2007-09-14 17:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by kritten 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
What about breeding humans? No one even asks anymore!
2007-09-14 17:28:05 · answer #5 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason inexperienced people go around breeding themselves... they don't know any better ;)
2007-09-14 17:28:32 · answer #6 · answered by lachicadecafe 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
People think it'll be "quick easy money". Little do they know all the effort and vet bills they'll need to put into all the babies. Ugh.
2007-09-14 17:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by Soon2BMrsB 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because they feel they need to recoup the money they purchased their dog for.
2007-09-14 17:25:32 · answer #8 · answered by Cavalier KCS mom 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because they think that breeding is important but really basically kills your pet
2007-09-14 17:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by Jared 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
They think it is easy money
2007-09-14 19:25:08 · answer #10 · answered by Reckless 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋