Quote Originally Posted by blackcrystal22 View Post
Both points are valid, but here's what I don't understand.

Why are people getting on the OP's case for breeding and supporting people to adopt from shelters with thousands of homeless animals when they bought a purebred from a breeder themselves and not a shelter? I understand you wanted a purebred, but don't get on their case about shelters unless you are also doing your part to help out the shelters and adopt. Maybe you are, but this sure doesn't seem the case.

And seriously, whether people know what they are talking about or not, being so incredibly rude is not going to get your point across in a better manner. In fact, it shows a lot about you. I don't care how passionate you are about the issue, discuss it and display your side. Attacking others makes your side look a lot worse.
All of my animals except my dog and bp are rescues. My bf was the one who wanted a dog, and he wanted a specific breed. So we got a dog from a reputable breeder who works his dogs and health tested/certified his dogs. This isnt a popular enough breed of dog to find in a shelter (there are only a handful of breeders in North America and none would ever let their dogs end up in a shelter). Otherwise we would have gone to a shelter or rescue.

I have no problem with purebred dogs or people buying purebreds from a reputable breeder. But the OP is neither a reputable breeder, or someone breeding purebred dogs, so a rescue is a much better option (and the ethical option)