Sorry I missed that I think what Azz was in fact doing was putting forward a point of view as you are doing.

second quote ...[Minihaha - you did say why you breed, bu the question (well this is the way I read it) was what makes you breed knowing there are too many dogs in this world and not enough homes - ie what justifies it to you. Not just why do you breed. Forgive me if I've got that wrong]


Yes I will forgive you and yes you have got it wrong .
I don't breed dogs at this time and was explaining why I and others buy from a breeder rather than rescuing a dog and I went on to explain if people only rescued existing dogs and stopped breeding many breeds would die out. I like a good debate but in order to have one it is necessary to read the posts
Lighten up girls you are trying to covert the converted.
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There is good and bad in everything.

You have the good breeders and the good rescues. They will do their utmost to ensure the dogs best interests. Homechecks carried out, vax, back-up and support.

Then you have the bad in both, rescues and breeders, who just cant be bothered, no homechecks, rehome to families with young children, no vax, not neutered etc. What about the rescues that are taking dogs from pounds in other countries, and with no assessment or history place them directly into a home straight from the port or a motorway service station!

Over the past few months several rescues have recently been exposed for side line breeding, cruelty and malpractice. What makes these different?

At the end of the day its the owners that need to be made responsible for dogs ending up in rescues or pounds. After all they are the ones who have failed the animal in the majority of cases.