Dog Ultimatum!!!

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(26 January 2013, 16:27)NorthernRaider Wrote: A mongrol allways inherits the best traits from its parents, a pedogree always inherits the genetic defects, like hip dysplacia etc in Alsations and retrievers, or psychological and leg problems in Spaniels, Bulldogs, Boxers etc. I know our local plods stopped using German shepards cos they were all having to be retired easrly with hip and back problems so they went onto the Belgian sub species which is just slightly smaller but much healthier, so they tell me. I prefer two or three small terriers over one big mutt, dont like all my eggs in one puppy.

Of course the problems with hip dysplacia in German Shepherds [ there is no such dog as an Alsation ], only effects a small number of dogs these days,.. maybe a few more in the services because of their continued hard training, it is not realy something that an average person wanting a pet dog should worry too much about

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(26 January 2013, 16:28)bigpaul Wrote: depends on the size of your house i'd say, seen someone with an Akita coming out of one of the tiny "starter" homes ("where does your dog sleep- anywhere it likes!")

... also depends on the people too, some of us love falling over our dogs,... we have five dogs including three German Shepherds, and we live in a three bed bungalow...