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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  when you get mixed breeds most people dont' keep track of their pedigree so really hard to keep tract especially if you get something from the pound or rescue. those that mix a breed and keep tract and records probably are on the road to establishing a new breed or line of dogs but just to breed an average "mix" hard to keep tract of bad traits and or good traits. Some of my best dogs were a mix and I loved them dearly but would have never dreamed of breeding them. |
We really don't use dogs for tasks the way people used to.....we love them because they are our pets... Correct??!! There is a HUGE difference. I don't expect my Tobey to do anything for me. I just know that with the proper training and love I will have developed (within the breed's characteristics) a loving companion, and a fun pet to play with. As far as mice goes....He is CLUELESS!!
This past winter, (and mind you, he was only 3-4 months old) we actually had a mouse in the house that I had spotted... as my husband was trying to keep an eye on it in the corner of a hallway, Tobey came from under his legs and tottled right past it into the living room!!! It was actually very funny!!
He didn't even pick up on the scent....yet he could smell a hot dog from across the house
People today just want certain breeds for their looks and other pet-type characteristics I think. Like I wanted a Yorkie because I heard that it was the type of dog that USUALLY liked to sit on laps and cuddle, and that terriers were USUALLY smart, and I liked the looks (coloring) and that they were smaller in size. I don't need anything to catch my vermits because I live in 2007....but that doesn't mean people shouldn't continue to breed the amazing animals that we all love as our pets.....Agree??