they are not perfect. both have bad hips. one had to have his eyelids adjusted. one has food allergies.
BUT, they have straight spines, they breathe fine, the breed standard requires that they breed freely, and birth naturally. mine were.
there are olde english, victorian, mollets, banter bullies, and a few more.
breeding to a piece of paper, designed to monetize a rich man's hobby, is a pox. people used to and still do breed dogs for jobs, including companions. iirc, the ikc has performance requirements that you must pass to get your dog registered at all. their championships are more based on working than looks. this is where you will find dogs like my rat terriers, and many other working breeds that akc does not recognize.
i still prefer the predictability of a pure bred dog. i would have preferred to get a boxer, but they seem to be the breed headed fastest for idiocy and ruin.
my victorians have all the heart and all the brains that a good bully should have. one is just plain my petmate.
and my ratties do a great job, doing what they were bred to do, which includes co-existing peacefully with my flock of chickens.
imho, the evolution of dog breeds is one of mankind's great achievements. we put our brains and our hearts into a wild animal, and shaped it into a myriad of forms. i would hate to see that flushed down the toilet by a few bad apples.
fine with me if you blow up akc's giant headquarters. like i said, they are a pox. fortunately, not all their members are stupid, and you can still find a strong, healthy purebred dog if you take the trouble to look.
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