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Originally Posted by psychocircus
good point.
and keeping them purebred makes them much more susceptible to certain predisposed diseases/health issues.
for example flat face dogs often have respiratory issues, certain shepherds have hip dysplasia, etc.
It goes back to humans being selfish to meet their needs. Most bp morphs are no less "healthy" than the originals though.
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Yes, that is very true, as a former vet tech, I could go on forever about breed specific illness and weaknesses. Of course humans have been breeding dogs to suit their purposes for thousands of years, so it is rarely thought of as breeding for certain characteristics anymore, it is just thought of as breeding your chosen breed never considering what the "normal" version was! (of course the Wolf, Coyote, Dingo and African Wild Dog)
And 1000 years from now, the same ideology will probably apply to the breeding of morphs in the reptile world.
I agree, humans are selfish by nature, but that is how we got to the top of the food chain(so to speak), it wasn't accomplished by thinking of others!!
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