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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  Its a myth that mixes have few health problems. |
While I agree that it's a myth (there's honestly just TOO many factors to even say one lives longer than the other)... nothing is going to tell me that this:
(AKC showbred Dachshund)
is healthier than this
(working bred Dachshund)
And there are a lot of breeds I could say that for.
I personally prefer the look of a lot of "BYB" bred dogs to "show dogs" if I'm being honest. "BYB" is such a broad term anyway, I kind of hate using it. I am not against breeding mixes if you have a good program in place (i.e. always have your dogs microchipped and have a contract stating that if your dog is brought to a shelter, it will end up back with the breeder). That's probably the #1 concern I have, so that these pups don't end up in the shelter system. #2 would be health testing. But I don't have a problem with the mixes themselves. SOME do serve a purpose, whether it's for a working dog, sport dog, etc, and as long as it's going to a good home, it doesn't bother me as much as it used to.