Sentences with phrase «mix is a healthy breed»

Luckily, your Shih Tzu Yorkie mix is a healthy breed with a life expectancy of 12 to 15 years.

Not exact matches

Purebred dogs and cats are not smarter, healthier or more even tempered than canines and felines of mixed breeding.

Mixed breed dogs are known to live longer and end up having healthier lives than their purebred counterparts.

There are often debates with some breeders who have expressed that the hybrid dogs are healthier due to the mixing of the breeds.

There are some theories that suggest that mix breed dogs are healthier than purebreds.

Although purebred dogs are sometimes denigrated as harboring all sorts of genetic abnormalities and mixed breed dogs are sometimes claimed to be healthier than their purebred cousins, the truth is that all dog have the same range of health problems.

The following prices * are based on the profile of a mixed - breed, male, 7 years old, 24 pounds, healthy size, no allergies.

The following price * is based on the profile of a mixed - breed male, 7 years old, 24 pounds, healthy size, no health problems or allergies.

I much rather get a purebred Labrador who has parents screened for hip dysplasia, than get a mixed breed puppy and «hope» the parents were healthy stock.

Mixed breeds are generally healthier.

So if our defense against Breeder Haters is that we breed dogs to preserve the lines that we adore, and we want healthy well - adjusted puppies that fit into our family, why does that stop being true as soon as you produce a mix - breed?

Because of what is known as hybrid vigor, a mix - breed is the healthiest of all dogs.

Some people believe that mixed breeds are inherently healthier than purebreds because there is a larger gene pool to draw from.

It actually found that mixed breeds were, overall, healthier than purebreds.

Though some say that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than pure breeds simply because they have a larger gene pool, if both parent breeds are prone to the same diseases a mixed breed will have a higher risk for getting those diseases.

Amazing, isn't it, that anyone could have interpreted it as proving that mixed breeds are not healthier?

Also, by disregarding the UC Davis study, my worry is that this encourages random breeding because «mixed breeds are healthier.»

Since there is no preferred type and no restriction as to ancestry, it is defined only by its purpose, which is that of a highly efficient, genetically healthy, mixed - breed sled dog.

Much of the press coverage (and, indeed, the press release from UC Davis itself) suggested that the study found that mixed breed dogs were not healthier than purebred dogs, as campaigners often maintain.

Some experts believe in hybrid vigor — the idea that mixed breed dogs are inherently healthier than purebred dogs because they have a lower risk for inherited health problems.

I see it every day in my veterinary practice but mixed breed dogs aren't tracked like the purebreds so they have a reputation as «healthier» that is actually undeserved in many cases.

While mixed breeds are generally considered healthier than purebreds, the Border collie German shepherd mix may inherit some congenital disorders.

If you just want a healthy mixed - breed dog, obviously there's no need to worry about pedigrees.

If you are purchasing a mixed breed kitten via the want ads, make certain that you are acquiring a clean, healthy, well socialized kitten.

Overall, however, this mixed breed is fairly healthy and can be expected to live an average of 10 to 14 years.

While there is still a chance that your Shollie might inherit some of these conditions from her parents, a Shepherd Collie Mix that was bred from relatively healthy parents aren't likely to manifest most of them.

The German Sheppweiler is considered a designer dog and likely dates back to the 1980s or 90s when breeders first begin mixing pure - bred dogs to produce puppies that carried the desired traits of both parent breeds — typically a healthier, smaller, hypo - allergenic or gentler form of a popular breed.

The Shar - Poo is a Designer Dog so likely dates back to the 1980s or 1990s when breeders first began mixing 2 different pure - bred dogs to produce puppies with the ideal traits of the parent breeds such as smaller, hypo - allergenic, gentler and often healthier than the parent breeds.

Some people might look down on a mutt when the truth is that mixed breed dogs tend to be healthier and have more moderate temperaments than their pure - bred cousins.

Mixed breed dogs tend to be quite healthy compared to purebred canines.

Being a purebred does NOT make for a better pet nor a healthier one; mixed breed animals are often healthier since rarely are they inbred nor carry the many genetic problems common to certain breeds.

Does proof exist that mixed - breed dogs are indeed healthier?

Mixed breeds tend to be healthier (due to greater genetic diversity) than pure - breeds.

If you are buying your puppy from a place like Petland (one of the biggest distributors of puppy mill puppies in the U.S.) chances are it won't be the healthiest dog regardless of what breed it is, but the mixes will be less prone to common genetic disorders.

Many times, mixed breed animals are healthier than purebred's.

Mixed breeds are not automatically healthier than a well bred purebred from a responsible breeder.

As dog trainer and author Brian Kilcommons explains, «mixed breed dogs are often healthier, longer - lived, more intelligent, and of more stable temperament than purebreds.

The truth and hype about hybrid vigor: The argument in favor of mixed breeds is that they have «hybrid vigor» and are healthier than purebreds.

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That kind of responsible breeding — whether it's a designer mix or a purebred — leads to healthy puppies.

The intact males all led pretty long, healthy lives, from 14 to 17 to older — the longest - lived was a dog of specially chosen mixed breeding, German Shepherd / Black Lab / Husky, who was the calmest, most intelligent, best - behaved (without special training) male dog imaginable.

My mixed breed dogs have been super healthy and generally much better pets with fewer health and behavioral issues.

There are thousands of healthy mixed - breed cats in shelters across Oklahoma City with good personalities, so consider visiting a few before you decide.

The trouble comes in when people perceive the mixed breed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wamixed breed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed as a single breed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed, as in «Mixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the waMixed Breed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the waBreed dogs are healthier than purebreds, aren't as high - strung as purebreds, are friendlier than purebreds, live longer than purebreds, etc.» Recent attempts to denigrate purebreds as genetically unfit animals bred by greedy exploiters go overboard in extolling the virtues of mixed breed dogs and muddy the wamixed breed dogs and muddy the wabreed dogs and muddy the waters.

However, such a return to the wild is not going to happen, and in spite of assertions that they are healthier than purebreds, crossbred and mixed breed dogs are subject to the same diseases, structural problems, joint dysplasias, allergies, and genetic abnormalities as their blue - blooded cousins.

The truth is, mixed breed dogs can be healthy, loyal, friendly, protective, yappy, fearful, sickly, aggressive, gentle, easy to train, hard to train, aloof, too big, too active, too hairy, sweet, obedient, beautiful, or stubborn — just like purebred dogs.

The Corgi & Husky Mix is a pretty healthy breed that can live as long as 15 years in a loving, nurturing home.

Mixed breed dogs tend to be healthier overall than their purebred cousins, mostly because they haven't been in - bred in the same way.

Pet owners who thought that mixed breed dogs were healthier argued that inbreeding in purebred dogs increased the likelihood of genetic disorders.

Regular veterinary care is the key to keeping your purebred or mixed breed dog healthy.