Well be it mongrel or pure breed, they are still our best friend. I dont know why some ppl treat mongrel as different. Honestly, mongrel tend to be more healthy and smarter, just like the pair of dogs I see in my dog training class. Last month my wife went to PAWs (subang Jaya) and she recorded some clips to show me, I feel so sorrow and sad inside, even now when I'm typing this thread, call me emotional if u want to, but I just cant hide it. I see those dogs, in d cage, just waiting to be adopted, some for their time to go down, tears flow down my cheeks went my wife told me the caretakers relate incidents of how dogs know of their time to say goodbye.. and what dog of the month or most popular dog actually means, that is the last month that they will ever see world. So for those who want to keep a dog for companion, play or just for fun, please do visit PAWS and have a look, I have a pampered JRT at home, if I have the chance to get another dog I will definitely go to PAWS to look for a small breed, be it a mongrel or a pure breed, to me dogs are not any burden, but a friend u can count on.