Comments on: How Would You Fix The Purebred Dogs?

By: Scott Miller

Scott Miller — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:25:21 +0000

The thing I love about sourcing a pure bred pet is that you absolutely know what you’re going to get.

The sizing and aesthetics are known, the temperament and personality are known and their needs (such as very active dogs needing lots of activity versus couch potatoes) are known.

This all makes for a happy dog and a happy owner because their lives togetehr are somewhat predictable and the owner has specifically chosen and animal he or she knows will fit into their lifestyle.

By: Brad Hendricks at Dogs-Health.net

Brad Hendricks at Dogs-Health.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:37:38 +0000

Nice article, it’s an issue I worry about as well. I agree that a large part of the burden for fixing this problem is on stopping the puppy mills who are cranking out “pure breeds”. The breeders who are carefully crossing beautiful, healthy dogs aren’t the problem. That being said, some recessive traits can be brought into play by not mixing up the genetic pools. Hope to see more good discussion!

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By: GregR

GregR — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:52:07 +0000

I can actually see both sides of the argument. On one side are people who really love their dogs and are steep in the pure breeding lifestyle. On the other side are people who believe that pure breeds run real risks. Their point is that would pure bred exist if it was not for human intervention. Are we upsetting a natural balance? I can see both arguments but dont have an answer. GregRs last blog post..Orphaned Earthquake Pandas Given New Life (Video)

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Online Degree Programs — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:09:32 +0000

I think that no matter what if there is interbreeding and all sorts of pure breds and non pure breds that it will still be screwed up. Who knows what weird mutations or changes happen in the genetics when you interbreed.

By: tracker

tracker — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:17:08 +0000

By and large, after years in purebred dogs (and with a breed that has a long official list of problems to watch for) I still think the problem lies with pet buyers. If the person looking for a puppy insists on OFA, CERF, and the other alphabet soups before getting a puppy from that source, the demand for miller puppies vanishes. Those are the chief source of problems for our "purebred" dogs, and since a good many of those are not in fact purebred, it rather shoots the theory of hybrid vigor (scientifically disproven). Most of the breeders I know are out to breed the best to the best, and "best" means healthiest, not just prettiest. Of course, that means trying to educate the public, which is far easier said than done. "No Dog Owner Left Behind"? Note: I'm currently a GSD person, but was raised by collies. Love your site! trackers last blog post..The Aha Moment

By: fugitiveartist

fugitiveartist — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:18:02 +0000

The well financed animal rights movement is working overtime to persuade people that purebred dogs are a cesspool of unhealthy, genetically defective cripples owned and forced to reproduce by the scum of the earth, dog breeders. The fact that you hear so much of that “line” is testimony to their success. In fact, the vast majority of purebred dogs live long healthy lives. Purebred dog breeders donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to veterinary hospitals for research into finding cures for health issues in dogs. They spend a great deal of time and effort in screening for genetic disorders and studying pedigrees to put together the best breeding possible to get healthy, intelligent, sound, long-lived dogs.

Here is a blog posting that you may find interesting: http://deardogma.wordpress.com/2009/01/18/veterinarian-speaks-out-re-peta-and-westminster/

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:43:58 +0000

Hi Jim! I really appreciate your comment! Actually I think you are one of the first people I’ve ever heard say that Pure Bred dogs are not actually ‘broken’ (though they have not said that exact word.. that is my interpretation).

I have a friend that talks a great deal about how the Health and Structure of the Doberman has gotten horrendous over the last few years. Even their lifespans are getting shorter and shorter. Though I do agree with you that truly good breeders take care to only breed healthy dogs, still I wonder if it’s working or not?

I think Shelties and Collies seem to be two of the healthiest pure breds out there!