Mixed breed dogs.

Do you like mixed breed dogs?

  • Yes!!!!!

  • No?

  • Idk... why are you asking?


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I like purebred for some things and mixed for others. If I want a dog for a particular trait (like s guard dog) I like my German Shepherds because they not only look the part, they have that instinct. Obviously I like purebred pugs because I like the way pugs look. But I have a mixed breed now and one of my favorite dogs was a mix. He was part Shepherd and part Akita and totally unpredictable. Overly protective. Like a bad boyfriend lol. The dippy doo-dah I have now is too loyal to me particularly (like won’t listen to other family members sometimes) and also too anxious. She’s a border collie poodle thing. I like the health and longevity of mutts. And I realize any animal can be a butthole regardless of breeding but if I had a specific job for a dog I would prefer a dog with that job in mind with breeding. Like if I want a dark brown chicken egg I don’t go looking for an Easter Egger.
 
Every one of my dogs is purebred.
I work with a ton of mixes and one of my favourites there is a mix 🤷‍♀️
I used to conformation show and breed and will likely again in the future so chances are I'll stick with the purebreeds.
A good dog is a good dog, regardless of breeding or pedigree :p
 
I don't dislike mixed breed dogs; I dislike breeders who sell mixed breeds at purebred prices claiming the offspring will have hybrid vigor and the best traits of both parents. My own father fell for that nonsense and now owns a labradoodle. The dog is fine - again, I have no problems with mixed breeds themselves - but he massively overpaid for a mutt who sheds just as much as any dog because he and the breeders had a basic misunderstanding of why poodles are described as non-shedders. Or else labradoodle breeders are simply knowingly swindling their customers, which is something I won't rule out.

I also have my own opinion on breeders of pet-quality pure breeds who charge as much as breeders who are mindful of the traits and characteristics they're breeding into their dogs, but I won't go into that particular rant right now except to say I'd sooner pay top dollar for a mixed breed that was carefully and selectively bred for by someone who understands genetics and purposeful breeding than pay the prices people are asking for their pure bred, pet-quality puppies.
 

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