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There are also many thousands of mutts in need of a good home for free.
by aaronbrethorst 10y ago
There are also many thousands of mutts in need of a good home for free.
- city41 10y agoand mutts, by their very nature, are far more genetically healthy than pure breeds.
- kibwen 10y agoNot sure why this was downvoted. "Free" isn't quite right, there are usually still nominal fees associated with adopting from a shelter, but compared to purchasing a purebred it might as well be free. I've owned mutts my whole life, mostly medium-large dogs that you'd expect would suffer from hip dysplasia and so on, but they've all lived to ripe old ages and they've all been smart as a tack. Hybrid vigor is awesome.
- mod 10y agoI have a mutt and a purebreed (Anatolian Shepherd). The Shepherd isn't even a year old yet and she looks like she has trouble standing up when she's been laying down a while. Maybe her legs just fell asleep, I don't know. She was free. Some family has them to keep with the livestock, and they bred them--I took the runt. The mutt looks mostly boxer to me, the pound said boxer/shepherd mix. She's beautiful, very smart, and loyal, and just incredibly quick outdoors--best dog I've ever met. Anyway, just my one data point.