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responsible breeders of any breed put a lot of time, money, energy and (in many cases) their life's work into making sure each litter of pups they produce are better than the one before. They follow the standard closely so that anyone who buys a dog of breed X has a very clear expectation of what type of personality, size, energy level, protectiveness, etc when they bring home their new puppy. They also have a clear expectation of what health problems they may need to watch out for and know what questions to ask the breeder to help insure they get a healthy puppy that will live a long and happy life.But at the same time, if they truly are good guardians does it really matter? Have they scammed people? Genuinely asking.
Going off your posts it seems that they have and are very well known and notorious?
And I wonder if they even saw the dogs in Spain?
I admit, I believed that too lol
When someone misrepresents what breed a dog is, such as not admitting that it is a mix and trying to pass it off as something special they are 1) riding on the coattails of the responsible breeders and all of their hard work while at the same time 2) thumbing their noses at them and 3) letting buyers make assumptions on what to expect of their new puppy that have no basis in reality.
It's also common for such breeders to lie about potential health issues and claim that "only those show dogs have problems. My dogs are working dogs so I don't need to do those health tests" when actually they should be doing twice as many health tests since pups could inherit problems from both breeds. Especially when you get to 2nd generation of the "new breed" and beyond.