Also, just because a dog looks “designer” doesn’t mean it’s unhealthy. The Bichon Frise for example is pretty hardy and regularly live to 16, 17, or even longer. Part of the reason is because they’re not a wildly popular dog breed and as a result they’re not overbred and their gene pool is pretty healthy.
SecondaryAnnetagonist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Not to indirectly defend designer dogs but I assure you selective dog breeding has always been pretty screwed up.
Not every dog is some kickass livestock guardian, they’ve been making screwed up ones since before the steam engine.
HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Ehhhhh, anecdote of one over here that the Bichon I knew was a constant medical adventure
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
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Wild that this was common.