You should have seen the thread the other day where everyone was attacking that get together of golden retriever owners from the same breeder. It got nuked by the mods.

The "adopt don't shop" crowd is the pet world's militant vegan or atheist now. Demagogues imposing their morality on other people as if it were an absolute truth.

By getting a purebred puppy from a responsible breeder, you get to raise it, you train it, you know its temperament - you can trust it 100%. These kinds of dogs are essential especially if you need a working dog for a specific task. And because it's responsibly bred, it will be healthy and no puppy mills are being supported.

They try to spin this story that because you bought a dog, you've forced a shelter to euthanize a dog that would've taken your dog's place, but some people would rather have the dog they want or no dog at all.