[lmarieaa]

I guess I just have a different perspective. There are plenty of mutts in shelters with wonderfully gentle dispositions. You don't have to go pure bred to get a great dog. I know, as I have fostered many awesome street and shelter dogs. Many people have an elitist attitude, and think that the only dogs worth having are those with pedigrees.
I just do not think it is fair to count out all the great dogs in shelters.
And, living in Manhattan I have learned that vanity has a whole lot to do with it.