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Should Bulldogs Exist?

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Purebred Dog Breeders

On average, pure bred dogs are as closely related as two sibling dogs that have an offspring together. A study from the university of california davis found there's probably not enough genetic diversity within bull dogs right now to breed out health problems. Yet no other dogs being mixed in means no new genetic material comes in either. So how imbred are they?

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