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How dog breeders have “improved” breeds over the past 100 years.
The basset hound never used to sit so low. The dog has suffered changes to his rear leg structure, has excessive skin, vertebrae problems, droopy eyes that are prone to ectropion and entropion, and excessively large ears.
The bull terrier used to be an athletic dog, but over the years his snout was mutated to be oversized and bending downwards, leading to respiratory issues. Many bull terriers have supernumerary teeth and are compulsive tail chasers and air biters owing to brain deformities.
The boxer now has a much shorter face with an extremely short snout. The hindquarters are also lower. Like all brachycephalic dogs, the boxer has difficulty controlling his temperature in hot weather, meaning they are prone to overheating and collapsing in the summer. The boxer also has one of the highest cancer rates among dog breeds and many modern day boxers suffer from seizures.
The english bulldog has evolved into a creature that suffers from almost every known disease. A kennel club survey conducted in 2004 found that they die on average at only 6 years and 4 months old. They cannot mate without human intervention, and cannot give birth naturally due to their giant heads. There is no such thing as a truly healthy bulldog.
The dachshund, at one time, used to have functional legs and necks for their size. Their backs and legs have gotten longer, chest jutted forward, and legs have shrunk to such proportions that there is barely any clearance between their chest and the floor. Obese dachshunds usually have to actually drag their bellies across the ground. Their risk for intervertebral disc disease - which can result in paralysis - is extremely high. They are also prone to achrondoplastic related pathologies, progressive retinal apathy, and problems with their legs and joints.
Pugs are the most inbred breed of dog in existence - an investigation carried out found that amongst the 10,000 pugs found in the UK are so inbred, the gene pool consists of the equivalent of only 50 individuals. They are extremely brachycephalic, and suffer severely from all the associated problems - the folds in their face frequently get infected, they struggle to breathe (making snoring/snorting/huffing noises even without moving), they have high blood pressure, low oxygenation, often collapse and die in the summer or if allowed to overheat, dentition problems due to their skulls being so curled in, and perhaps most shocking - their double curled tail is actually a genetic defect, and in its most serious forms leads to paralysis and many dogs needed a wheelchair or being euthanised if this progresses. These dogs are usually culled if they fail to produce this ‘attractive’ trait.
Healthy puppies that do not succumb to these ridiculous modern day breed standards are usually culled. One very heartbreaking example is the rhodesian ridgeback. The ridge is actually a genetic deformity - a mild form of spinal bifida - and puppies born without this ridge are healthy - but since the ridge is their namesake, healthy puppies are normally culled at birth and only those with noticeable ridges are bred from, thus passing the disability down to future dogs. Below is a ridgeback alongside a healthy, ridgeless dog.
3 to 4 million dogs and cats are killed every year because shelters are too full…. people are choosing to buy from breeders or shops instead of offering them a home.
Homeless animals outnumber homeless people by 5:1.
Only 1 in 10 dogs will ever find a permanent home.
25 PER CENT OF DOGS THAT ENTER SHELTERS ARE PUREBREEDS.
Please consider adopting a homeless dog. Please don’t encourage breeding these animals when there are so many being killed every year. Breeding is a profit, not “just” a hobby, and even if you think your breeder is reputable, they are still churning out puppies into a world where pets are seen as disposable.
This post is EXTREMELY important and I want all of you to read it.
NEVER buy a dog. Adoption should be your only option.
THIS. EVERYTHING IN THIS POST IS GOLD. YOU FUCKERS READ UP
Do not buy a dog from a breeder. A dog is not the living equivalent of a designer bag. Adopt a dog. Stop supporting the business of genetic mutilation for aesthetic.
I don’t care if this isn’t my blog aesthetic, you shouldn’t either. Please please PLEASE ADOPT!!!!! IF YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR NEW PUPPY THAT YOU “BOUGHT” I WILL FUCKING PUNCH YOU!
Adoption is seriously the best. Plus foster if you can.
I am truly horrified. And the fact that pugs are super inbred does not surprise me, you can see it in their faces :O
Most facts listed in this post are also mentioned the documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, which I would highly recommend. It goes into way more detail and on many more dog breeds.
This is why I got a cat from a TNR rescue…she happens to be half ragdoll though, meaning she can never go outside. Ragdolls are bred to be so complacent they can’t often identify a threat and go limp when picked up, so they are poor at defending themselves. I mean its super cute to have a cat that likes to dangle upside down, but if she gets out I almost have a heart attack until I find her huddled up and scared in the woods :
Also my ex had pugs and whenever they got scared he’d have to rock them like babies until they calmed down. They’re kind of dumb lol (but super friendly)
here’s one that not many talk about. The german shepherd’s back legs never looked hunched like you normally see it. That’s the hip dysplasia that have increased over the last century in purebred german shepherd dogs to the point where it’s a visible trait in their breed.
If you want to keep in mind with health issues and whether or not you can afford taking care of the future issues that can be very serious, I would avoid pure bred dogs. The chances of their parents carrying genetic diseases such as cancer is increased in purebred dogs (because people’s desperation to keep breeds pure they resorted to inbreeding). And unless you know the parental line from the breeder,and know its a healthy line, there’s no way of knowing. But most breeders and puppy mills are very greedy and sometimes breed siblings together, which increases the chances of deformity and disease, and sometimes are more aggressive than mixed-breed dogs.
Don’t shy away from mutts just because you have no idea what breed they are! They’re usually very healthy and live longer than purebred dogs as long as you keep them on healthy diets and exercise like all dogs.