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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As human beings we need to do better by the animals that live on this planet with us. There are hundreds od dogs euthanized daily because they’re not adopted while we pay breeders to breed others so they look a certain way. It’s madness. [/quote]

I hear you. And I know about purebreds because my family bred them, showed them in dog shows, and trained them for skills competitions on our farm.

But unless you're really into the dog show lifestyle and circuit (I call it a lifestyle), I'm not sure why one would get a purebred. Even if you're into the skills competitions agility is probably the most "fun" and the best show of pure athleticism and I've seen mutts do excellent in agility.[/quote]

Sure, but those tip top mutts in agility are usually intentionally bred sport mixes.  They are rarely shelter dogs.  People who are going to spend $1000s upon $1000s in training and trial fees want to stack the deck that they are going to have a stable dog with a resilient temperament.  Otherwise they end up like me, many multiple shelter dogs who can't get past rec level agility because they are spooked by male judges or reactive as hell to the dog in front of them on the line.  My next dog is coming from a breeder breeding their dogs with proven success in the agility ring (mixed breed though, ironically)[/quote]

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