CheyAutRanch wrote:
First, that "breed" is a mutt. They will not breed true, so you can't ask what the "breed" is like.
Second, DO NOT BUY A DOG FROM A PET STORE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE!!!!!!!! Google it. Google pet store dogs, google puppy mills. Don't be fooled, any "breeder" who sells their puppies to a petstore IS NOT A GOOD BREEDER!!!!!
Rescue a dog instead!! Or, as another poster said, DO YOUR RESEARCH finding a GOOD breeder. There are MANY MANY MANY UNETHICAL BREEDERS and BE CAREFUL.
Yes, I feel strongly about this!
Jessi
Sorry but I feel differently. Just like not every rabbit breeder breeds them cruelly or for meat. I have worked personally with the breeders and know what they are like. Not everyone who breeds runs a puppy mill. I think it is unfair to make such a general statement. I do agree that there are many, but luckily I don't know them personally or I'd strangle them myself. As for the breed, yeah so it's a hybrid. I have no problem with that at all. Just like I have no problem with a mixed breed rabbit. I do believe that though not purebred, they are as gorgeous and can have any of the problems either purebreed could have. I liked the idea that the cross helped with the breathing problems and ears etc.
So anyway, I have no problem getting a mutt. Imagine all the dogs that would be homeless if we only went for purebred ones. I don't mind at all, I'm not doing it for show. And like I said, if I feel right about getting it from this shop than I would. I am able to judge for myself what I deem acceptable and what I don't. Plus, if I wanted a dog, I'd have no choice to get it from a petshop. I cannot access a breeder and even the SPCA is far. Plus, no offense, but as a first time dog-owner I'd want mine as a baby. I checked the SPCA and they had no kind that I wanted.
I don't think it was wrong to ask if anyone had experience with zuchons and get a general feel for it. If you know shih tzus and if you know bichons, you can have a general idea as the zuchon can have any trait belonging to either dog.
My personal reason for liking the zuchon is because I like it. Sorry but I do. I don't like the look of the poodle, and I don't want a white bichon. I loved the coloring of the shih tzu and liked the idea of the cross.
Anyway, I think people are entitled to their opinion. I respect it, though I respect it more when given it's offered with respect to the other person. I'm not stupid and don't jump in without doing my research and I certainly wouln't encourage someone who is cruel.
I asked an opinion on a small dog and how they can co-exist with rabbits and if anyone had heard of them. I didn't ask to be bashed because I got it from a place that I trust personally.
Thanks for the advice. I won't be posting again about it if it will have members get all jumpy and cross over it. My post wasn't meant to offend, it was only to find out about somone knowing abou the zuchons and if they had problems with bunnies or other health issues.
Also wanted to add... being that I am in Montreal, any good breeder understands that a good pet shop can sell a dog. We don't have breeders here in the city. Any GOOD breeder would not be in the city in the first place. Montrealers don't get their dogs from breeders directly. I'm just fortunate enough that the pet shop I know is very serious about letting people adopt from them. There were many times when I refused to sell a dog. I don't know many pet shops around here who have extra staff on hand to spend hours going through the contrat and how to raise a puppy. I don't know many places where employees were absolutely encouraged not to sell dogs to anyone they do not feel comfy with. Just saying, maybe it's different with the locality.
Anyway, for that it's not a problem. I was more asking on the personality itself. Thanks for the info :biggrin2:
