After adopting mt dog, my life was changed forever. She is one of the best things to ever happen to my family and she will always be my best friend. My dog is a mutt so we really aren’t sure what breed she is, but that makes us love her even more.

Dogs in shelters desperately need your help because they too deserves to have a happy and loving home. The trend of “purebred” dogs has only gotten more apparent over the years but unfortunately people do not understand the dangers of the breeding.

Purebred dogs are normally kept “pure” by breeding a few selected dogs multiple times, meaning that dogs are normally born from a long family chain. This can create countless health issues for the dog later in life and can even affect their behavior.

One example that I saw that really showed me just how wrong purebred breeding is was with two Australian Shepherds.

 This is a very popular breed and most people are looking for what is called a merle coat. This is when the dogs look more grey/silver but to achieve this specific coat there is a lot of unethical practices taking place. Normally when a breeder gets both a male and female merle he will breed them together, but more times than none the dogs that are born out of this barely survive. 

These dogs are called “double merles” and they lose the pigment of their fur, usually become deaf, and almost always are born with no eye sight. These dogs are considered unadoptable by the breeders so they are usually abandoned on the side of the road or taken to shelters.

These poor dogs are just the result of human selfishness, and the want to have their “ideal” dog.

There are so many dogs who need homes who are perfectly healthy and trained just waiting in a shelter.

Adopting from a shelter saves two lives. Not just the dog you are adopting but the future dog that can now be taken in my shelter you adopted them from.

I always encourage people to look into what it takes to create a purebred and to ask themselves if they are okay with supporting it. 

Please, the next time you adopt, take a look at your local shelters first because your new best friend could already be waiting for you.