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