Purebred mutts have been bred for their looks for so long that they are now starting to become more stupid and less agile as a result.
Score one more point for little mutts in the world.
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Name: Fredrich von Stinkenhammer
Age: 10 years
Mix: Boston Terrier/Beagle
Hobbies: Playing with rope toys, barking at cats and hanging out at the family surf shop.
Owner: Amber Gavel, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Name: PB & J (Green and purple collar, respectively)
Age: 5 years
Mix: Bassett Hound/Golden Lab Mixes
Hobbies: Being smelly, shedding, protecting the house, eating stuff and being lovable.
Owner: Beth, Fort Leonardwood, Missouri
Name: Tweek
Age: 2.5 years old
Mix: Boxer/American Staffordshire Terrier Mix
Hobbies: Swimming in the ocean, playing at the dog park, and climbing mountains.
Owner: Greer, Norwalk, CT
I just wanted to share this fantastic book with all of you mutt lovers out there. It’s not only helpful for “decoding your mutt’s heratige” as the title claims, it’s also just a great resource to pine over even more cute little mutts.
Name: Reefer
Age: 7 and a half years old
Mix: Shepard, chow chow and black lab
Hobbies: Barking
Owner: Eric Townsley, Dayton, OH
Names: Otis and Rilo
Ages: 7 months old and 3 years old
Mixes: Pittbull mix, with possible lab and a rat terrier and chihuahua
Hobbies: Otis likes to cuddle, play, eat and bark. Rilo likes to dance, guard her family, play tug of war, sleep and steal from her brother.
Owner: Danielle Ward, New Mexico
If Obama really wants to listen to the people of America, this will be his next dog. He said it’s coming down between a labradoodle and a Portuguese Water Dog. Americans have said they want a mutt, the votes are 2 to 1 for a mutt over a pure breed according to the Associated Press. Also, most of the voters want the dog to come from a shelter. It seems a tall order to get a labradoodle puppy in a shelter, but I’m sure the president could always pull some strings, and with shelter populations at an all time high, at least there is plenty of selection right now.
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A class in the University of Michigan has been teaching students to operate emergency procedures on healthy shelter dogs. Most of the dogs are so injured that they must be euthanized afterwards. Many of these dogs were surrendered by reluctant owners who had assumed their local shelter would have made a good effort to adopt out the animal.
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