>> Breed specific health issues could indeed be linked to wanting pure breeds instead of a mixed breed. Demand definitely has something to do with it. I would

>> Breed specific health issues could indeed be linked to wanting pure breeds instead of a mixed breed. Demand definitely has something to do with it. I would also argue that quality of supply has something to do with it too. There are good breeders and bad breeders. I tend to think that the good breeders make every effort to avoid allowing health issues to get bred to the next generation. My breeders would take a dog with health issues out of their breeding program the moment they found out. It also helps that a large number of the people who got their dogs from my breeder have gotten to know each other on social media, so if there's an issue, we're much more likely to hear about it. I have a suspicion that bad breeders likely outnumber good breeders, and produce much more of the supply of purebreds, which increases the incidence of purebreds with health issues.