Best of Breed puppy for this family? PLEASE HELP ?!?!?
we need your guys help choosing a new puppy family? which is an adjustment for a single father dog and teenage daughter .. We have nine acres, with a "PetSafe" fence shock underground but if they stayed around the well, the neck wouldnt be needed for the fence .. okay, we need a Small Medium enterprises dog, not walking not take a lot, but not aggressive hiper EXTREMELY ... if we prefer a lab, or a dog like that ... hiper real due to a recent loss a dog, we would prefer one with more life, and love the outdoors and games (fetch, Tug-O-War, and just fun) not many problems Health regualr preference .. ideas .. I thought maybe a collie? or a miniature pinscher? I do not know .. what do you think ?!??!
a mixed breed All scientific studies in this field has shown that the average mutt is healthier and live longer than the average purebred. Here some references: 1) BN Bonnett, A. Egenvall, P. Olson. Hedhammar, mortality in Swedish dogs: rates and causes of death among different breeds, the Veterinary Record, 07/12/1997, S. 40-44) "bastards were still in the low risk category" (S. 41) 2) PD McGreevy and WF Nicholas of practical solutions to welfare problems in pedigree breeding, animal welfare, 1999, Vol 8, 329-331 "The hybrids have a much lower chance of presenting disorders that are common with the parental breeds. Their health will be significantly higher genetic. "(P338) 3) Egenvall A., BN Bonnett, P. Olson. Hedhammar, sex, age, race and distribution of morbidity and mortality in insured dogs in Sweden in 1995 and 1996, The Veterinary Record, 29/4/2000, p. 519-57 'mongrel dogs are less prone to many diseases, then the average purebred dog. "(S. 524) 4) R. Beythien, Tierarten-und Hunderassenverteilung, Erkrankungshufigkeit und bei den prophylaktische Manahmen hufigsten Hunderassen am Beispiel einer Tierarztpraxis in Bielefeld in den Jahren 1983-1985 und 1990-1992, 1998, Diss., Tierrztl. Hochschule Hannover Mongrels require less veterinary treatment 5) AR Michell, Longevity of British breeds of dog and its relationship with sex, size, variable and cardiovascular disease, Vet. Rec., November 27, 1999, S. 625-629 "There was a significant correlation between body weight and longevity. Crossovers lived longer than average but several pure breeds lived longer than cross breeds, including Jack Russell, miniature poodles and whippets "(S. 627 - and that small breeds and toys, to be expected) 6) Patronek GJ, DJ Walters, LT Glickman, Comparative longevity of dogs and humans: implications for Gerontology Research, J. Geronte., Biological Sciences, 1997, Vol 52A, No. 3, B171-B178 "The median age at death was 8.5 years for all dogs of mixed race and 6.7 years for all purebred dogs for each weight group, age at death of purebred dogs Pure was significantly lower than mixed breed dogs. "(P. B173) 7) Proschofsky HF et al, Mortality of purebred and mixed breed dogs Denmark, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2003, 58, 53-74 above average longevity of mixed breed dogs (grouped). Age death mixed breeds (Q1 Q2 Q3 8,11,13 mixed breeds, purebred 6, 10, 12) I have not found any research that shows otherwise.
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