• NeonKnight52@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    The most fascinating part of this to me is that roughly 88% of mixed breed dogs passed the test. So if you’re just looking for a great dog, a mixed breed might actually have a better chance than a purebred!

    Unless you’re getting a lab. I’ve never met a lab that wasn’t the bestest doggo ever lol

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      1 year ago

      Less chance of genetic defects from inbreeding as well.

    • overlyanxious@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      1 year ago

      yeah this is the one i was most interested in, nobody else brought this up. Im genuinely curious why this is but i’ve no clue

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          You know that checks out, I always have to get purebreds because of allergies, and the ““Better”” the breeding was, the more high-strung they would be.

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        1 year ago

        Because good easy breeds like labs, retrievers and GSDs are really likely to be a big part of a lot of mutts.

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      Without knowing what types of mixes were in the sample I wouldn’t draw too many conclusions. Poodle and lab mixes are some of the most popular mixed-breed dogs.