Well, in addition to my post earlier, I think your point is important. Rarely do mutts who randomly breed select for such things as HD, eye problems etc, so for anyone to think that a mutt could be healthier overall is kidding themselves. The responsible breeder who does the best job possible in selecting healthy and robust parents is still the puppy buyers best choice overall. Cynthia Cynthia Gialluca <cgialluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: LOL that makes me laugh.... mixed breeds are more healthy then pure breds. Yes I too have heard this one but what makes it funnier is the stated reason that mutts are healthier. The reason stated was because mutts are the product of natural selection and humans havent mucked around with them. Well in the case of these designer dogs, I guess that argument is a moot point. Besides no one has ever really done a study on mutts and their genetic problems. I've seen some pretty unhealthy mutts, and it wasnt because they were not being properly cared for. Cindy Gialluca Cyneca German Shepherds ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Cc: "Sally" Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 7:11 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Hybrids > That (mix/mutt are healthier than purebreds) is the folk wisdom of the > day. I've had many many people say that to me as they look at my > beautiful dogs. Health information might be a good bullet point to our > increase knowledge campaign if we develop such a thing. > Karen Lollar > -------------- Original message from "Sally" > : -------------- > > >> not only do people think they are getting something rare with these combo >> dogs but vets tell them mixed breeds are healthier then purebreds >> >> sally >> >> >> ============================================================================ >> POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the >> original >> author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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