• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    I would never get a purebred dog and that is yet another reason. I have had two mutts live to 14 and another one is 10 now.

    Get a mutt and rescue them from a shelter or rescuer. I have not regretted it even if they are little shits. Even the big ones are little shits.

    • morbidcactus
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      4 hours ago

      Absolutely agree on that, our cats are rescues and we’d do the same for any dog.

      had a Shepard/retriever mutt growing up, by far the longest lived dog I had, her brother was the longest lived of the litter (and the neighbour’s) at like 16. Have family that show for fun, only do it if the dogs enjoy it, I don’t like the way some people talk about their dogs, definitely not a fan of breeding practices in general.