06-27-2018, 07:54 PM
(06-27-2018, 12:18 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I can't cite anything, but I think it's pretty much proven that mutts fare far better than purebreds overall.
The thing about breeders of "show dogs" is they usually breed in very poor genetic traits for the looks very much to the detriment of the breed ..Too bad the original genes of the original breeds wasn't preserved much. Most were very healthy animals at one time .
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