12-24-2010, 10:36 AM
There may be a lot of money on some parts of the Island, but I doubt the super rich shop craigslist for their dogs, so that doesn't explain people asking huge sums for dogs without papers, or even mixed breeds, here. Right now someone is listing Maltese/chihuahua crosses for $250, anywhere but Hawaii that would be a $25 dog.
Purebred dogs were a relatively recent Victorian invention, adopted by the new British middle class that was a result of the industrial revolution. Before that dogs were purely bred for function, not looks. The Kennel Clubs in the UK and United States set breed standards solely based on appearance and really narrowed the gene pools of many breeds, chocolate labs for example, were all destroyed at birth not that long ago. Both PBS Nature and National Geographic have recently had fascinating documentaries on the co-history of dogs and people.
Carol
Purebred dogs were a relatively recent Victorian invention, adopted by the new British middle class that was a result of the industrial revolution. Before that dogs were purely bred for function, not looks. The Kennel Clubs in the UK and United States set breed standards solely based on appearance and really narrowed the gene pools of many breeds, chocolate labs for example, were all destroyed at birth not that long ago. Both PBS Nature and National Geographic have recently had fascinating documentaries on the co-history of dogs and people.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb