Comments on: Pedigree or Mongrel?

By: Miss Nomer

Miss Nomer — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:55:50 +0000

Mongrels are on average more genetically healthy and mentally well balanced than pedigree dogs. They are also as mentioned unique looking with a unique personality. That should be reason enough to opt for a mongrel.

Who wants a clone that behaves like every other dog of it’s breed anyway? You may as well get a robot instead of a living animal if you want it exactly to predetermined specifications.

I wanted a mongrel when I went to the pound to rescue a dog, unfortunately there was not a single cross-bred or mongrel dog in there…(yes it’s true – this is the only pound for the tiny community I live in and everyone here seems to get pedigrees only so mongrels never end up in rescue) I was very disappointed.
Instead I took a border collie home – since this is at least a breed that has been bred for function rather than looks it isn’t as unhealthy as some breeds. I love him to bits and he really fits into my life well, but I would have preferred a mutt to be honest, since I’ve only ever kept moggies and mongrels before and I’m quite anti pedigree (inbreeding).

But it’s of course true that (most) dogs have no idea what breed they are so any dog of any breed (or non-breed) will love you just the same and be just as lovable as any other.
All dogs regardless of breed deserve a loving home

By: Olanrewaju Paul

Olanrewaju Paul — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:58:12 +0000

I have a mongrel dog fully vaccinated, strong and health, a beautiful dog, i have train the dog to understand wen am angry with him, when it got sometin damage and i show my mongrel dog, it squat, lie down and way the tail,, but immediate it notice my voice going louder, the dog runs and hide. I have been trying to study the character, some relating with people is not stable, sometime friendly after a while changes it’s attitude. I love my Dog and anyone that sees my loves it….. Any special food for Mongrel Dog? My Dog eat fish, snacks, milk, meat, stash-food and tea

By: Sanya (jimmymycrushieinfo.blogspot.com)

Sanya (jimmymycrushieinfo.blogspot.com) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:46:45 +0000

I don’t have a problem with expensiveness but “can inherit behaviour problems” sounds pretty bad. I don’t want to wait for months and don’t want my dog to have health problems of course, so I think I’d prefer a Mongrel (based solely on this article). Actually, I think it’s all about the mind (aspiring psychologist) so it would be better to have health problems than behaviour problems. I may have to opt for some other type of dog (neither Mongrel nor Pedigree). I’m going to get a pet very soon.

By: HollyHiskey

HollyHiskey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:16:03 +0000

I have a 14 year old mongrel who we got from a shelter. He has always been well behaved and despite his advanced years he hasn’t had any health problems at all.
Mongrels are the way forward- it makes me really sad when you see relatively young Labradors with awful hips because they’ve been inbred for years. Genetic diversity for the win!

By: Goutami

Goutami — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:37:29 +0000

Hii there….

I too am a proud owner of mongrel an yes its better to give a homeless a chance to live life to the fullest then looking for a pure breed. There r many of them waiting for a new home and adopting from the shelter will definitely give them a new life…..my dogs name is cupid and he a abosolutely amazing he has learnt many commands and healthy and obedient..what else does any one ask for more than having a best companion…..

By: Pet Adoption

Pet Adoption — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:21:40 +0000

I own a standard poodle, but it is because my mom bought the dog. I am a 22 year old college kid that definitely couldn’t afford a $800 puppy, but I lucked out. If it wasn’t for that I would have adopted a pet instead and used the little money I have to support the pet. Regardless there are specific qualitys of pure bred dogs that people desire when getting a new pet. This debate will continue, as will pet shelters being full of dogs while people are breeding pure breds like crazy.

By: Katerina

Katerina — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:51:59 +0000

I have a beautiful one year old Boxer and she means the world to me. In my opinion, purebred or mogrel, every dog deserves a loving home!
Whether your dog is from champion blood lines or the local pound, they are equally as loving. You cannot base the level of love a dog will show you by what breed they are.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:27:26 +0000

rowdybubba2 – so purebreds love conditionally? Right now I’m writing a final essay for my english writing course on a topic “purebreds vs mongrels” and i have read many articles and comments and forums on this topic and i have seen SOOO many people saying “mongrels love unconditionally” and i really can’t see how one can say that. because i personally am 100% sure that a dog itself has no clue whether it’s a mongrel or a pedigree and definitely – doesn’t give a damn about it. a dog will always love his/her master unconditionally! and about my own experience..when i was little and living in the country, my dad and i were suckers for doxies..then we took one but ofcourse not a purebred, we didn’t know these things then..it turned out to be like a doxie but with long legs and a bright orange colour..the whole family loved her, she was great and she did look a bit like a doxie. when she died at the age 12 i was all grown and wanted a dog back in my life..since i was still a sucker for doxies, i decided to try out a real one..took a black and tan dapple doxie and i really love it, its great personality traits and the beautiful looks (and cuteness lol). and though i am happy with my purebred, it makes me realize that mongrels and purebreds are both great, since i was also happy with my mongrel.so what i’d actually like next would be a doxie-like mongrel or a mixed breed doxie, since doxies DO melt my heart.. but having had both mongrels and purebreds i understand both sides, why poeple prefer ONLY mutts or ONLY pedigrees. but at the same time THEY don’t udnerstand me and why you should love both.. that’s all from me:)

By: Kirst

Kirst — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:19:01 +0000

Not everyone gets a dog to exhibit it in a show. We had two as I was growing up – a pedigree poodle (courtesy of my godfather who bred them) and a mutt whose mother was a rescue dog belonging to a friend. The poodle only lived to seven but the mutt managed 14, and was robust and healthy for almost all of his life.

I would never get a dog just to show it off.

By: Eloise

Eloise — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:08:25 +0000

I own a lovely labradoodle called lizzie. i love all dogs, whether they are pedigree or not, but i have always thaought mongrels have always got something very unique about them, and as stated above, you will never see anyone with a dog that looks exactly the same as yours. to me, that makes mongrels all the more special. I don’t doubt at all that pedigrees are less beutiful or characteristic than mongrels, but there always seems to be something that attracts me to a slightly different dog. For me, it has got to be mongrels