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Re: [RC] [RC] was: Jack Russels now: puppy selection - Barbara McCraryI've often wondered what breed would be the perfect one for us. We've had Border Collies for the past 30 years and they're great in many ways, but very obsessed. They stalk LEGS, and lacking sheep, our always focused on the horses. Not good. Then there are the Australian Shepherds. Our current one launches himself into the cow herd and barks and chases cows and calves all over the place. He is selectively deaf.....absolutely can't hear a thing when he is focused on chasing. I've run the gamut in my mind of all purebred breeds that have ever appealed to me and they all have something in personality traits that I wouldn't like. The point is: purebreds, whatever the breed, have been bred to do some job, and if I can't stand their job description, they wouldn't work for me. A mutt, on the other hand, is so mixed up that he usually doesn't have a particular agenda of his own. Therefore, a mutt might just make the best dog of all. Does this sound like a logical theory? Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 3:33 PM Subject: [RC] [RC] was: Jack Russels now: puppy selection Please Reply to: Nicole nkinsey@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ==========================================2. Find a good breeder. Make sure their dogs are AKC registered, and that the puppies are also eligible.I really liked much of this post, but had "issues" with this point that doesn't seem to have been addressed by others yet. 1) Not all dogs are purebreds. There are some fantastic mutts out there. Granted, you might not know what you're getting, and you can't do all your breed research, but you really don't hear about many people having problems with their mutts. :) 2) Not all breeds are AKC recognized. Not being AKC recognized does not make it less of a breed, nor does it make it inferior to AKC breeds. I happen to have one of these, a Cane Corso. And, to go with the research hints, don't always believe the reputation many breeds get, both good and bad. It's been my experience that the "bad rep" breeds are animals I get along with well, while the "everyone loves them" breeds are the types I don't really like. Just like in horses, breed stereotypes don't always mean a whole lot. ~Nicole =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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