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What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] [email protected] -9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Breeders who responsibly create a hybrid breed for sporting or companion purposes. Doesn't matter if all applicable health testing is done and every puppy has a home in advance before it's even born, people seem to immediately think backyard breeder if a dog isn't purebred.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I think this applies to every breeder, regardless if they do pure breeds or trendy mutts.

I'd rather mix breeds gain popularity than pure breeds

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The man who created Labradoodles regrets his actions

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can we find the pug guy? Theres someone responsible for some animal suffering

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

But pugs are "purebred" which further highlights the point. A pug crossbreed with a longer-snouted breed would probably be healthier. You can't reliably criticize hybrid breeds without criticizing breeding as a whole.

All breeds were created by crossbreeding. But for some reason the society invented a cutoff point beyond which crossbreeding is not okay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How come?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Because Labradoodles wound up very cute but inherited all the bad traits from both breeds and almost none of the good. Just a bundle of nerves and health issues, or so Ive heard/read