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In reply to the discussion: We’re Breeding Dogs to Death [View all]Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)67. There's more than one registry for working border collies
My current border collie (who is a rescue) is registered both with AKC and ABCA. She has the strongest herding instinct of any border collie I've owned. The working dog registries are more about the herding instinct which may not coincide with intelligence, but generally does. Chaser, the border collie widely considered to be the smartest dog in the world, came from working dog lineage, not AKC. Dogs from both the aforementioned registries can trace their heritage back to a single dog.
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With racehorses the problem is horses bred to sell as babies for big bucks not horses bred to race.
bklyncowgirl
May 2015
#19
Yeah, how used up or non-winning greyhounds are put down is a tragic, dirty secret. nt
brush
Jun 2015
#126
I would blame idiots who think they can buy a chihuahua and "be like" Paris, et al.
Scootaloo
Jun 2015
#109
Yes -- makes me so mad! I feel horrible for the poor tiny-nosed "smoosh faced" kitties.
Arugula Latte
May 2015
#41
Jackson Galaxy, the "My Cat From Hell" behaviorist, went on an absolutely
bullwinkle428
Jun 2015
#102
Even the dogs you take in as strays or adopt from the shelter came from somewhere.
pnwmom
May 2015
#70
No, but you eat meat, don't you? It's an animal product that is bought and sold.
pnwmom
May 2015
#73
No. If it was illegal to sell dogs, then no one would be having 'pure bred' breeds anymore.
Lancero
Jun 2015
#113
In some breeds, including Goldens, neutering raises the risk of serious cancers.
pnwmom
Jun 2015
#108
There is an alternative, without the health effects, that is far more common in Europe.
pnwmom
Jun 2015
#127
I had a border collie mix when the AKC was considering adding them to a breed list
hollysmom
May 2015
#31
My brother and sister-in-law adopted a CKCS a couple of years ago. The poor thing
bullwinkle428
Jun 2015
#104
Yeah, it started with the domestication of non-human life all those years ago
The2ndWheel
May 2015
#24
And this is what the bushes and the creepy eugenics people want to do to humans
Dont call me Shirley
May 2015
#49
I've done a little more reading on this, and learned some interesting things.
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2015
#74