srnity: He told you the cat belonged to mother nature!!??!! Oh Dear LORD!! People kill me!!

 I was sitting in the vet's office the one day and this guy was asking me all about my dogs...were we going to breed,blah,blah,blah....I told him that it depends...we were taking the proper steps right now to see if Damien is even worthy of breeding,that it would still be at LEAST another year for us to know for sure IF he is breed worthy...he started to tell me that he was gonna breed his dog..I think a mastif mix with his neighbor's dog and that they were in it for the money....I had to tell him to stop talking to me,lol....how IGNORANT of a person to be like that....THAT is why there are so many animlas in shelters.WHat a shame that people feel the need to breed animlas for the sole purpose of making money.I know whatever you decide to do with this kitty,you will listen to your heart and do the right thing..Another reason she may be howling like that is because she is sick or something is really wrong with her...At least at a shelter they will give her an exam and try to adopt her out.

srnity: and another thing is tho...even if the dog IS purebred...that is still not a reason to breed it..there are SO many other things to take into consideration...I laugh when someone says..oh...mine is AKC....ummm,so?? People think just because it is AKC it is worthy of breeding..not true.Take my 2 for a real good example...We paid $2,000.00 for Damien..he comes from very good bloodlines,the majority of his ancestors are titled,a few world champs in it..his parents were not titled,which...had we known THEN what we know NOW,we may or may not have bought him.We are TRYING to get him to be breed worthy...show rating,tiltles,etc BUT his nerves are a bit on the weak side,he is a bit unsure of himself...tho to the untrained eye...you wouldn't know this..but BECAUSE of this,I take extra care in my training of him,to try to build his confidance...if it never comes about then he won't be bred,not ever... becuase you wouldn't want to breed weak nerves into a bloodline.Then you have Niki...we paid $800.00 for her,she has a proven working bloodline,right down to both her Mom and Dad.ALL dogs in her heritage have proven themselves by achieveing titles,show rating....ALOT of world Champion blood in her.She is proving to have excellent nerves,good personality,ability to focus with distractions.Damien is almos 2 and not one person has ever said...OMG!! you just HAVE to consider breeding him.Niki at 4 months was getting OMG!!! You can't seriously be thinking of getting her fixed!!??!! She is one to watch! Even my vet (who think a rock should be sterilized) said that if he has ever seen a dog that is going to be worthy of being bred,it's Niki.

 So....point to this story is that even tho a dog is purebred,AKC still does not mean you are getting good quality.Maybe...MAYBE half the purebred dogs out there are actully worthy of being bred to carry on the bloodline.

Jim Dandy: That really is true to...poeple think JUST BECAUSE you have a purebred dog,you should breed it...WRONG! Like I said...there is a very small percentage of dogs that really are worthy of being bred.

 Our trainer,the one that owns Niki's Mom,has had dogs for over 20 years now,and her Mom was the first female he ever found worthy of being bred.Now THAT is selective!!