That's how I got mine too. Free to a good home. Much like you, I got the stink eye for not getting my dog from a shelter. Evidentially, using the shelters resources for dogs that don't need to go there is a good thing? I don't know. People can be ridiculous.

There's another string of comments shaming you for not getting a pure breed because mutts are unhealthy or something. I totally call bullshit on that.

There's more comments that shame you because they think it's a designer breed crudding up the genes? Jesus Christ reddit.

I just want to say that I have a pure bred designer mutt too. Somebody took in a pregnant stray and found homes for the puppies. The pure breed that the genetic testing said it was: labraaustraliangerman-shepherd-box-chesapeke-pit

Basically she's a dog. According to the genetic testing, there's virtually NO inbreeding. A genetically diverse and very healthy dog. That's more than a lot of people can say about their pure bred genetic train wrecks.

Congratulations and make sure to put your shoes up!