tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post5235215031418846475..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: A Matter of Breeding by Michael BrandowPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-64715625353060041392015-02-19T01:33:05.930-05:002015-02-19T01:33:05.930-05:00I'll never forget the look of horror on some N...I'll never forget the look of horror on some NJ housewives face when she walked up to my terrier/poodle mutt and said, "Oh, is that a shih-poo? I love shih-poos?!" And I'm like, "Eh, she's some kind of mutt."<br /><br />Acted like I stabbed a puppy right in front of her.<br /><br />I can only imagine her horror if she knew my dog also delighted in hunting down rabbits and various rodents.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556730515302054687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-8656845643162066592015-02-15T19:41:01.095-05:002015-02-15T19:41:01.095-05:00Ah, yes. The great uninformed. They seem to thin...Ah, yes. The great uninformed. They seem to think they know so much. My two Jacks are similar but they are also wrong wrong wrong. Long tailed, 8 inches tall and 13 lbs apiece. Then they look at the two Ratties, again one too small and one just funny looking in his plain brown suit. I know that they are all terriers true but not quite within standards. Three are too small, two are too chunky (shorties) and one the wrong color. Of course Ratties can be brown, but he looks more like a Jack Russell in body and size than anything else complete with the tipped ears and he spans nicely. My dogs confuse the experts and I enjoy it. Why should we make it easy for them, when we need to make it easy for us and our dogs? Good luck with your babies and hope your girls settle their differences soon. I just wouldn't leave them alone together until they do but then you know that.<br /><br />Debi and the Jack/Rat packseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054814598250286797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-66471749276201909552015-02-11T19:05:11.684-05:002015-02-11T19:05:11.684-05:00Love this post- I relate to it. One of my Jacks is...Love this post- I relate to it. One of my Jacks is 14" square with long legs and long hair- the other is 11" short with smooth hair and stubby legs. People look at me funny when I tell them they're both Jack Russells and I explain how it's a breed but not really because two pups from a Jack Russell litter may not both be JRTs- if one is all brown he's a terrier but not a Jack Russell- still a great hunting dog! They look at me goofy. I know we deny but I think there's a certain snobbery in having an actual dog who can still work= I'd rather have a working type dog that is real than any AKC inbred mess. Give me a square-legged East German Shepherd or a real Iditarod Alaskan Husky or a Jack Russell... I'm a snob THAT way...Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-73863410771864373552015-02-10T13:46:59.833-05:002015-02-10T13:46:59.833-05:00Wow, what an awesome blog, and what an awesome blo...Wow, what an awesome blog, and what an awesome blog entry! I've been reading you for a few days now, ever since I was referred to your entry on the "The Heugervein Wall Dog" from another blog. Now with this entry, I've subscribed to your blog, and ordered /A Matter of Breeding/ as well.<br /><br />This is exactly the stuff the public really needs to understand: that "breeding away" from genetic disorders is no substitute for genetic diversity, and just as importantly, a more thorough understanding of what dogs really are.<br /><br />We got our first dog when I was a boy, and it was a mix. My parents got her, not because they understood the importance of outcrossing, but simply because mixes are cheaper than purebreds. I cringe when I remember that at first I was disappointed not to get a pedigreed dog. Eventually I realized just how lucky I was to get a "real" dog, whose parents were unrelated, and whose health and behavioral repertoire were still intact. I've had other mixes since then, including the two wonderful dogs I have now. Today, it saddens me to realize that, if I was once that ignorant, many millions more must still believe that nonsense about pure-breeding.<br /><br />Whether with dogs or other animals, we need to abandon this obsession with breeds, and get back to types. The question is, how?AmericanLionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224557937576435963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-43737686007099274842015-02-10T12:42:28.367-05:002015-02-10T12:42:28.367-05:00Just this morning someone on our walk said "w...Just this morning someone on our walk said "what kind of dog are they?" People are always disappointed that we say possibly pointer/terrier mix & don't know for sure. Once someone thought they were jack russell terriers; yeah, sure, giant long tailed jack russells at 45 pounds each! :)2 Punk Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373806920604586043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-88854135635209439292015-02-10T08:23:36.359-05:002015-02-10T08:23:36.359-05:00I can barely look at a bulldog, dalmation or great...I can barely look at a bulldog, dalmation or great dane anymore. It's cruel to breed dogs to a physical standard which virtually guarantees they will suffer.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502528836501841285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-38122778655455602042015-02-10T07:50:25.622-05:002015-02-10T07:50:25.622-05:00Oh the number of times we were asked what other br...Oh the number of times we were asked what other breed was part of our Border Collie mixes (because we have some smooth coated dogs) to which I would answer "Border Collie".<br /><br />Then there is the astonishment when we tell them "these two are littermates" and one is smooth coated black & white and the other is rough coated tri colored.PipedreamFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689373141070251132noreply@blogger.com