Oh my.. what a heated conversation!
Well.. I think that Red and everyone who breeds the way she
seems to be breeding are doing a great job in sticking to their morals and ethics. Right to the tee! And really that is wonderful. Now I said
seems since I clearly can't know for sure how it's actually taking place.. I mean absolutely no disrespect in any way..
To me it is something they feel so strongly about.. and they follow their morals to the end.. whether or not you agree with their viewpoint, it still deserves respect. My best friend is a devout Christian.. though I don't necessarily believe everything she believes or live the way she does I still respect her for how she is since she follows what she believes right to the bitter end.
However there are others that have opinions, morals, ethics that clearly clash with these views.. Some people think it's ok to breed 2 healthy dogs as pets.. as long as they go to good homes and are well taken care of.. To me saying that you
have to go by the breeders code of ethics.. ( I think that's what it was called) is like saying you
have to go by the Bible.. I don't think it's fair to just assume the way you do things is always the right way, just because you have some code of ethics to back it up.
Now I'm not saying at all the these breeders who take it so insanely seriously are wrong.. not at all.. I think it's spectacular! I just think there needs to be a little understanding that not everyone is going to have the same code of ethics all the time..
For me I see dogs as mans best friend.. a helper.. a hard worker sometimes and a best friend. I do love all the breeds that have been developed and I love that there are people that keep those breeds intact. But I also think that sometimes the pet/friend purpose of the dogs gets lots in all the jumble.. that sometimes people take making all the breeds completly flawless and perfect a little too seriously.. and some focus sometimes needs to be brought back to making the dog a wonderful pet/worker/friend regardless of whether or not it's perfect in its breed standard. For people who try to make a perfect pet dog I can understand. And for people trying to keep all the breeds intact, I understand.. The people who don't spay/neuter their pets because they're lazy, don't think it's necessary.. don't think the animal is worth it, don't care at all about over population, don't give their pets the love and care they deserve.. those are the people I can't stand to be around. Those are the people I think all this negativity should be directed at..
But this is obviously all just my own opinion..