Are There Training Differences between Pure Breed Dogs and "Mutts"?
Excerpt : The pure bred dog, no manner the breed, is truly a beautiful animal to look upon. These are animals that have been refined, over the centuries, to reach their pure and unadulterated state as found
The pure bred dog, no manner the breed, is truly a beautiful
animal to look upon. These are animals that have been refined,
over the centuries, to reach their pure and unadulterated state
as found today. The pure bred dogs have also been bred for
temperament and bloodlines from the earliest of times. Yet there
is another kind of dog that goes back in history even further
than any pure bred dog! What is this unique breed?
It's the Mixed Breed, or Mutt, as they are so often called.
These dogs are of a very ancient mix of pedigrees that are not
always of the best of mixes but they are most assuredly very
unique animals. The temperament of these dogs is usually better
and they tend not to have the congenital defects of their pure
bred counterparts. It is possible to even produce similar dogs
thru concentrated breeding efforts but, as a general rule, the
mixed breeds are unique
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animals that can't be easily replicated.
But what of their training capacity? Is there any reason to
train these animals in any different manner than their pure bred
brethren?
For the most part the simple answer is no. These animals are
fully capable of learning any behavior that the pure breed is
capable of and, because of a generally better temperament, they
will often times learn more - faster. Due to their better
temperaments and overall higher intelligence the mixed breed
dogs will score quite high in obedience pre-tests and are very
trainable. While pure breed animals have been refined over the
centuries it has occasionally led to an in-breeding of the
specific breed. This in-breeding has led the way to more
congenital defects and maladjusted temperaments than the typical
"mutt". This is primarily due to the simple law of nature that
states "the strong will
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survive" - hence mixed breed dogs with
congenital defects don't usually survive in nature.
Thus the mongrel, or mutt, has escaped the congential problems
of many of the typical pure bred dogs. The mongrel might not
always have the same handsome lines of say a Dobermen Pinscher
or the gorgeous coat of the champion Pomeranian but more likely
than not it has certainly inherited the better characteristics
from both of these lines and sometimes even more. A mixed breed
dog can have the house pet qualities of a Poodle alongside the
protective qualities of a Doberman and the maternal eye of a
Collie. While possessing all of these qualities the mixed breed
normally may leave behind the overly aggressive and high strung
tendencies of its otherwise pure bred ancesteral cousins. This
figured into the equation along with the price factor of the
animals and it is quite easy to see why so many
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households
happily have a mixed breed pet. These animals have the ability
to display intelligence, show care, obey commands and circumvent
obstacles. They have been doing so for thousands of years and
show no signs of stopping. Go to any circus and look closely at
the dogs that perform their. In the vast majority of the time
the dogs you see are "mutts"! Why don't you see the pure breds
traiined as performers? It's because of the problems we have
alrady mentioned above!
The only real difference between the training of a mixed breed
animal and a pure breed dog is the ability to cross platforms
with less transition trouble. If your dog is a mix between, say,
an Irish Setter and a Red Bone Coon Hound, then you have a dog
that, quite possibly, could be trained in the hunting of both
birds and game mammals without much confusion. Perhaps the mix
is between a Husky and a German
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Shepherd? This would give you a
large dog with both good defense skills and the muscle for real
workouts like long days of hiking and running. Thus by a simple
exchange you can gain a lot with very little loss. The animal
may no longer be pure bred and the aesthetic quality may, or may
not, degenerate a bit but you gain a lot in the way of a
responsive and easily trained canine. When you weigh in these
facts it is hard to understand why the world has such a
population explosion of homeless mixed breed pets. After all,
the mixed breed seems to be the better choice from the trainer's
view point.
That being said there are certain instances where a mixed breed
of dog is just not acceptable at all. If you are training
animals for the purpose of professional dog showing competitions
then by all means choose a pure bred animal. Train them for the
specific purposes for which that breed
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was created. Also for
certain usages, such as military animals, pure breeds seem to be
the animal of choice solely for the purpose of a uniform
appearance albeit a number of military animals just do not meet
this qualification. Aside from these, or similar circumstances,
this author sees no reason to limit your search for a pet to
strictly pure breed dogs. Rather, do something good for yourself
and for the homeless pet population - adopt a mixed breed
animal. Personally, I can say that after having several of both
"types" of dogs I am now much more inclined to own "mutts" from
here on out!
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