STSE #70: Breed Trait or Behavior Problem?

Sometimes There's Side Eye · Jan 8, 2026 · 31m · transcript

We are starting the new year out with a subject we are both passionate about, shelter versus purposely bred dogs. Are purebred dogs better than rescue dogs? Are there more behavior issues in one versus the other? We discuss how breed equates to predictability, even if that predictability is not a desired behavior or trait. It can be common to blame some undesired behaviors on dogs coming from the shelter, while in the purebred world that same behavior may be easily dismissed as a breed trait. We both agree education is the best option when adding a dog of any origin to your life and feel that…