I love going with my dogs to flyball class - the people are great except when it comes to one issue. Breeding dogs. I have my own views, which I believe 99% of the population should spay/neuter their pets, and the remaining 1% is for those that breed dogs ethically to improve the breed.
So, basically, the people I go to flyball with really want to breed Nova when she is older. She's not even their dog, and I feel like they are pushing their opinions onto me. I'm not very good at dealing with people and voicing my opinion in cases like this... especially since it is a matter which can be a sensitive topic. Of course when they say it, the thought crosses my mind extremely briefly before my sense and wits comes back to me.
There seems to be a bunch of people involved in dog sports who breed border collies to other dogs... either another BC, or a JRT... Just to get more flyball puppies. Why do they want Nova to breed? Because she is tiny, and would have small puppies... which could all be fast height dogs and make their team 'win'. I would never in all my life breed my dogs, not when there are tons of great dogs sitting in rescues which could make amazing sport dogs when given the chance. It's one of those issues that has bothered me since I started training in dog sports years ago.
It's really only the one girl in class who is trying to push me in the direction she wants, but when I said I am going to spay Nova there was seriously an outcry from at least 3 other people there. In the end it does not matter what they want or think - Nova is my puppy, and it is my responsibility to make the right choices for her. They can pressure me all they want, I won't cave, but I need to find a peaceful solution since I have such a hard time voicing my opinion to them. It's easy through typing... but face to face I get very quiet.
So yeah... thats my rant for the night.
