This shift to 'rescue dogs, adopt a dog from the shelter" etc, while not a NEW phenomenon, has really become the newest fad. Breeders started becoming aware of pressure to require s/n contracts, limited registration, then became breed rescues to bolster the "good" that breeders did. Breeders took care of their 'own." They took back dogs of their breeding through one generation and now pushing towards the second. And then adopting out the purebred rescues as good family pets. Which they were and are, vetted correctly for the right dog to the right home. The natural sequence of the animal shelters and rescues were to push THEIR dogs out as good and worthy. With the pressure of the Animal rights groups, the dogs from the shelters and rescues became MORE worthy than the breeders. It's been a process and if one looks back, the process is easily seen. Stormy On Jan 19, 2010, at 12:52 PM, ohiogreys@xxxxxxx wrote: > > In spite of all that I still see anti pure bred and breeder > sentiment. > Just watch any talk show, anytime someone's dog is mentioned, it is > always a > "rescue" dog as if owning a pure bred is sinful. > If I am an elitist, so be it. > Karen Teplitzky > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================