| Which is better, to choose between a pure bred | | | | most people with bad intentions. |
| puppy and a mixed breed puppy. Which is the | | | | On the other hand, I have a pure bred white |
| best choice? There are lot of factors in this | | | | German Shepherd puppy about eight weeks old. |
| decision. | | | | She is already acting like a watch dog at this early |
| A pure bred puppy will cost more. A mixed breed | | | | age. This is a trait that I was looking for. It is |
| puppy is often free or cheaper in cost then a | | | | obvious that this instinct to guard is hardwired into |
| pure bred. A pure bred puppy will often have a | | | | her. I needed a dog that is highly intelligent, |
| higher level of care associated with it. Unless | | | | protective of my family and a watch dog, and |
| purchased from a puppy mill, pure bred dogs are | | | | large enough to wrestle with my son and I. I |
| often pampered, wormed and have their early | | | | know that I found what I was looking for. My |
| shots. Pure bred puppies may have congenital | | | | point is this. If you want a better chance of |
| problems associated with inbreeding unless care | | | | choosing a puppy that will grow to a certain size |
| was taken in the breeding. Buying a purebred with | | | | and exhibit certain characteristics, your best |
| accredited credentials from the American Kennel | | | | choice is going to be a pure bred. All you need to |
| Club or other such breed clubs helps keep track | | | | do is decide what size of dog you desire and |
| of several generations of parents. The American | | | | choose the characteristics that you are looking |
| Kennel Club offers pure bred dog registrations for | | | | for and then research the breeds. Do your |
| both puppies that you eventually want to breed | | | | homework and you won't be sorry. I usually wind |
| and puppies that are not to be used for breeding. | | | | up with a dog because it is available at the time. |
| Generally, the breeder you purchase your puppy | | | | This was the first time that I actually chose the |
| from will charge more for a puppy if you want to | | | | puppy I wanted, and even ordered it before it |
| eventually breed and have the puppies registered. | | | | was born. |
| This makes the breeder more money and helps | | | | To be fair, many people own mixed breeds and |
| keep out competition for that breed of registered | | | | love them including me. It is a good deed to save |
| puppies in the future. | | | | a puppy from the pound or save the dog that is |
| I have personal experience in both pure bred and | | | | obviously looking for a home. But if you are |
| mixed breed dogs. I have had 4 different mixed | | | | looking for specific characteristics, consider a pure |
| breed dogs and all were lovable, healthy and great | | | | bred. |
| pets. One of my dogs, Shadow, I have had for | | | | Lastly, if you are looking for a purebred, try not |
| 14 years. She is a mix between a Rottweiler (her | | | | to buy from a puppy mill. Puppy mills breed |
| mother) and a Golden Retriever. She looks like a | | | | purebred dogs by the dozens. The dogs get little |
| wide black lab. I was hoping that she would retain | | | | care or socialization. The dog moms are abused. |
| some of the characteristics of both breeds. I | | | | Puppy mills often sell through chain pet shops, the |
| wanted a friendly dog since we have three | | | | internet and even local classified ads. This is not to |
| children, but also a dog that guards us at night. | | | | say that all chain pet store, classified ads and |
| Well, it turns out, that she is a black Golden | | | | internet ads are bad. When we purchased our |
| Retriever. She is all sweetness. There is not a | | | | puppy ( I found our puppy on the internet) I |
| trace of watch dog in her. We had good friends | | | | chose a breeder as close to home as I could (3 |
| show up recently, at night. | | | | hours). I questioned the breeder as to how many |
| They let themselves into our house with their key | | | | dogs she had to be sure that it was not a large, |
| and walked right past our lounging Shadow to | | | | impersonal operation. I visited the breeder and |
| greet us. Shadow never barked when they | | | | found out that she socialized each puppy in her |
| arrived and just considered this a non alarm. Our | | | | home and the puppies even had a chance to be |
| friends visit about once a month and I'm sure that | | | | socialized with cats. I wanted to be sure that we |
| she knows the sound of their car engine. But I | | | | had the best chance of buying a great puppy, and |
| would prefer a bit of dog warning. She is a | | | | we did. |
| wonderful dog and just to look at her would scare | | | | |