Portuguese Water Dogs, the next shelter casualty

What a lost opportunity.

Instead of adopting a homeless dog from a shelter being the next cool thing to do, buying a Portuguese Water Dog from a breeder will be the next cool thing.

This will draw thousands of disgusting dog breeders and puppy mills into breeding Portuguese Water Dogs which in turn will result in the deaths of thousands of unsold dogs or puppies who don't measure up to the "standard."

This will also lure thousands of existing owners of Portuguese Water Dogs to breed their dogs, adding to the number of surplus dogs. A commentator on ABC's This Week program stated that you don't find Portuguese Water Dogs in shelters. Get ready for that to change.

All of these activities will increase the number of all dog breeds that go unadopted at the nation's dog shelters resulting of course in increased killing of unwanted, yet perfectly adoptable dogs.

Also, I wonder if all these new Portuguese Water Dog breeders will be on the lookout for the following problems: hip dysplasia, various eye problems, GM-1 storage disease, and Hypoadrenocorticism.

To summarize: if you breed any dog breeds, you are disgusting. If you purchase a Portuguese Water Dog instead of getting a dog from a shelter, you are also disgusting. If you decide to breed your existing Portuguese Water Dog pet, then you are very disgusting. If you decide to start breeding Portuguese Water Dogs now that one is the "first dog", you are the most disgusting.