Re: [PyrNet-L] Breeding/rescue debate

[dsmith@iolinc.net (Smith, Deborah)]

!!!!  Is the Pyr on a dangerous dog list?  !!!!
And if so, when did this happen.  I'm very concerned.

Chrissy
Rajah and Moses
West Union, WV
dsmith@iolinc.net


> I am shocked that you would consider serious concern over the mere thought
of
> our breed on the dangerous dog lists "saving face with the public".
>
> This issue potentially goes far deeper than "saving face with the public",
> and if others can't see that, then there is likely nothing I can do to
> convince them otherwise.
>
> I am honestly thrilled and delighted for all of you who have nobly managed
to
> save a Pyrenean life and have been privileged and lucky enough to enjoy a
> stable temperament and a lasting bond of companionship with your rescued
> Great Pyrenees.  To those who have been so fortunate, and who also happen
to
> feel strongly that anyone interested in a Great Pyrenees should first and
> foremost consider a rescue, answer this question for me:
>
> How many Great Pyrenees have *you* had to live with for several weeks and
> bond with only to end up holding their muzzled head in your hands with
tears
> streaming down your face while the veterinarian puts them to death because
> they were a serious menace or threat to society and/or because they
attempted
> to or actually did bite you or one of your children or one of your
neighbor's
> or friend's children?
>
> Shall I go back through my records and report how many I personally have
had
> the terrible misfortune to make that dreaded decision on over the years,
> rescues versus those out of my own breeding program?
>
> Cut me a break here folks. I've walked in BOTH pairs of shoes. Have you?
If
> not, then I suggest perhaps you don't have the whole big picture clearly
> within your range of view and that perhaps you've not truly had occasion
to
> even remotely approach some of these very real boundaries.
>
> I never once said no one should adopt a rescue dog.  My original point was
we
> need more dedicated responsible accountable and caring breeders and less
> irresponsible money grubbing ignorant breeders.  We need to make education
> accessible to ALL and to make quality pets and working dogs from
well-planned
> well-prioritized breeding programs affordable to many more than we
presently
> are.  This would go a long way in dramatically increasing the chances for
a
> successful placement for a dog's lifetime, and to that end, it would
reduce
> the rescue burden.
>
> Perhaps the only way we can stop the breeding activities of commercial
> breeders and ignorant breeders and irresponsible breeders is to take away
> their market for puppies.  I suggest as many as 50% (or more) of the dogs
> that find their way into rescue would not have slipped through the cracks
if
> the necessary and appropriate good breeding genetics, screening methods,
> education, and lifelong follow-up was provided to these owners in the
first
> place.
>
> We all have our own little contributions we can make to the long-term
welfare
> and betterment of this breed. I won't be made to feel wrong or guilty for
> making my own personal contribution in the manner which I have chosen,
AFTER
> exploring ALL sides to this debate in a very personal hands-on way.
>
> Kelley
>
>
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