Everyone blames breeders for the dogs in the shelter, and that is simply not why there is such a problem with shelters being overfilled.
The problem is the people that get a dog, and then allow it to get bred and have puppies. Then they try to find homes for all the puppies, and these are the dogs that are usually found in shelters.
People that spend $400 for a purebred puppy, usually also care enough to keep that dog, take care of its needs, and they seldom end up in a shelter unless they somehow get lost, and are impounded.
Dogs that are not purebred, especially large breed dogs, should always be neutered, so they do not have a large litter of accidental puppies, which then grow up to fill up the shelters with unwanted dogs. If dog owners were responsible, there would be a lot less dogs euthanized every year.
