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I agree with his point that in a few generations, greyhounds will be a lot less common to see if there isn't strong interest in breeding them for companionship.
by tomc1985 5y ago
I agree with his point that in a few generations, greyhounds will be a lot less common to see if there isn't strong interest in breeding them for companionship. They aren't particularly fashionable (like a Corgi), or useful (like a Shepherd). It wouldn't be the first breed to go nearly extinct due to a lack of interest.
- pg_1234 5y agoBut it will be BETTER FOR THE DOGS, if they are bred for health and happiness as companion animals, rather than race performance. A species or a breed can't suffer, only the individual animals.
- Icathian 5y agoThe issue you usually run into is that the alternative isn't breeding for health or happiness, it's breeding for some arbitrary "standard" of aesthetics. It results in substantially less healthy animals (see: bulldog, German shepherd dog, for examples).
- tomc1985 5y agoThat's great and all, but there are other externalities that GP was referring to. Animal wellbeing doesn't mean a whole lot if all the animals have died out.