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Originally Posted by JDS  Thanks for the replies everyone! I've learned some interesting things. I have heard that mix breeds are healthier than pure breed dogs. I guess that helps to feed into the appeal of mixing the popular breeds of dogs whether its true or not. |
I don't think there's really any true facts on that... BUT my belief... I DO feel like "real" mutts are probably healthier. Real mutt meaning a dog that you truly have NO idea what they are mixed with and probably have 3, 4, 5, 6 or more breeds in them. Whereas a cockapoo for example, you KNOW is a cocker spaniel and a poodle mixed and could get bad genetics carried on from either purebred. But a mutt with absolutely no known ancestry seems like it has a higher chance of living longer, but I don't even know if that's true.