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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Of course they do. Who wouldn't want their pet to be the exact breed and temperment they expected with the least genetic health problems as possible? The point is that, is getting exactly what you want worth putting another shelter animal to death?
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That assumes owning a pet is an either/or decision between buying a dog from a breeder or rescuing a dog from a shelter. For my wife and I, the decision was either buying a purebred dog or not having any pet at all.