01-20-2016, 06:52 PM
(01-20-2016, 11:08 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: Mix breeds are generally healthier.
With all the bad breeding, in breeding and over breeding now occurring in AKC breeds, it is no longer a generally statement. Dogs from mixed backgrounds are definitely healthier. I have a pure lab that we paid $500 for. She is very smart, and very sweet. But I am into her for over $5000 in vet bills and she's only 4 1/2. She was having separation anxiety issues also. So we went to the shelter and got a lab/shepherd mutt for $60 to be her companion. Also a very sweet dog, but not so smart. Anyway, that fixed the anxiety problem. He is 6 mos younger than her and I literally have not spent a single penny on him at the vet other than his vaccinations. The idiot is bulletproof. I know thats only one example, but the AKC breed standards have done nothing but hurt the long term health of the recognized pure breeds.
