One thing about dogs from unknown origin and pedigree is that it's ALWAYS a coin toss. The best dog I've ever owned was from unknown origin and pedigree ... but he was a genetic soup sandwich and I lost him to cancer just before he turned 5 years old. I didn't want to go through that heartbreak again and chose to get a carefully researched pup from a known and proven healthy bloodline. Still as with any pup ... ya never know how they will turn out. So far so good ... except he eats shoes LOL