What is the deal with pedigreed pets? I don’t get it. Why are people willing to pay $800 for a dog? You can get one for free from the pound. And I can pretty much guarantee that the pound dog is going to be more loving and less high maintenance than the purebred.
Everyone I know who has some type of hoity-toity, fancy purebred pet has to go through a laborious care regimen that just doesn’t exist with the real American mutt. My friend has to spray his English bulldog’s jowls with a special solution to keep him from getting an infection. You can bathe a real dog by throwing a stick into the pond.
I’m sure there are good reasons that people like purebreds. I just don’t know what any of them are. I do know that there are literally millions of good animals put to death each year because there is no one willing to take them in. I do know that a dog is a dog and a cat is a cat, and unless you’re entering them into the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, it doesn’t much matter what breed you have.
Sure, there a big dogs and small dogs. If you want a big dog, one of those shaky little things like Paris Hilton keeps in her purse just won’t do. If you live in a tiny apartment, a Great Dane probably isn’t the right pet for you. But there are dozens of choices at any given pound at any given time. You can find the pet you’re looking for without dropping hundreds of dollars. And you can save a life while you’re at it. Sounds like a winning choice to me.
