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Documentary - BBC - Pedigree Dogs Exposed

Here is a link to an interesting BBC documentry on purebred dogs. Some food for thought... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44215931

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This topic has previously been discussed here if you are interested.

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I totally missed that prior thread as I was away from the board after losing my purebred Dane Bruiser to DCM. Go figure I guess, he lasted six whole years and I definitely have an opinion here. First...

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I owned a mutt Benji looking dog, and my goodness she wasnt boring, she use to wonder around our fishing village as she was escape artist, had to walk up to the local pub and get her as she was under...

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This is very interesting. I find it fascinating that the "BYB inferior quality dog" I purchased hasn't had any health issues (yet), but within a week of me purchasing a pup with champions in its...

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aaGD wrote: This won't be the first time I've stated that folks who breed for confirmation may not always have the best interest in mind regarding health and longevity. My condolences on your loss....

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Years ago I was in South America and noted most all dogs in and around a particular village looked the same. About 40# smooth coated mutts with a fawn colored coat and Shepherd like markings. Speaking...

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aaGD wrote: Hypothetically, lets say 50 years after humans, do you think domesticated dogs as we know them would evolve to one standard breed type. Yes. I don't know how many generations/years it...

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Oh, I wasn't saying my breeder was responsible. It was just an interesting coincidence, and most mutts do have less health issues than purebred dogs. I know I lucked out with my BYB dog. There just...

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dane momma wrote: and most mutts do have less health issues than purebred dogs. Hybrid Vigor is a completely false and innacurate idea. Simply not the truth.

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Just noticed this thread. Have to say, the dog with the most health problems in our house is the little rescued pomeranian/papillon mix. Bilateral congenital hip dysplasia, bilateral congenital...

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