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Post by michele5611 on Nov 29, 2012 15:23:55 GMT -5
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Post by emilys on Nov 29, 2012 15:48:02 GMT -5
man, they are just OBSESSED...
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Post by RealPitBull on Nov 30, 2012 8:37:32 GMT -5
Oh now they are saying even ignore breed when the pedigree is known.
And I don't know about this:
"Many Greyhound rescues choose to see their dogs as individuals. It is often assumed that ex-racing Greyhounds cannot live with cats or small animals, due to their breed’s prey drive. Rather than relying on breed standards, rescues evaluate the dogs individually..."
Greyhound people seem pretty strict and well-aware of their breed's specific traits. A good friend of mine has rescued Greyhounds AND cats - but she is super educated, a dog trainer, and fully on board with the correct notion that breed can be a fairly reliable predictor of behavior (jeez, especially when talking about a performance bred breed like Greyhounds!!!!)
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Post by nyri on Nov 30, 2012 16:43:17 GMT -5
Well, of course they're "individuals," but if you ignore breed specific traits, you're probably getting yourself in trouble... That is why I am here... because I know that if I get an APBT, it will not be the same as getting a Collie, and neither of those would be the same as getting a Bernese Mountain Dog or a Cavalier King Charles.
If you get a puppy of a herding breed, even if it shows the least tendency of the litter to actually herd things, it's going to have that instinct built in and will try to herd things at some point... which could be undesirable if you have small, running kids... or chickens that you don't want to stress out.
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Post by michele5611 on Nov 30, 2012 17:17:58 GMT -5
^right on!
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Post by Dave on Nov 30, 2012 23:51:44 GMT -5
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Post by RealPitBull on Dec 1, 2012 0:00:52 GMT -5
^ Yuuuuup
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