| The pure bred dog, no manner the breed, is truly | | | | happily have a mixed breed pet. These animals |
| a beautiful animal to look upon. These are animals | | | | have the ability to display intelligence, show care, |
| that have been refined, over the centuries, to | | | | obey commands and circumvent obstacles. They |
| reach their pure and unadulterated state as found | | | | have been doing so for thousands of years and |
| today. The pure bred dogs have also been bred | | | | show no signs of stopping. Go to any circus and |
| for temperament and bloodlines from the earliest | | | | look closely at the dogs that perform their. In the |
| of times. Yet there is another kind of dog that | | | | vast majority of the time the dogs you see are |
| goes back in history even further than any pure | | | | "mutts"! Why don't you see the pure breds |
| bred dog! What is this unique breed?It's the Mixed | | | | traiined as performers? It's becasue of the |
| Breed, or Mutt, as they are so often called. These | | | | problems we have alrady mentioned above!The |
| dogs are of a very ancient mix of pedigrees that | | | | only real difference between the training of a |
| are not always of the best of mixes but they are | | | | mixed breed animal and a pure breed dog is the |
| most assuredly very unique animals. The | | | | ability to cross platforms with less transition |
| temperament of these dogs is usually better and | | | | trouble. If your dog is a mix between, say, an |
| they tend not to have the congenital defects of | | | | Irish Setter and a Red Bone Coon Hound, then |
| their pure bred counterparts. It is possible to even | | | | you have a dog that, quite possibly, could be |
| produce similar dogs thru concentrated breeding | | | | trained in the hunting of both birds and game |
| efforts but, as a general rule, the mixed breeds | | | | mammals without much confusion. Perhaps the |
| are unique animals that can't be easily | | | | mix is between a Husky and a German |
| replicated.But what of their training capacity? Is | | | | Shepherd?This would give you a large dog with |
| there any reason to train these animals in any | | | | both good defense skills and the muscle for real |
| different manner than their pure bred | | | | workouts like long days of hiking and running. Thus |
| brethren?For the most part the simple answer is | | | | by a simple exchange you can gain a lot with |
| no. These animals are fully capable of learning any | | | | very little loss. The animal may no longer be pure |
| behavior that the pure breed is capable of and, | | | | bred and the aesthetic quality may, or may not, |
| because of a generally better temperament, they | | | | degenerate a bit but you gain a lot in the way of |
| will often times learn more - faster. Due to their | | | | a responsive and easily trained canine. When you |
| better temperaments and overall higher | | | | weigh in these facts it is hard to understand why |
| intelligence the mixed breed dogs will score quite | | | | the world has such a population explosion of |
| high in obedience pre-tests and are very trainable. | | | | homeless mixed breed pets. After all, the mixed |
| While pure breed animals have been refined over | | | | breed seems to be the better choice from the |
| the centuries it has occasionally led to an | | | | trainer's view point.That being said there are |
| in-breeding of the specific breed. This in-breeding | | | | certain instances where a mixed breed of dog is |
| has led the way to more congenital defects and | | | | just not acceptable at all. If you are training |
| maladjusted temperaments than the typical | | | | animals for the purpose of professional dog |
| "mutt". This is primarily due to the simple law of | | | | showing competitions then by all means choose a |
| nature that states "the strong will survive" - | | | | pure bred animal. Train them for the specific |
| hence mixed breed dogs with congenital defects | | | | purposes for which that breed was created. Also |
| don't usually survive in nature.Thus the mongrel, | | | | for certain usages, such as military animals, pure |
| or mutt, has escaped the congential problems of | | | | breeds seem to be the animal of choice solely for |
| many of the typical pure bred dogs. The mongrel | | | | the purpose of a uniform appearance albeit a |
| might not always have the same handsome lines | | | | number of military animals just do not meet this |
| of say a Dobermen Pinscher or the gorgeous | | | | qualification. Aside from these, or similar |
| coat of the champion Pomeranian but more likely | | | | circumstances, this author sees no reason to limit |
| than not it has certainly inherited the better | | | | your search for a pet to strictly pure breed dogs. |
| characteristics from both of these lines and | | | | Rather, do something good for yourself and for |
| sometimes even more. A mixed breed dog can | | | | the homeless pet population - adopt a mixed |
| have the house pet qualities of a Poodle alongside | | | | breed animal. Personally, I can say that after |
| the protective qualities of a Doberman and the | | | | having several of both "types" of dogs I am now |
| maternal eye of a Collie. While possessing all of | | | | much more inclined to own "mutts" from here on |
| these qualities the mixed breed normally may | | | | out!All about the poodle breeds and dog care in |
| leave behind the overly aggressive and high | | | | general. No sales hype just facts and information |
| strung tendencies of its otherwise pure bred | | | | you can use to help with dog training, proper dog |
| ancesteral cousins.This figured into the equation | | | | nutrition, dog clothing and dog jewelry. Michael A. |
| along with the price factor of the animals and it is | | | | Domeck is a trainer and a mentor working with |
| quite easy to see why so many households | | | | students from all walks of life. Visit: to learn more. |