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We must celebrate our unique breeds

It is no secret that crossbreed dogs have absolutely rocketed in popularity since the very first labrador was crossed with a poodle in 1989. The litter was bred because a blind woman required a guide dog, but her husband was allergic to long-haired dogs.

Since that first mating, cross-breed dogs have become more lucrative than ever, with breeders crossing everything, often in the name of money and fashion.

For a dog to be considered purebred, the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents should be the same breed and their ancestry traced easily. Not only this, but the breed associations usually require them to be at least 87.5% of the given breed to be considered purebred. In order for that dog to

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