lilblondeone19
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It saddens me to read this entire thread. The humane's society has a ton of pets that are looking for homes.
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cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
But not everyone wants a shelter dog. Some people want a particular breed, that fits into their lifestyle and circumstances.
thats just retarded, the reason we have the pelthora of dog types today is because of "mixed" breeding, and many of the health issues we see in pure breeds is directly related to poor breeding practices and limited gene pools.
my mutts have been some of the best and healthiest dogs i have ever owned, and the one i got as "pick of the litter" when my sister bred her stud is one of 11 pups that all found paying customers that are completely in love with their designer mutts.
Not Zach, the dog.
Not sure if it is the same dog, but he did visit Mr. Stuff-It.Is that the Major's dog from SOAP.
New and jumping straight in! YIKES!
Not at all a proper intro, but I wanted to jump in on Turbo's comment. She hit the nail on the head here. We were stationed in Germany for the last 3 years and I desperately wanted to buy some beautiful dogs from a couple of different breeds and bring them back to add some diversity to the genetics.
However, the German breeders are very hesitant to sell to Americans bacause of our indiscriminate breeding practices and the immense stray population we have. Oh, and my beloved husband said no way to the fees (you know: vet checks, verify heritage, pet passports - yep pets have to have them in Europe to travel around, flight costs when we moved back, American vet checks, and all the other necessary needs).
Unfortunately we are no doggie-less since March and I miss my girlie! But that's another story.
OK, back to lurking.
Dawn
Not at all a proper intro, but I wanted to jump in on Turbo's comment. She hit the nail on the head here. We were stationed in Germany for the last 3 years and I desperately wanted to buy some beautiful dogs from a couple of different breeds and bring them back to add some diversity to the genetics.
However, the German breeders are very hesitant to sell to Americans bacause of our indiscriminate breeding practices and the immense stray population we have. Oh, and my beloved husband said no way to the fees (you know: vet checks, verify heritage, pet passports - yep pets have to have them in Europe to travel around, flight costs when we moved back, American vet checks, and all the other necessary needs).
Unfortunately we are no doggie-less since March and I miss my girlie! But that's another story.
OK, back to lurking.
Dawn
lilblondeone19
Member
True, but everyone deserves a chance.
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Not at all a proper intro, but I wanted to jump in on Turbo's comment. She hit the nail on the head here. We were stationed in Germany for the last 3 years and I desperately wanted to buy some beautiful dogs from a couple of different breeds and bring them back to add some diversity to the genetics.
However, the German breeders are very hesitant to sell to Americans bacause of our indiscriminate breeding practices and the immense stray population we have. Oh, and my beloved husband said no way to the fees (you know: vet checks, verify heritage, pet passports - yep pets have to have them in Europe to travel around, flight costs when we moved back, American vet checks, and all the other necessary needs).
Unfortunately we are no doggie-less since March and I miss my girlie! But that's another story.
OK, back to lurking.
Dawn
I think Turbo is a
TurboK9
New Member
Why do you feel that way?
kwillia
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Yep! I grew up only ever having and loving on mutts, but I married a man with allergies and wanting to give my kids the experience of growing up with dogs in the house, I researched breeds and chose to go with mini-schnauzers... perfect breed for us!
frequentflier
happy to be living
Yes, I'm an a-hole. More importantly hoever, I'm a he.
I know you are of the male species
What I said : I think Turbo is a
Now, had I said I think Turbo is AN
it might have been logical to assume I meant A$$hole.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
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TurboK9
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Close but no cigar! The breeds we have today are the result of careful, planned breeding in order to create a dog for a certain job, look, etc. Breeds are not the result of random breeding, they are the result of breeding for specific traits, and careful planning to fix those traits genetically.Each breed, as opposed to mix or mutt, if mated to one of it's own breed, will have pups that fit the breed type, IE two GSD's that meet the breed standard will result in pups that are unmistakably GSDs. However, if you mate a GSD and a Beagle, all the puppies will be different proportions of each, and if they mate, people will be scratching their heads trying to figure out what's in them... How will you know which will likely be good at ground scent and game tracking, and which will be good for LEO work and chem/LHS detection? Chances are, none of the pups will excel at either. Try taking a LabXGSD and getting a Mondioring title, without having your first 100 attempts resulting in your dog blowing his anal glands in fear and running off the field.
Too many people have forgotten that dogs once not only mooched off of us, but actually contributed their part. Dogs had jobs once upon a time. This is why they were bred for type, why we have dogs like the GSD, Doberman, American Bulldog, Greyhound, Lab, Chessie, Aussie, Border Collie, Chihuahua, JRT... They were bred the way they were so they would excel at specific jobs.
Now we breed purely for aesthetics. Schnoodles? Labradoodles? Puggles? WTF!!! If you want a hypoallergenic dog just get a damned Poodle, they already come in a variety of sizes!! Heck the 'designer' breeds aren't even breeds, because they have no genetic type. What can they do, other than not make you sneeze? Can they hunt? Man track? Herd? Guard? Handler protection? Pull sleds? And can they do so better than established breeds?
Designer 'breeds' only exist to fill wallets. Notice they all have cutesie names? Other than that, they have no purpose. Soon enough, they will fall prey to the same problems as every other breed, once they have been inbred enough or fade from popularity. Then I guess it's one to the next...
As far as limited gene pools being reason to purposefully breed mutts, that's bunk. All that needs to be done is to open lines, diversify by bringing in blood from other parts of the world. You can accomplish the same thing by making the effort to bring a GSD in from Yugoslavia to add to your GSD breeding program as you would by breeding in a Golden Retreiver. The issue of limited genetic individuals only exists in the U.S. , with exception of a very few toy breeds.
Bleh my fingers must be tired I'm typo-ing a lot!
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TurboK9
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I know you are of the male species
What I said : I think Turbo is a
Now, had I said I think Turbo is AN
Cool! Finally a person who didn't immediately know I was an a-hole too, LOL!
Sorry, just being silly!
Cowgirl
Well-Known Member
Has he been neutered?
No, but I think he's been tutored!
pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
Each breed, as opposed to mix or mutt, if mated to one of it's own breed, will have pups that fit the breed type, IE two GSD's that meet the breed standard will result in pups that are unmistakably GSDs. However, if you mate a GSD and a Beagle, all the puppies will be different proportions of each, and if they mate, people will be scratching their heads trying to figure out what's in them... How will you know which will likely be good at ground scent and game tracking, and which will be good for LEO work and chem/LHS detection? Chances are, none of the pups will excel at either. Try taking a LabXGSD and getting a Mondioring title, without having your first 100 attempts resulting in your dog blowing his anal glands in fear and running off the field.
Too many people have forgotten that dogs once not only mooched off of us, but actually contributed their part. Dogs had jobs once upon a time. This is why they were bred for type, why we have dogs like the GSD, Doberman, American Bulldog, Greyhound, Lab, Chessie, Aussie, Border Collie, Chihuahua, JRT... They were bred the way they were so they would excel at specific jobs.
Now we breed purely for aesthetics. Schnoodles? Labradoodles? Puggles? WTF!!! If you want a hypoallergenic dog just get a damned Poodle, they already come in a variety of sizes!! Heck the 'designer' breeds aren't even breeds, because they have no genetic type. What can they do, other than not make you sneeze? Can they hunt? Man track? Herd? Guard? Handler protection? Pull sleds? And can they do so better than established breeds?
Designer 'breeds' only exist to fill wallets. Notice they all have cutesie names? Other than that, they have no purpose. Soon enough, they will fall prey to the same problems as every other breed, once they have been inbred enough or fade from popularity. Then I guess it's one to the next...
What exactly were American Bulldogs bred to do?
ICit
Jam out with ur clam out
Bulldogs in England were originally working dogs who drove and caught cattle and guarded their masters' property. At one time, the breed was used in the grueling sport of bull baiting. The American Bulldog has also been used to hunt everything from squirrel to bear, and has been trained to drive cattle and guard stock from predators.