Well if you needed any more proof that blue bay shepherds are unethically bred, the mods on the Facebook page just declared a new rule that you're not allowed to talk about the legality of ownership on the page. It can only be discussed privately with the breeder or the mods. They claim that it's not to censor the discussion but to prevent misinformation, but I'm calling bullshit.
For those that don't know, blue bay shepherds are a backyard bred, designer, low content wolfdog. There is one singular breeder and there is a severe lack of health testing, pedigrees, or literally any kind of titling/activities to prove that the dogs are mentally and physically sound. The breeder also frequently sells animals to people that live in areas with wolfdog bans. And yet when this topic is brought up the mods/breeder/fanatics will make claims that they are perfectly legal everywhere and low enough gen to not be considered wolfdogs. Is this information from federal or state governments? No. Is it information from a lawyer or other professional? No. Do they have any proof to back up their claims? No.
The people that own these dogs in areas with wolfdog bans are lucky, that's it. I've seen many claims from owners that "explaining the breed's origin" has been enough to calm concerns/suspicion, but that's still just dumb luck. It's lucky that the person they were talking to didn't push for DNA testing. Because a blue bay shepherd is gonna come back as a wolfdog, and that is enough for areas with bans to seize and potentially euthanize a dog. They honestly don't look much like wolfdogs so it may not be a high chance that they'll get caught, sure. That's what a lot of them are counting on. But why would you take that chance with your dog's life? No ethical breeder would ever put one of their dogs in that situation.
