Thread: Hunting dogs vs pedigree dogs

Originally Posted by Boxton

As a breeder of "pedigree " dogs I could and should take umbridge at some of the ignorance in some of your comments.
But I'll leave you with this
Hybrid vigor works...until it doesnt
For every good one you get a bad one
A dog is like anything else you buy...researched cared for investigated and respected...and any good breeder of pedigree...or non pedigree dogs will have done their homework on all the physical mental and social impacts of breeding one line to another years before producing a litter.
Including the pigdogger whose lines bail hold point indicate superbly but drop dead at 5...or the pedigree guy like me who has 40 kg of fuck off on a lead to look pretty...but will bait bring a man to bear and not have kidney or hip disease...because I have spent 30 years researching and living the bred

Greyhounds are full of disease...100s a year are in offal pits all over the country if they are not fast hard or smart enough
1st generation pootrevers are hypoallergenic
2nd generation pootrevers die of kidney disease

Some people like fords
Others holdens
And my pretty certificates took a lot of work effort and learning...but my dogs will still do their jobs.

Just like the pedigree hunting/working/showing lines of my acquaintances

Dont put us all in the same basket as your ignorance or judge us all by your limited exposure

You won't change my mind sorry. The majority of breeders are not in it for the dogs, their seconds go to unsuspecting pet owners




flame away.........................

No flames
You are entitled to your opinion am entitled to mine

No matter how wrong you are ��

Oops I might have opened a wee wound here Personally for me I place a great deal in the breeding and whakapapa. Pedigree or otherwise. As a dog trialist said to me once. Its hard enough to get a good pup out of good parents. I have seen good and bad in all breeds and mixes. I guess that doesn't help. The other thing I have learned is the more breeds in a cross the greater the chance of a pup who has left field traits you weren't after.