Indie dogs are carriers of diseases

FACT – On the contrary, Indies may well be the best choice for people living in any part of India since they are among the healthiest breed and category of dogs, having evolved naturally rather than through artificial breeding methods. Indies are almost free of genetic disorders or constitutional defects on account of a process of natural selection, and are quite accustomed to the extreme weather conditions due to acclimatization. This ensures that they suffer from fewer incidental illnesses and require far less pampering and care than pedigreed dogs who have been accustomed to a sanitised and artificially created environment since birth.

Breeds such as Saint Bernard, Huskies and Retrievers require air conditioning 24×7, which is a very unhealthy lifestyle for dogs, who are naturally active creatures. Additionally, the popular pure-breed pedigreed dogs such as German Shepherds suffer from multiple genetic defects, such as hip dysplasia, on account of the injudicious inbreeding they are subjected to by unethical and money-minded breeders. Problematic breeding strategies and an inhumane environment since birth also leads to several temperamental and behavioural issues among pedigreed dogs. Indies, on the other hand, are naturally intelligent, sociable and well-adjusted, having grown up in a natural environment and with a relative lack of security, which, in turn, teaches them the dynamics of a pack fairly early in life. Also, in view of their survival over generations on the streets, they are rather self-sufficient and emotionally healthy rather than needy and clingy.

Indies also have excellent immune systems, developed over generations of dogs who roughed it out, and survived by developing natural resistance to local allergens and diseases, which foreign breeds have no protection against. Consequently, we find vets’ clinics and vets’ pockets filled by exotic breeds that require medical attention or special diet and supplements for skeletal, skin-related or systemic ailments. Indies, by contrast, are very low-maintenance and thrive on locally available food and some readily provided love and basic grooming for hygiene. Their physical, mental and social habituation to the Indian microcosm guarantees that they will be perfectly well-adjusted within the family set-up.

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