Ken Fortenberry wrote:

He has hybrid vigor. He's a real dog, not like those overbred,
half-senseless, dimwitted pure breeds you spend a ridiculous
fortune to have specially bred for lethargy and compliance.

I currently have two mutts and two purebreds (a Golden and a Border
Collie), and I've owned quite a few dogs -- both mongrels and purebreds.
It's not so much the genetics of the dog that determines whether it
misbehaves (like running after game and disobeying voice commands),
although genetics makes a difference. It's the commitment and the
competence of the owner to train the dog properly.

I also have two very well fed cats that roam outdoors, and that to the
best of my knowledge don't kill birds, much less raccoons.

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