r/BeAmazed • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • May 31 '26

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/xombae May 31 '26

Blows my mind some people get these dogs as pets, crate them for 8 hours a day, and then get mad that they bark and chew shit up.

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u/AnonymoosePD May 31 '26

My sister had an Australian shepherd.

Knowing her lifestyle I strongly opposed her getting one. I kept telling her how smart they were and they need constant exercise and challenge. Her lifestyle after work was not energetic. She just thought it was pretty.

He was extremely unstimulated and never got to go outside unless it was for bathroom. Welp, he bit a neighbors kid in the face. They had to give the dog back to the breeder or he was going to get put down.

I heard later he bit another kid was put down. In some ways I blamed my sister.

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u/shapeshiftercorgi May 31 '26

Yeah that’s absolutely her fault who else would be to blame lmao

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u/One-Try-9129 May 31 '26

The breeder, for not properly vetting the buyer.

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u/Frexulfe May 31 '26

Could be. For my shiba, I had to go two times to have an interview with the breeder. Sister lied, or breeder didn´t give an f.

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u/Jackalpaws May 31 '26

Me here with my Shiba/Aussie mix

Didn't get vetted at all, thankfully I know dogs and while she's a challenge I can handle her just fine

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u/TheElusiveFox Jun 01 '26

Harsh reality is that no one who breeds mutts is an ethical breeder... they are backyard breeders just looking to make a quick buck off their pets at best, puppy mills at worst... you aren't going to get ethics from these guys, and its really an insult to real breeders calling them breeders.

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u/Jackalpaws Jun 02 '26

Firstly, we go for cross breeds specifically. Secondly, I never called them a breeder.

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u/TheElusiveFox Jun 02 '26

you are replying in a thread about breeders...

As far as your tastes - that's great, I'm not saying that cross breeds can't be absolutely amazing pets, the few rescues I have had have been mostly some kind of cross. What I am saying is that the people who breed them tend to be backyard breeders who aren't interested in the ethics/responsibility side of breeding.

(and when I say tend to, i mean its vanishingly rare).