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Post by Torri on Nov 1, 2003 4:59:34 GMT
Some purebreds will be heathier than mixies you can't go by just one individual dog. You have to go by genetics and all sorts of different studies they have now a days.
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Post by lunchbox on Nov 3, 2003 22:06:32 GMT
Everything will live long if someone takes care of it properly, I think. No one should just be saying 'oh well if you get a purebred dog it will die five months after you get it and a mixed breed will live 15 years after you get it.' You know what I'm saying? My dad had bought us a pure bred Boston Terrier and she lived for a long while, but she got hit by a car and died. Yeah, she didn't die of some desease Purebreds get. I think it all depends on what someone wants to live with. Something they could show or something when they feel like it sometime, or something that could just keep them company and stuff. I am personally against showing dogs and cats and stuff, so no one think I'm saying you should show your dog if it's purebred. Anyways, you DO know you can get purebreds at your local animal shelter? Of course you can, people come and dump off the cutest animals every day and don't even think a thing about it, and it would possibly be that little fluffy Retriever puppy you've been wanting, and you would only have to spend around fifty dollars for him, instead of three hundred. I'm just saying that you should check out an animal rescue center before you just walk up to Premium Pet Products and by the first dog that tries to lick you. I mean, I know I am guilty of this. Everything I see that is cute or something, I will want it. But all the people I know are like that, so it's no crime. Just, I cannot make up my mind about what I'm really saying, or if I'm making any sense about this. I know that the puppies at the pet store need homes too, and I feel really sorry for them and want to take all of them home with me, but they have a much better chance of getting a home then the puppies at the shelters. Same goes with cats. I've rescued all of our cats. Two of them, Gizzmo and Gracie, were rescued from my Dad's house, where he does not take proper care of his pets. The other one, Tulio, was rescued from the Humaine Society, when they were at Petco. He was so sad looking, and they did not tell us anything about him. All of them are beautiful animals, and are not purebreds. Just because something isn't a pure Afghan Hound or Border Collie doesn't mean it can't be the most loyal companion. Ugh I'm rambleing now.  |
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Post by Lauragreen on Dec 9, 2003 23:53:09 GMT
Do you guys have friends of gummi where you live? They have brenaches nationwide, (USA) and they adopt out dogs to good homes. Its the only non-kill organization in my community. Its also charitable towards the local Humane Societys. They have puppies at Petsmart on Saturdays and Sundays, and its only 85.00. I just adopted Roxy there two days ago!!!
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Post by GEORGINA on Mar 2, 2004 22:14:49 GMT
oh nooo someone doesnt like poodels?  my gran just got a poodel after her other one died he was 14 and i saw him the day he died he seemed fine  as for mixie and purebred life span thing...I don't think that there is much difference between a mixie's lifespan and a purebred lifespan! I think it depends more on the dogs life style and the enviroment it lives in and the food it eats  |
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Post by 45drea on Apr 18, 2004 14:28:19 GMT
The only dog that I can't stand is poodles. I have a major grudge against my neibors' poodle. It barks ALL the time. When I was little, I had to run all the way to the next street to get away from that retarded thing. Augh. And he's STILL alive. I think he's like 14 or 15. I don't have a grudge against ALL poodles, because they are still doggies that need to be loved  , but I just don't like the mean snooty, prissy poodles.  They are just SO MEAN!!!!!!!!! AND YAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by Kate @ Unbridled/MSK on Jun 23, 2004 15:06:37 GMT
In my past experience poodles haven't been the nicest dogs but if you want to talk about barking.. Oh my god. I used to live next to two beagles and I don't think we could go 20 minutes without hearing one of the dogs howl. They were rascles too. I was babysitting the owner's kids and when I was upstairs putting them to bed the dogs opened the kitchen pantry, tore through the plastic of and ate two boxes of their holiday chocolate. thank god they didn't get sick.
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Post by GEORGINA on Jun 23, 2004 18:55:46 GMT
oh my gosh lol |
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Post by Ralka on Jul 27, 2004 22:23:28 GMT
Just wanted to add that if you get a dog from a breed it's very important to do MORE than just SEE the mother of the pups!
The mother could LOOK healthy but she (and the sire) could carry genetic diseases which could be passed on to the pups, then the pups could end up having those diseases.
Just because a dog looks healthy and has been vet checked does not mean they are healthy!!!
If you want to save yourself a lot of heartache and money in vet bills, please please if you go to a dog breeder, first find out what genetic diseases that breed is prone to.
Then, ask the breeder if they have tested their dogs (the parents and grandparents, at the least) for those diseases (many genetic diseases have tests) and ask to see proof of the testing or proof that they have been certified by the appropriate organization (OFA for hips/elbows/heart/thyroid, CERF for eyes...)
If the breeder DOES NOT test for these diseases, find another more responsible breeder!
For an example, let's say you wanted a German Shepherd. You should ask the breeder if their dogs are certified for hips and elbows with Pennhip or OFA; ask if they have been checked for cardiac problems (they are prone to heart murmers, SAS, and other defects); if they have been checked for PRA and cataracts and certified with CERF; and if they have been tested for vWD (less commonly checked but if a breeder does test for vWD that is great.)
This may seem like a lot, but if you just pick any breeder without checking the genetic health, you could end up with a dog with severe medical problems or even have to put the dog to sleep because of genetic diseases. If the parents and grandparents have been tested, there is a much lower chance of the problems. These genetic problems are showing up more and more in dogs, and they are VERY common especially in the more popular breeds.
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Post by snaperz on Jul 29, 2004 12:51:55 GMT
I have a Bichion Frese (Sp?) And he's almost 16 in human years!!  Except, we think that he's part daucsand (sp?) because his legs are too short and his body's too long! lol |
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Post by dogpal72791 on Aug 17, 2004 13:23:31 GMT
lol, after my family(mostly me, since most of the time everyone else was at work) watched a two year old Bichon for a little over a week, my mom finally gave in for me to get a dog. We've been looking at Bichon breeders, but my dad went down to a pet store after work and loved a 13 week old male Bichon pup. He took me to see him and he was adorable, I fell in love with him at first sight, literally. He kept chasing his bowl around the cage and chewing it. I can't get him until Sunday, they want to make sure that his cold is all cleared up before he goes to his new home. I think the little guy actually knew that I was gonna be his new owner, he kept staring at me and wagging his tail. All the puppies there looked very healthy and content, so they seemed reliable. |
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Post by Clover on Sept 17, 2004 15:25:27 GMT
Well apprently if he has a cold they are not very healthy are they  |
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Post by Billy on Sept 19, 2004 10:56:13 GMT
There's no point repeating what everyone else has said, but I have to disagree with the whole purebred and mixies are the same thing.
You probably all know that firstly, Purebreds are normally purebred because of a serious amount of inbreeding when the breed was created. Inbreeding had to be carried out in order to get the desired characteristics. Anyone who knows genetics knows that inbreeding can cause serious weaknesses in the health of any animal (hence marrying a member of the family is illegal, and gross of course).
Naturally therefore you are MORE likely to have problems with a purebreed Now, I am not saying every pedegree dog will die young, but the odds are much greater. It doesn't mean you shouldn't get one, in terms of the amount of love a dog deserves, all breeds/mixies/mongrols are equal.
If you get a purebred dog, check his mother and father do not come from the same blood lines, be extremely careful when adopting. It's normally okay from a reputable breeder, because they themselves try to not breed through the same families.
My border collie/springer spaniel died a couple of months ago at the age of eight from a rare tumor on his pancreas, whereas both my golden retrievers are going strong at the ages of ten and eleven. So there are always exceptions to the rule......
Billy
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Post by FallonDark on Sept 19, 2004 11:34:37 GMT
I would not get a puppy that at first meeting it had something wrong
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Post by dogpal72791 on Nov 15, 2004 1:54:27 GMT
I've had him for a while now. Turns out, he had a mild case of kennel cough. But he's really happy and fine now. I have two other Bichons now, they are brother and sister. I think my family's going crazy, but I've always been crazy, especially dog crazy. And cat crazy, and horse crazy... Shall I go on? |
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Post by Jessica on Jun 5, 2005 11:42:34 GMT
My dogs a pure-bred labrador, and when she was younger, she did have a few problems.
At one point, some cartalidge slipped from her shoulder, so she had a limp for ages, and she's been ill many times. Thankfully, she's ok now, and we haven't seen many problems since!
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