This is pretty hilarious. I guess some of you have probably already seen it, but for those who haven’t, it’s basically a bunch of clips of owners talking to their dogs and getting responses… in English ;).

The video speaks for itself. A fisherman hooks a fairly large shark, but before he can land it his dog leaps overboard and literally fights the thrashing shark out in the water. Amazingly the dog wins.

Dogs are a passion of mine; they always have been. I see so many dog breeders in the course of a day working for this website and am constantly in a battle with myself on whether or not to approve them. Sometimes breeders show up that may not actively participate in shows or test their breeding stock, but they appear to genuinely love the breed and their dogs and don’t have ridiculous numbers of dogs or litters. What do I do? Accept? Decline? It’s tough. At least, it was.

Today I was browsing through the Humane Society website and noticed a video they posted on the site. They claimed to have gone undercover at a couple dog auctions. I have honestly never heard of a dog auction, so I found myself clicking on the video and being completely unprepared for what I saw. A warehouse filled with rows of small cages piled on top of each other and in each cage was a scared dog, and some had five dogs packed in. That’s what was shown in the first thirty seconds. The rest of the video revealed the terrible conditions the dogs were kept in during these auctions (at least 7 hours without food or water; uncovered cages outside in the snow) and clips of the auction itself, with the auctioneer claiming that “it takes five years for a cow to pay itself off but a dog can pay itself off in six months” and “this right here will get you $2000 easy”. Every sentence out of his mouth was to advertise the monetary gain a dog would provide. I’ve always known that people treated dogs like this and thought them as nothing more than a paycheck, but to WATCH it happening gave me a slap in the face. These poor animals never deserved a life like this; they were unfortunately born into this life because of greedy, heartless people.

By the end of the video, I found myself more inspired than ever to do what I can to prevent dogs from suffering this kind of life and to stop people from abusing such innocent, wonderful animals. I logged into BreederRetriever to review the latest listings that were submitted to the Breeder Directory. The breeders that I once would have been “iffy” about now were red flags and my vision for the type of breeder that should be affiliated with the website was solidified even further: only respectable breeders that care for their dogs and the breed(s) they represent.

I’m dedicated to bringing in breeders who respect and appreciate their work and have a deep understanding of the respective breed. Club affiliations, health tests, show and/or working dogs and detailed information on the studs and bitches are only a small group of the qualities I look for in breeders.

Maybe we won’t put an end to the cruel treatment of dogs, but we definitely will not support their heartless business by letting them advertise on our site.

Please do not hesitate to tell us if a questionable breeder has been mistakenly approved–we strive to create a community environment and would greatly appreciate any and all input/help.