About a month or two ago I bought a handsome -and absolutely adorable- little pomeranian named... well, Little. ;-) My aunt and uncle had been talking about buying their own little pom as well, and when I went to pick up my baby, they ended up bringing home one too. Now don't get me wrong, they're excellent animal owners, and I often go to my aunt for advice about the animals. But my uncle...
The reason he wanted to get a pom was because he wanted to breed her (yes, he specifically wanted a female) to their un-neutered boy. My aunt and I are both against it, but once my uncle gets something in his head there's little stopping it. In fact, they've also talked about breeding Little to her! NO. Absolutely NOT.
They've had a dog that had puppies before, and believe it or not all twelve of those puppies (and the mother and father) lived on to find homes and the three puppies that they kept, and their parents, lived into their teens. But that was a long time ago, when it was more widely accepted. Now... it's just inexcusable.
So my question? What facts can I present my uncle -who is as stubborn as a mule and quite frankly doesn't seem to like me- about dog breeding, Pomeranians specifically, that will deter him from breeding her? Especially breeding her to a sixteen pound dog that is definitely much bigger than she is.
The reason he wanted to get a pom was because he wanted to breed her (yes, he specifically wanted a female) to their un-neutered boy. My aunt and I are both against it, but once my uncle gets something in his head there's little stopping it. In fact, they've also talked about breeding Little to her! NO. Absolutely NOT.
They've had a dog that had puppies before, and believe it or not all twelve of those puppies (and the mother and father) lived on to find homes and the three puppies that they kept, and their parents, lived into their teens. But that was a long time ago, when it was more widely accepted. Now... it's just inexcusable.
So my question? What facts can I present my uncle -who is as stubborn as a mule and quite frankly doesn't seem to like me- about dog breeding, Pomeranians specifically, that will deter him from breeding her? Especially breeding her to a sixteen pound dog that is definitely much bigger than she is.