The Bizarre Truth About Purebred Dogs (and Why Mutts Are Better) - Adam Ruins Everything

For more information regarding the truth about purebreds, watch the BBC documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, or check out the following sources:

Credits

CAST
Emily- Emily Axford
Adam - Adam Conover
Murph - Brian Murphy
British Lady- Jocelyn DeBoer
British Lord - Adam Lustick
Dr. Frankenstein- Pat Cassels
Inbred Nobleman- Paul Welsh
Snooty Bulldog Owner- Mike Trapp
Additional Dogs - Top Dog Talent Agency

CREW
Director - Paul Birganti
Producer - Dan Siegel
Cinematography - Matt Garrett
Visual Effects - Gloo Studios
Motion Graphics - Bill Bergen
Edited by - Rob Hugel and Kent Kincannon
Original Music - Sam Nobles.
Art Director - Madelyn Kime
Hair and Makeup - Lauren Wilde
Script Supervisor - Jillian Terwedo
Production Coordinator - Julia Bales
1st Assistant Director - Jordan Little
Art Assistant - Dan Warren
Sound Mixer - Ian Wellman
Boom Op - Brad Harding
Steadi Cam Op - Thom Valko
1st Assistant Camera - Chloe Weaver
2nd Assistant Camera / DIT - Ben Steeples
Gaffer - Daryl Gilmore
Key Grip - AJ Soiza
Grip - Chad Nagel
Production Assistant - Abigail Sanford
Matt Kerr
Intern - Jeffrey Vega
Michael Sneeden

[the_grim_gamer]

Well now we know why chihuahuas are so mean. We always thought they were just evil but.... They have every right to hate us in all fairness.

[vow]

A mutt showed up at my house 11 years ago. Just walked into my garage and never left. She is the best behaved, happiest, and healthiest dog my family has ever owned.

[lukeraymond]

One of the last lines. She was just so fed up, “GIMME THE PUPPY.” And he just immediately hands it over I love this show

[varia]

Who actually finds dogs with squished noses cute? I've always thought while seeing pictures "WTF Happened to that nose?".

[mutilator]

Can we just talk real quick about how the term "mutt" is supposed to be an insult? They are the healthier breeds, and yet they get a name that instantly connotes a bad dog. Why?

[Tommedian]

"They know there's something wrong with them, and they know we did it to them."- Adam

[marysherrill]

I heard a veterinarian say the same thing. She said she wished people would stop breeding them because of how much they suffer. She spoke especially about the bull dog.

[karbonythe]

I had a dog my entire childhood who was a crossover between 2 breds. The vet always told us that he will live 10 years. He lived 16, surviving 2 cancers, a lung disease, a traffic accident, and chocolate.
That was some kind of a dog...

[SUGARWITCH]

My family has generally had mutts in the family. And they are the best part of waking up .

[CrimsonOptics]

It breaks my heart because Corgis and Golden Retrievers are some of my favorite breeds, but Adam's right. Breeding "pure bred" dogs like that is borderline animal abuse.

Also, hearing about 60% of golden retrievers dying from cancer makes me wanna cry god damnit

[amixofletters]

My dog is a literal bullsh*t

Part bulldog, part shi tzu

[sirtajgill]

as a veterinarian, I am so glad the truth about breeding is being shared

[LilianOrchard]

...Usually this is informative, but now I'm just sad...

[Yes_Fantasy_]

"Yeah bulldogs are cute. If you find total genetic failure to be cute."
- Adam

"Best in the dog show? More like best in the freak show?"
- Adam

"Kill me"
- Bulldog

[kanacubana]

My family has a 9 year old mutt and he's never got sick once. We feed him nothing but scraps from our meals (bones, pieces of meat, leftover rice from beef stew, etc) and he always was and is extremely healthy, other than being one of the fastest and smartest dogs i've ever met. We adopted him out of the local shelter and we all love him dearly.

[joshscott]

I should send this to my mom Karen, who bought two purebreds both cost more then my car

[mipha]

i dont feel as adam is ruining this... more like he's making us aware and trying to stop the problem...

[thelastcoolguyonearth]

Why does this feel like this has a bigger budget than the tv show?

[literallytrash]

Mutts are awesome. My grandparents had a dog that was pretty much a mix of everything and it was cute despite not being trained at all, but that was my grandparent's fault. The dog could swim like a fish, he could run very fast until a very high age and he was extremely intelligent, for example he learned how to open doors by jumping up and pressing the handle down without ever being shown how to and he would often go on extremely long walks by himself and return home. Often he walked all across the village to a water channel to take a swim there. And if he didn't like people he showed them by barking very meanly. That damn dog was officially banned from the property of a company in our town because the CEO didn't like him after he barked at him :D
He lived until it was 20, then my grandma decided to put him down because he refused to eat and he couldn't really walk stairs anymore and she lived upstairs. It was also impossible to carry him because he hated being picked up and would try to bite.
If she hadn't taken him down, that dog would have probably lived longer than everyone else in our family :D

[mksabourinable]

I've always preferred mutts. They are cute and unique :)