Why do the extreme animal rights do gooders want to stop all dog breeding?
I can see going after mills that cannot give dogs and puppy's the proper care,love and attention they need and other smaller breeders that neglect there animals in any way….but come-on guys …down on all breeders just because they happen to have their facilities in there back yard? Give me a break….
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June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
It's not about having your 'facilities' in your back yard….it's about level of responsibility and knowledge of breeding.
It seems like every Tom, Dick and Harry wants to breed these days, and as long as they have a b*tch in heat and a dog with balls it's all good. There is SO MUCH MORE to it than that. There are genetic conditions that can be passed to the pups that sire and dam should be tested for, faults that sire and dam should be cleared of.
Plus, the vast majority of BYBs haven't a clue what 'tying' is, or duration of gestation, or how the whelping process works…..much less emergency knowledge, like how to stimulate a pup that's not breathing.
People are against irresponsible breeding….not breeding in general. "Back Yard Breeder" is a term to describe that Tom, Dick and Harry aforementioned. Not to be taken literally.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
I think those types of breeders, the ones who are getting grief, are the types that don't properly care for their pets, don't give them attention, don't properly socialize the animals, and sell the animals to people who don't have suitable homes for them.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
It's a good idea actually.
If all breeders stop breeding for at last a year or cut their litter size to 1 per year, population will decrease.
Of course other major offenders are those who don't get their pets fixed.
There are thousands of pets in shelters that need homes.
Is it more important to give a loving dog a home or a 1500 pup that didn't need to be born?
I don't however agree with breeders being stopped forever though.That would just be silly.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Its not just "animal rights do gooders"
Its Animal Welfare Organizations
Concerned Public
Responsible Pet Owners
and so on & so forth
With 7 million homeless companion animals be euthanized each year, why should we continue to produce more?
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
….it has nothing to do with being in their backyard and everything to do with just letting their animals breed without the proper testing or the knowledge about breeding in the first place.
BYBers also don't give their dogs the proper care and are usually the ones asking, "how can I tell if my dog is pregnant" or My dog is in labor HELP!
We're against anyone with less than half a brain breeding because their animal is cute or because everyone in the family wants one of their own
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Uh–no. There's a difference between responsible breeding and irresponsible breeding. If you're breeding dogs in the backyard and/or keeping them in the backyard [though that's not the exact definition of a BYB]–you're not doing everything a good breeder should be doing:
Keeping the dogs as PETS so that they have an easier time adjusting into the home they're put in.
Timing and regulating mating–not keeping intact females and males around each other unsupervised. You go to a stud service where YOUR b**** is held to a standard that it must meet before being serviced [certificates for health exams, tests for disease and overall "thumbs up" from the vet as a breed worthy dog]. This guarantees quality pets/show dogs for the future owners.
Socializing the dogs and puppies.
Potty Training
CONSTANT monitoring.
A backyard breeder isn't doing all or any of these things. They're breeding, selling, breeding, selling, breeding, selling to ANYONE–and that's it. There's a lot more to breeding than that.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
It's because they believe that all animals should be totally free from human intervention. They think that to keep them as pets is slavery.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
They should go after the puppy mills and the "back-yard" breeders not the ones that are breeding for the betterment of the breed
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
because they think the puppies will end up in a shelter or will be mistreated but most of those people are wrong and how can they prove that the puppies brought in this world will not have a good life that's why all those people I find to ignore to ignore them which you should do themselves
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
because JUST because an animal is pure bred doesn't mean its breed able,my friends have a pure bred lab they were gonna breed,they spayed her instead,turns out she has epilepsy and it would have passed to the puppies,they should have to be registered,health screened and shown in order to be bred,there is a gross over population problem and people who breed simply because they have a pure bred doesn't help the problem.especially since most of those dogs have small flaws that they pass then they mix with other flaws from other dogs and you end up with some pretty messed up puppies….
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
I was thinking of this too. I agree that puppy mills should be put out of business, as should IRRESPONSIBLE BYBers. But people that are experienced and are responsible, but don't consider themselves breeders for a living, should be left alone. As long as they are doing the right thing for the dogs, they;re fine in my book.
June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Animal rights groups believe that people and animals shouldn't interact and that domestic animals need to be phased-out; yes, they want domestic animals to become *extinct*. Their "anti-breeding" stance is part of that agenda. (Along with their supporting breed-specific legislation, wanting everyone to be vegan so there's no need for livestock, etc.)
Animal welfare groups want people to be educated about things like spaying/neutering their pets, puppymills, and backyard breeders. But they don't want to shut down *ALL* breeding like animal rights groups do.
Animal rights and animal welfare are two very different philosophies.
- http://www.sover.net/~lsudlow/ARvsAW.htm
- http://www.animalwelfarecouncil.com/html/aw/rights.php
How to tell apart the good breeders from the bad:
- http://www.wonderpuppy.net/1breeding.php
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June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am
What an excellent description, Abbyful! Very cool.
I am not against all dog breeding. Being in the backyard, as others have said, is not a literal term. It means people who are breeding without knowledge…those who don't test the dogs to make sure the puppies will be as healthy as possible (we all know they're not always healthy no matter how much testing the parents go through, but the risk is GREATLY lowered), who don't test the temperament of the dog, who don't consult their vet or their mentors, those who simply DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. They do it just because they're got a b**** in heat and a male who wants her and want cute puppies, or money out of the deal. We are against those who don't TAKE those puppies to the vet as soon as they are able to make sure they're healthy, to get them shots, etc. We are against the people who don't do their research. There are a LOT of steps to becoming a responsible breeder and if you get through them all then congratulations, you're ready! But until then…leave it to the professionals.
Are any of us helping you understand? Can you see the difference now?