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I remember a time when research showed that mongrels were far less likely to be aggressive. They believed that it was because pedigree breeders were often more concerned about how the dog looked, so too much interbreeding took place.Re: Designer Dogs
That was certainly true of the OES Breed, when I was wee and my parents had them the dogs were big, heavy and had that square look. These days they are a different shape altogether also they strived for what was called White Caps, meaning all white head and the Blue/Silver body. They ones with the dark patch on the eye or a dark ear were no longer favoured, if you had one with these markings then don't even bother entering into a Show Ring as you'd get nowhere.Re: Designer Dogs
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When we got our lovely dog from Dogs Trust,[ brought over from Ireland] he was still in a mess a very skinny Lurcher/Saluki,terrified of people / sounds, scars ,sores on tummy ,legs & feet, believed he had been laying in his own urine,But we were given some lotion to bathe him with & the sores cleared.He is now a happy contented dog,slightly over weight,loves to play with his many toys & is no longer afraid of people. Id love to know what his background is ,but no one knows, this was not just he was slightly neglected ,he had been sysematically ill treatedRe: Designer Dogs
Given that all pedigree dogs are the result of selective breeding controlled by people, I find it strange that some of us condemn the practise so strongly. Without it we would not have the wonderful breeds that we enjoy so much. Having said that there is much room for improvement.Re: Designer Dogs
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