Hey Dog Lovers,
I feel the need to step in here and find common ground for everyone. I'll do my best to not be bias.
Yes it was an unplanned pregnancy and there could have been measures to prevent it. Abortion is an option but it is not the only solution as some of you have stated.
What I am more concerned about is your perception of a mutt. By the book, yes the offspring would be a mutt, but being a big animal lover myself and having experienced many mutts that friends and family have I know that they can be great pets too. Go back far enough and every dog breed that are now registered started out as being a mutt. This is quite aparent with the growing breeds that have been added to registries within the past decade.
Now I'm not saying that our member is trying to create a new breed but they do feel that killing these pups before they are born is not the right option for them. We have to respect that and provide better solutions for what they can do from here.
My suggestion is to find a loving family that cannot afford a pure bred and give them or sell them a pup for low cost. Provide them with a dog that is neutered or spayed. (and keep those two dogs seperated so this doesn't happen again.)
The Following responses I found to be a bit harsh. Please refrain from statements like this:
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Originally Posted by OwnedBySix I would take your dog to the vet and if she is pregnant, have them aborted.
The world doesn't need any more mixes - don't enough dogs die in shelters every day?
Why do you want to breed your peke? Is she a champion?
What about the yorkie? Why isn't he neutered? Why weren't they separated? |
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Originally Posted by Alpha As said above, abort the litter.
Just because your dog has "champion bloodlines" doesn't mean anything if your breeding mutts.
If people want mutts they should go to the humane society or rescue.
Leave breeding to the people who know what they are doing. There is nothing more IRRESPONSIBLE than to breed your two pets or have an accidental litter.
If you knew your bitch was in heat, which any responsible owner that has an unaltered dog should know, they should've been separated from the beginning.
Abort. Just avoid the whole bad home, shelter than euthanize, situation that these puppies will probably end up in. |