Ste11aeres
Well-Known Member
A while back I made an offhand reference in a post to "problems with backyard breeding" (of dogs).
I would like to revise that statement.
I've been watching a video about puppy mills. Clearly, "backyard" breeding is not the worst way to breed a dog. Dogs have to breed or else they will go extinct. And there are four contexts in which a dog may breed/be bred, Puppy Mills, breeding as strays, backyard breeding, and a reputable small scale breeder. The first two are bad conditions, the second two can be pretty good.
This is in this forum because dogs are an obsession of mine.
I would like to revise that statement.
I've been watching a video about puppy mills. Clearly, "backyard" breeding is not the worst way to breed a dog. Dogs have to breed or else they will go extinct. And there are four contexts in which a dog may breed/be bred, Puppy Mills, breeding as strays, backyard breeding, and a reputable small scale breeder. The first two are bad conditions, the second two can be pretty good.