Posted: 23 November 2019 at 6:19pm | IP Logged | 5
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Kennels clubs often mate purebred dogs with their parents and siblings? Utter, utter bollocks.
And the old version of the bulldog was a dog you did not want to meet. The modern bulldog definitely has physiological problems and I would never buy one for that reason, but temperament-wise they are great. And therein you have one of the fallacies in that flippant git's video. "Purebreds are a form of genetic manipulation humans made up just to amuse ourselves". One of the things consistently selected for temperamentally are dogs being biddable, loyal and non-aggressive to their owners. Mutts probably are healthier as whole, all other things being equal, but you haven't got a clue about how they will be temperamentally.
Whereas you know a doberman will be a good watchdog. That a pointer will know how to point. That a poodle's coat will be water repellent. That a border collie will be intelligent. That a spaniel will have a soft mouth. That a Newfoundland will like to swim.
Yeah, all just made up to amuse ourselves.
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