Mostly I agree with you JTT, but it does depend to some extent what the dog has been bred for. Nothing wrong with pedigree working dogs such as labs and collies. However, there are so many abandoned and lost dogs in need of homes I can't see any good reason most of the time, to buy a pedigree.

My Mum once had a boyfriend whose mother kept samoyeds and spun their fur. She used to send him samoyed-hair jumpers!

Dave..I like the name Bess. It's now one of the fore runners in the name stakes

Love Lynne