I've learned that different breeds take on different behaviors. How about mixed breeds? Once a I had a retriever/chow-chow mixed in with others (Hienz-57 of a dog) he loved us (owners) but like a Chow hated strangers and was very protective. Yet he was pretty friendly around puppies, kittens, and other small animals. I wonder is mixed breeds can adapt also to any envirmoent and up-bringing.Unlike some pure breeds
2007-01-22 05:42:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It's your typical science/biology(or whatever) class. Whatever the dominant gene is in the dog, is the behavior it will take up. Just like people. If a parent has dominat blue eyes, then the baby will have blue eyes. If a dog has dominant calm/submissive gene, chances are the pups will take that up.
You also have to factor in how the puppy was raised. If it was raised to be aggressive, then it's gonna grow up to be mean. If it grows up being taught to love anything and everything, You'll have a flower-child dog on your hands lol.
The breed itself only has, I like to say, about 1/3 of the factors. Of course, if you have a pit bull, then it's going to animal agressive. Or a shepard or doberman, then they'll be protective. But if you train them right, and socialize them well as pups, then it will vary on if they'll be agressive towards other dogs, or squirrels, or if they'll be protective over their house, or kids.
Pure-bred only means that there is no other breed in the blood line. But if you look back, at the begginning of ALL breeds, they're all mutts. The pit bull came from the bull-and-terrier. So there is no such thing as "pure bred", if you do some research. So it doesn't matter what breed the dog is. It matters on how the dog is raised, how it's treated, and if it's trained right as a pup, or rehabilitated right as an adult.
2007-01-22 06:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Pluto 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most dogs' personalities are a combination of their genetic tendencies and their upbringing.
With a mutt, what you get is a mixed bag of genetic tendencies, and though you may be able to guess what tendencies it might have - a herding breed mix is probably going to try to herd things and be less trusting of strangers, your Chow mix tended to be protective, a Lab mix will tend to love water, etc., if the mix is multiple dogs with different personalities, it's hard to say what traits will end up being dominant. If someone wants a mutt, I'd suggest adopting an adult from a shelter so they can get a good idea of its personality and size right from the start.
2007-01-22 14:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by Bess2002 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mixed breeds can take on any of the behaviors of any of the breeds they are made up of. I had a border collie mix that would occasionally show some herding behavior but she was generally more laid-back and less "busy" than most purebred border collies I know and didn't have as strong a drive to herd as most purebred borders. Each mixed breed will be different - for example, one border collie-lab mix puppy might be very different from another, even from the same litter. They won't necessarily adapt to any environment and upbringing - all dogs regardless of breed need good care, training and loving owners. It just means that behavior-wise, they may be more variable than a purebred.
2007-01-22 13:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mutts are all wild cards, but I think that makes them fun. To tell the truth, I don't think I've ever known a PB all that well *i have a papillon at the moment, but we're still getting aquainted, and her ancestry may be questionable* but I have sure as heck known mutts of all shapes, sizes, and temperments.
I think any dog could adapt to most situations *not environments, because a dog with a long, dense coat will never do well in a rain forest, ya know?* but it's all a matter of how you raise them. Heck, I've heard of bloody rotties that thought they belonged in the lap and toy breeds that were more than willing to take on the big dogs.
2007-01-22 17:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by mandy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many mixed breed dogs I've been owned by have had better temperments than some of the pure breed dogs. One thing with pure breeds is that sometimes line breeding can keep some undesirable temperment genetic traits within the breed.
2007-01-22 13:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by W. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Any dog reacts to the love, care and training it is given. A mutt can take one trait after one of th breeds in his makeup, other traits from other breeds. There is no way to predict the behavior of a mutt, but like I said, most dogs react in tune with the care they are given.
2007-01-22 13:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All dogs are unique. The pure bred ones seem to be a little more skiddish IMO. I had a Rotty/Black Lab that I could take anywhere and she was always the perfect lady. I know of one other from her litter that is a nasty dog. I think some of it has to do with training, socialization, and the owner quite frankly.
2007-01-22 13:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had only mutts in childhood and they were great. Also smart, loyal and loveable. Perhaps it is the Chow in your dog that causes that behavior. I have known mutts to be mean also but, I think that comes from the way their owners bring them up.
2007-01-22 13:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Just because they are a mixed breed does not mean they can adapt to any environment!!!!!!If theat were the case, there would not be mutts with behavior problems!!! And there are plenty of them that do have those problems!!
2007-01-22 13:48:02 · answer #9 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's more about the training that the breed. Don't get me wrong. Certain breeds have been bred for certain behaviors, which makes them more desirable for different people.
The good thing about mutts is that they are less likely to have neurological and psychological disorders due to inbreeding.
2007-01-22 13:49:38 · answer #10 · answered by melzoom615 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋