Blah!! I cant stand it!

Animalsaremything · February 2012

So my friend wants a puppy and they want a little dog,and I give all these nice purbreed dogs and her mother decieds she wants a "desinger" dog and most of those dogs come from puppy mills.Buy they never owned I dog in there lives and they have no clue has hard as I try to explain they dont believe me !It gets me so upset!

Horsegirl210 · February 2012

Remember, everyone starts somewhere with getting a dog. Even if they may not know everything about dogs, the can still get one and learn along the way. You don't be a dog expert to get a dog.

DiamondPuppy0809 · February 2012

Pumpkinpony wrote:

Remember, everyone starts somewhere with getting a dog. Even if they may not know everything about dogs, the can still get one and learn along the way. You don't be a dog expert to get a dog.

Agreed, but most people that expect to get a "designer dog" don't have the proper knowledge to be getting a dog...

Horsegirl210 · February 2012

Oh, I didn't notice that part. :oops:

EmmeZoec · February 2012

Have you tried to refer them to a local rescue? I got a Border Collie mix and so far it looks like she is going to grow up to be a "Borador" (NO ONE CAN CALL HER THAT!) The director at our local humane society has a "goldendoodle" that someone brought in, try pet finder they have tons of mixes and lots of puppies. All designer dogs ARE FROM BAD BREEDERS. If they were responsable they would breed purebreds. They all do it from profit.

^Oriyana^ · February 2012

Not to mention the fact that paying hundreds of dollars for a mutt with a fancy name is ridiculous :P

Frostbight8 · February 2012

I need to agree, and walking through the pet store at the mall seeing "Beabulls" and "Morkies" makes me wanna rip those tags off and write "Mixed breed". But, there are some breeders out there who breed designer dogs for the better. The Labradoodle was actually bred because somebody wanted a seeing eye dog, but was allergic to dogs. Poodles are hypoallergenic, however despite their intelligence generally don't make very good seeing eye dogs because apparently they can be easily distracted. The Lab is a good seeing eye dog, but sheds. Mixed together, you have a pretty good seeing eye dog. I've also met somebody with a "designer breed" that they got from a breeder specializing. The lady told me they'd wanted a small, hypoallergenic dog but with a good temperament and energy because of grand children. The breeder provided then with the dog's lineage, and what breeds were mixed in along with why. This was very healthy, loving, obedient and was actually training to be a therapy dog. So, some breeders DO care, and mean well. Maybe track one of those guys down and direct them their so they don't help support puppymills and get a sounder dog?

Finster2 · February 2012

I agree with Frost. While I am for the most part, against designer breeds, you have to admit- there are some good breeders. But most are bad.. The good breeders aren't the ones that breed the dogs for money, the ones that breed pet dogs, the ones that breed because they have a beagle and a pug that are just too cute they feel the need to let them reproduce (obviously XD). The good breeders are the ones mating dogs for a purpose. Hypoallergenic therapy/seeing eye dogs, etc. And even the guy who "invented" the Labradoodle says he regrets it.. This was a very interesting read: <a href="http://www.ilainc.com/LabradoodleHistory.html"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.ilainc.com/LabradoodleHistory.html</a>;

^Oriyana^ · February 2012

The problem with the hypoallergenic side is people can still be allergic to "hypoallergenic" dogs. Plus there's no guarantee that the offspring of say a poodle and a lab, will have the poodle hair and not the lab fur. There's also the argument that it cannot be considered a breed until you have several generations producing a uniform result. Attaching a fancy name doesn't make it any different than the mutt that resulted from an accidental breeding. If the parents are two different breeds, the pup is a mutt, period :P Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against mutts in general, I love my mutt to death. I do however, have a problem with a $500 mutt :P

Animalsaremything · February 2012

I have mentioned a shelter and all those but they don't to go because they don't know if a "Morkie"will be there since that is what they want. They are telling me all the things I already know about these two breed and this was my reply to them "It is a mutt and there can be so many problems with them,they shake their head and walked away.And they don't even has a collar for a dog if they were to get they don't have anything a dog needs. It just gets me so upset!

Horsegirl210 · February 2012

Tell them that going to look at a shelter can't hurt. Also, see if you guys have a local SPCA. They have a website that shows most of their animals up for adoption. :-)

Animalsaremything · February 2012

I will but their mom doesn't like big dogs are dogs that bark a lot their mom is scared of dogs

Horsegirl210 · February 2012

Who says shelters can't have smaller dogs? Also, big dogs don't always bark a lot.

Animalsaremything · February 2012

Thats what the mother said not me.

DiamondPuppy0809 · February 2012

If someone in the family is scared of dogs, they shouldn't be getting one. Even if they're only scared of BIG dogs, their little dog still needs to be socialized around big dogs, therefore the owners need to be around all of the dogs to supervise. Maybe you could print out information off of reliable websites listing the pros and cons of having a dog, breed info, training, places to get dogs, supplies, etc. and give it to them to help them make a better decision. Doesn't your family breed dogs, Tiny? Tell them that you know a lot about dogs and dog breeds and you'd like to help them pick out their very first one if they still insist on getting a dog. Sometimes you can't change people's minds. For example, I've told my best friend all of the information I know about tanning beds and skin cancer, yet she still feels the need to go tanning twice a week. It frustrates me so much, to know that regardless of all of the facts she has in front of her, she still refuses to believe and/or listen.

EmmeZoec · February 2012

Garfieldz Gal wrote:

Maybe you could print out information off of reliable websites listing the pros and cons of having a dog, breed info, training, places to get dogs, supplies, etc. and give it to them to help them make a better decision. Doesn't your family breed dogs, Tiny? Tell them that you know a lot about dogs and dog breeds and you'd like to help them pick out their very first one if they still insist on getting a dog.

That's a good idea! You should also print out the costs and show them this is going to cost A LOT more then their gold fish that died in a week and never got a name.

Animalsaremything · February 2012

They bought a morkie I think it as a insult buy.

DiamondPuppy0809 · February 2012

Make sure to tell them that "Morkies" need regular grooming. Yorkshire Terriers, from what I know, are prone to quite a few health issues... and since they bought a "Morkie," probably from an irresponsible breeder in it for the profit, that their dog might be prone to even more health issues due to the careless breeding.

Animalsaremything · February 2012

Probaly is,I will tell her

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