
Best In Show
The 133rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show brought the cutest canines to NY. Check out these pampered pooches. 

The 133rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show brought the cutest canines to NY. Check out these pampered pooches. 
16. #14 you are absolutely right! The AKC has done more to harm dogs than help them. I shudder each time a new breed is recognized by them. They will paper any 2 dogs of the same breed no matter how badly bred they are, how many bad genes are passed along in the breeding. They have been known to paper dogs that don't even exist. Backyard breeders are also primarily guilty of the same thing. Anytime a movie showcasing a dog is shown, all the backyard breeders are anxious to get bucks by breeding that particular breed.
Puppy mills are so popular because they are the only ones that can supply the pet stores with the amount of dogs they require to make their customers happy, even though these customers have no clue as to what they're getting. It's the public that must be educated to the horrific things that go on in the name of puppy love, both at the puppy mill and at the pet store also.
Any breed the public is looking for is available to be rescued. Go into Petfinder.com and answer the questions asked and you will be connected to the shelter and/or rescue groups near you that has the kind of dog you're looking for.
Posted at 9:58PM on Feb 11th 2009 by greytalli