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Originally Posted by MJM
For every site like that, I can find a site advocating purebread dogs. Both sites are pushing their own agenda. I don't have much faith in either.
As I've said multiple times I want a lab for it's temperment and intelligence. Is there a chance you'd get this with a mix, absolutely. But I'd rather hedge my bets.
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Did you even look at the site at all before posting? There is no "agenda" except for helping uninformed soon to be dog owners (ahem...) make proper choices. I would love for you to tell me about the "agenda" they have and what benefit it affords them?
The temperment of any dog is a complete roll of the die. Very first dog I owned years and years ago, purchased by my father, a Golden Retriever from one of the best breeders in the US, this dogs father was a very accomplished show dog and as mild mannered as any dog you've seen. Paid an ungodly amount for this dog and do not get me wrong he was great, but had major temperment issues. We were able to train him well enough but could not stop him for literally attacking most any other dog he played with to the point where we were threatened with a lawsuit because of him hurting another animal. On top of those issues at 6 years old he died, completly out of the blue. Turns out he had a twisted stomach and we got him to the vet to late, it also turned out that this twisted stomach problem (an issue with alot of bigger dogs) had manifested itself in 3 of our puppies littermates. The sire and dame had no history of intestinal issues and the breeder felt it was a trait developed in that litter.
Of course just one man's experience, but I could relate to you another 3-4 like it from others I know who have had major issues with purebread dogs. I am not saying don't get one per say, I still think you would find a X rescue dog your family would love, but if you do get one be very aware that a purebread is a long ways from a sure thing and you will really need to do research into the breeders you're looking at and the bloodlines of their animals.