Has everyone on the planet gone mad?
In 2008, there were between 35,000 and 40,000 “mutts” at humane societies across the nation that were put down because no one wanted them. In 2012 there are countless rescue groups trying desperately to place pretty much any pedigree you can think of, because no one wants them. There’s Husky Rescue, Great Dane Rescue, Basset Hound Rescue, etc. If you're looking for a pedigree that doesn't have it's own rescue group, you're sure to find someone on PetFinder with one of these terrific dogs they can no longer care for. And they're all out there for a fraction of what crazy people used to pay for these dogs in an effort to impress the rest of us.
So what have breeders done to counteract this? They've created “Designer” dogs so that the same people who so desperately tried to impress us with their $1,000 Pug can now impress us with their $1,000 " Chihuachshund."
A girl I worked with paid $1,000 for a Jug. Can you imagine? $1,000. And was bragging about it! For those of you who don't know what a Jug is, it’s a cross between a Jack Russel and a Pug. Isn’t that clever?
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, we used to call that a mutt.
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