Dog breeding... if you don't have a legit AKC breeder of merit backed bloodline and you don't have hips and heart done at least you should not be breeding period. If you breed doodles and sell them for $thousands you should be ashamed of yourself.

And all :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:es should be allowed to go through at least one heat cycle, males should not be neutered at all or only after 2 years if you absolutely have to.

Having had backyard bred dogs or rescues all my life and then getting into the show dog world... it is night and day. Yes, there are some breeders and owners who are stuck up and snobbish about their purebreds. The majority are not. There can be perfectly happy and healthy mutts or rescues or whatever. But... I personally feel much better buying from a responsible breeder who has all health checks done and a legit pedigree with champion/grand champion AKC dogs going back generations. Also make sure you can meet at LEAST the mother of the puppy you are buying or both parents if you can. Temperment is a big deal and dogs that are shy or scared or fearful should not be bred. I have an AKC Champion Ibizan hound and AKC Champion Irish Wolfhound (who is on his way to a Grand). Both of those I can go back almost 40 years, they all have AKC champions in their lines, the Ibizan Hound has zero health issues going back generations and should live to be 15-16 years old if nothing happens to him. Wolfhounds general life expectancy is 7 years. However, good breeders are trying to extend that and our Wolfhound's line pushes 9-10 years. Also any time there is an issue or question, the breeder is there to help and we have become good friends with them as well. I really hope anyone looking for a puppy that is not set on "rescue or gtfo" will hit up the AKC breeder of Merit registry and find a good breeder of the dog you are looking for and get in touch.

We now have a German Shepherd puppy we are getting ready to start showing. All hips/eyes/heart checks from both parents came back good or excellent. She is smart as hell, happy, zero signs of any future hip issues and she is fast as hell to boot. We have a rescue shepherd that is only 3 years old and this year old puppy just blows by her like she was standing still. I love them both and they both get the same care, same diet and same playtime but its really a stark contrast between the rescue badly bred one and the one that is a product of many many years of breeding only the best. Our show shepherd's father recently won Best of Opposite Sex at the national German Shepherd specialty and the mother is a finished grand champion as well.

At the end of this rant... You will spend WAY more in vet bills for a $500 CL puppy or whatever than you will with a $1500-$2k purebred from a Breeder of Merit so if you are one of those ppl who is like "why would I pay $2k for a dog when I can get one for way less from JimBob at work?". Like everything in life... you get what you pay for. As this is a snake forum, would you rather have a snake from Petco or from one of the top notch herp breeders? Your choice.