dog breeding  

It is really disturbing me the number of people I see on mylot who want to breed their dog. Most of these people don't know what they are getting into, financially and otherwise. I just wish people would do more research and look at the number of unwanted pets that are euthanized in shelters every day because there are not enough loving homes. Not to mention breeding dogs who are below breed standard which results in problems. Some prime examples of overbreeding and the problems it creates: hip dysplasia in large breeds like labs and retrievers, blindness in jack russels, deafness in dalmations, agression in cocker spaniels, skin and urinary tract problems in english bulldogs, subluxated patellas (slipped knee caps) in small breeds like yorkies.