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Originally Posted by J-Rhombus
Well this is a bit more insight than I was looking for, but thanks for all the comments! haha
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To be a bit more useful this would be my two cents worth for your situation, pure bred dogs, all of them, are inherently less healthy than mixed breeds but you can get something of the best of both worlds if you take your time and look for a mixed breed dog that has a lot of the one breed you like in it, I have a Jack Russell terrier, they are a none too pure a breed anyway having only been recognised quiet recently as a breed but my Jack is 25 pounds, around 10 pounds heavier than a 'proper Jack' a built with a heavy squat build, I'd guess he has some corgi or bull terrier in him. Everyone immediately recognises him as a Jack Russell but he has none of the Jacks normal skittishness and is as healthy as an ox.
If you get a pure bred dog you are essentially rolling the dice on a shorter more expensive life span, to me this is absurd, especially for a family pet, your kids will love any dog you bring home no matter what so why choose one with possible built in problems?