Why do some people look down on mutts? Does it make them feel better to have an expensive pure dog as a status

Question

symbol? As far as I am concerned its a double standard to say its ok to breed pure dogs but not mutts... right now its not ok to breed ANY dogs because there arent enough homes for any of them. I love dogs, all dogs.. pure, mutt whatever. They are all beautiful to me, but I have a special place in my heart for mutts because I think they are more unique, one of a kind and I find it distasteful in the extreme to hear snobby people putting mutts down because they dont have a pedigree.. A dog is a dog, the love for them doesnt stop at a certain breeding or lack thereof.. in fact mutts ARE proven to be healthier and more long lived... I feel bad for dogs like the Pekingnese whos eyes are prone to popping out because of their breeding, or Shepherds whos backs are so sloped for "looks" that they are crippled by the time they are 5 yrs. So I ask, what do you think of mutts? and if you dislike them why?? what reason do you have..

Just so you know I have lived with many dogs over the years, purebred and mutt. I loved them all equally... Rotties, Siberian husky, Bouvier, Springer Spaniel, GSD... and mutts I dont even know what they had in them they were all great dogs, all loving, all gentle all intelligent and awesome dogs..

Answer 1

I believe people can be very status oriented, and they need to be able to place a value on everything they have. It's a pride thing. I agree with you, mutts as they call them are just as loveable, and are more durable than a "Real Dog" as my friend calls them. I have both, and really, dogs are like people, they all have their own personality, and being a purebred doesn't make them nicer or less nice.

Answer 2

I like mutts and we have had them and pure breds as well. Loved them all. Right now I have one of those "designer dogs", a shiz poo and he is so adorable. The reason we got him was he's small (good for the city), we've had a similar dog to him - lapapoo before, and we have young children.

I don't go for the chiciwoo woo's that the tartlets have. I pick a dog that good for my family and I. We spent months looking for the right one. Looking on line, answering enquiries on the internet. If I lived in the country I would have huskies or husky wolves. I grew up with two of them. They protected my sister and I from strangers in the yard and at times could be the biggest sucks. Though I wouldn't want to cross them.

Not saying I wouldn't get one from the pound but like someone else said you don't know the history sometimes of the dogs that get abandoned there. And some dogs do get dumped or a neighbour called and lets the Humane Society know of cruelty of a neighbours dog. I am a big supporter of the Humane Society too and the work they do. The local HS saying is Helping those who can't speak for themselves. And I agree and I feel sad for those that get featured on the news. And I get p*ssed off at the puppy mills and the breeders that don't know what the heck they are doing.

Thanks for the good question.

Answer 3

Currently we own 2 mutts as well as the chihuahuas and we love them all. It is not the mutts that most people are against, but the irresponsible breeding of them. I am with Bob Barker, pets should be spayed and neutered, not left to wander the streets and breed at will with anything out there. This type of irresponsible breeding is what contributes to the deaths of millions of anim als a year, not responsible breeders. The irresponsible pet owners are the ones who are responsible for the crowded shelters, dogs and cats on death row, etc.I am a responsible breeder of purebred chihuahuas and I make sure my dogs go to wonderful loving homes.I do not breed mutts just to jump on the designer dog fads to try to empty people's pockets of their hard earned money.

Answer 4

I have absolutely no problem at all with a mutt.. I have a problem with people who take dogs and breed them, when they aren't registered, pedigreed, and the produce litters of dogs and over charge people and pretend that the dogs are something special, worth more than they actually are, and generally scam people out of their money...

Once a dog is born, it deserves to live, and it deserves to have the very best life possible.. My problem is with people who are making money breeding and producing mutts and pretending that they know what they are doing.. You can't tell me that they should be allowed to breed anything they want, do what they please. Because these same people do NOT take back their dogs that they produce, they don't care where they end up, and generally they end up in the shelters because no thought was put into the temperament of the dog they were producing or who was getting the dogs etc... It's the people, not the dog..

Answer 5

I couldn't have said that any better myself! I currently have 5 dogs.....4 mutts and 1 purebred. They are all rescues. I love them all. Just because they are mixed doesn't mean they aren't as smart. Thats what I hear most people say. I can't stand for people to breed them (any dogs)...I always get asked if I am going to breed our boxer. I always say no because there are way to many mixed breed dogs without homes. Most people just look at me like I am crazy but it is true!

Answer 6

When dog breeding got picked up by status-jockeys who where trying to one-up each other for the "perfect' specimen, things got messed up. Like any hobby, you get obsessives. I think some of that is changing as people reognize the health risks of inbred "purebreeds". The smartest folks are aware that you don't want to buy a $1000 puppy that'll have $3000 of health problems in its lifetime.

In defense of breeding, it does give you what you ask for. The predictable personality of a breed is good for folks who can't or won't deal with the dice-roll of a mutt. Still, it is no excuse for the freakishness you describe.

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Answer 8

I have chosen to have a pure breed dog for a variety of reasons.
1) When I get a puppy I like knowing with a degree of certainty what that dog will look like, and what some of its major behavior traits will be.
2) I enjoy doing competitive Obedeince and Agility with my dog and I have more opportunites with a pure breed dog.
3) Your statement that "mutts" are healtier in not true. Reseach has been conducted through the Michigan University Vet. school that show that the deseases that are contracted by dogs of mixed ancetary and dog of known pedigree are the same. Yes certain breeds are more may be more likely to get certain conditions - just as predisposition to disease runs in human families. However what happen when you cross a dog with a predispositions to cancer with a pre dispositions to displacia? You get a dog that can be predisposed to either or both. Just like a person can be predisposed to diabetes becasue their mother had it and to heart disease because their father had that.
What the research did show was that on the average owners of pure breed dogs did more to treat a condition once it was diagnosed. So people hear the stories about how soandso had a pure breed that they had to spend xdollars on because the dog got whatever disease. The mutt that got the same diagnosis may have gone home and died, or been put to sleep. Further more, most people that are "breeding mutts" are not doing the testing to determine that the parents are as free from certain conditions as possible. Resposible breeders of pure breed dogs are doing these tests.
Yes some breeds have been breed to an extreme. But that is no more reason to condem all pure breed dogs, than your preception that people look down on "mutts". People have created a variety of breeds for the vary reason that you express liking uniqueness.
You comment that German Shepherd have been breed so they are cripped by the time they are 5. Yes this is true for some that have been poorly breed but reposible breeds are testing for hip, and only breeding the sound animals. I personnelly know many German Shepherds that are running and jumping to a ripe old age.
I personnelly do not like flop ears, and would not crop ears, so I choice to have a dog with naturally erect ears. I do not like a dog with a strong tail that was breed to work as ruddar when doing water work. My breed carries their tails curled over their back. I prefer to pet a dog with a thick fluffy coat - can you quess what my breed has?
My dog does not give me status. I am truly drawn to the features of her breed. Many of my friends that have pure breed dogs would not choice to share there lives whith her as they have different preferences and expections regarding the dogs the wish to share their lives with.
Your comments that it is not OK to breed any dog is very disturbing to me. Did you know that there are shelters that are improting dogs from out of the country to meet the demand for animals in their areas?
We are all dog owners and need to focus on maintaining our rights to live with the animals that we wish to share our lives with. Did you know that there are people and organizations that would like to make it so that we could not share our lives and our homes with dogs no matter if they are pure bred or mixed ancestry?

Answer 9

Everyone who meets my mutt loves her looks, especially people who love labs but wish they were a bit smaller. My dog looks like a yellow lab but is only 38 lbs., perfect size for our small apt. :) people are always stopping us when we're out on walks, they think she is still a pup because of her size but she is in fact 11 yrs old and looks and acts a lot younger than purebred labs her same age. I rescued her off the streets 8 yrs ago and I'm glad that I did, she's the best dog ever.

Answer 10

I love mutts!!!! That's all my family ever had. Bailey, my parents dog, is a cross between an English Springer Spaniel, a Sheltie, and some sort of beagle (?) My dad calls him a "purebred sh*t-head" (jokingly) All I know is he is CUTE!! He has a mohawk! He is also very smart. My dog is a purebred Basset Hound. I wanted a mutt, but my fiance insisted on a Basset. I love him to death...but he is not very smart at all, and very hard to train, and I have heard also that purebred dogs are more prone to heath problems. Our next dog will be a mutt for sure!