mixed breed or pure breed?

Pure breed dogs can be more high strung than mutts. She is just being snobby, to be quite honest. Pure breed dog owners can be like that. If she has had one kind of dog and knows her breed, then she probably knows its health issues and knows how it behaves, so she is able to handle her dog breed. I think she just fears that people can't cope with not knowing how to handle dogs who are mixed or are mutts because she doesn't know how they will behave. But, my experience with mutts (my family had mutts when I was growing up)is that mutts are more mellow and not so high strung as pure breeds. Therefore, easier to handle and train. And a rescued dog can be most loving because they know the difference between neglect and a caring owner. They can be the most loyal of dogs. Pure breed dogs tend to be interbreed, so prone to have more health issues. Also, they don't have so many health issues. Each breed has its own health issues and mutts don't seem to be so prone to any particular breed's health issues. I am with you, I prefer to rescue a dog from the pound or animal shelter. There are enough dogs that don't have good homes. Best to give a dog a loving home who really needs a loving and caring family.

No dog is better than the other. No matter they are pure breed or not. They are all dogs. What you can benefit in case you decide to get a pure breed, is that you will know for sure how the dog will look as an adult and, if you choose a reputable breeder, you may also know what temperament your dog will have. With a crossbreed you can't know for sure what to expect. But this doesn't make them inferior. As you've seen with your two mixed breed dogs, they can be as good pets as any pure breed dog.

Many people say that you are more sure of the traits of a pure breed dog. But I think this is like it is with people: there are nice dogs and vicious, cruel ones. Dogs, like people, can be taught up to a certain point. I had a friend who has always had dogs and loves them very much that had to put down a dog because it was a menace. The dog was a mixed breed but then, he always had mixed breeds and it has never happened.

To some, have a pure breed is important, not because the dog is better but rather a face-saving stand. In my opinion, the breed is never an issue. If the dog is exactly what you yearn for in a pet, then he/she is a good dog.

Actually a lot of pure breed dogs are mutts they where mixed with another dog to get them and that it just so happens that two of the same mix mated together to create that. So I would always think of pure breeds no different then a none pure breed dog. It's not really the breed of the dog it's there personality not breed personality the dog themselves. You teach a dog to be good they will always be good you teach a dog to be bad then they will always be bad. My dad use to say you hit a dog one day that dog will bit you back dogs can evolve just like humans can we can change to our habitat so can dogs. I like all dogs some I like more then others it's just how we bound. I've had a German Shepard mix with a watt wilder, I've had a golden retriever and a tea cup poodle which is actually a toy poodle just the runt of the litter.

Personally, I don’t believe that a dog’s aggressiveness or being territorial is because of its breed although some breeds do tend to be more guarding and others try to act like more of a pet toy, for me it really is based on how the pet owner trains or grows his/her dog. Most likely, dogs can be trained to be good or to be aggressive it’s a matter of putting discipline to your dog on how he/she acts on different occasions and dealing with people and his/her social circle.