sandgrubber Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) Scientific evidence shows cross breeding can have health benefits. https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2018-06-15/study-reveals-genetic-diseases-mixed-breed-purebred-dogs Edited August 18 by sandgrubber rewording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 12 hours ago, April Andy said: Regardless of our individual circumstances, it is important to approach these conversations with respect and an open mind Learning from each other’s experience and knowledge is what makes these conversations so engaging. It is also a good idea to respect the rules of this forum. This site was created for pure bred dog discussion (ANKC recognised breeds)The primary purpose of this forum is to promote and discuss pure bred dogs (as recognised by the ANKC) so we ask you respect our aim when visiting here. If you own a cross breed dog, you are also welcome here, but we ask that you refer to it by its proper name (eg a pug-x or cavalier-x instead of the designer term 'pugalier'). 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 6 hours ago, sandgrubber said: Scientific evidence shows cross breeding can have health benefits. https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2018-06-15/study-reveals-genetic-diseases-mixed-breed-purebred-dogs that's a little bit different to anyone grabbing a poodle and crossing it with whatever other breed they can find, making up a "cute" name and selling it for $1000's, all without any health testing of the parents. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, Rebanne said: that's a little bit different to anyone grabbing a poodle and crossing it with whatever other breed they can find, making up a "cute" name and selling it for $1000's, all without any health testing of the parents. Maybe. Given the data set was huge and not selected for health tested cross breeds. I suspect most of the cross breeds in the study were not the carefully bred sort. Breed specific or breed concentrated genetic diseases can originate from loss of genetic diversity, and cross breeding tends to reduce the frequency of getting two recessive genes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mairead Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 My kidney disease is caused by one dominant gene. No amount of crossbreeding would have helped, even if one of my parents was Neanderthal or Denisovan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneye Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Years ago when i was a kid , mongrels were always renowned to be healthy strong dogs , with few health issues , and pedigrees were more prone , at least thats what i remember everyone saying ,. Personaly except for when i was a kid with the familly dog always owned pedigrees , has an adult that is i've always had pedigrees , then i know what i'm buying , except for the one now , and he will be the last cross breed i ever own , has his share of health issues although i've been lucky with his temperement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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