Designer Breeds

I was wondering what "designer" breeds you have heard of?
I heard of
Beapoo (not sure what mix they are)
Doodle (Great Dane x Poodle) or (Daschund x Poodle)
Mastoodle (Poodle x Old English Mastiff)
Maso (Cane Corso x Old English Mastiff)
American Mastiff (Anatolian x Old English Mastiff)
Puggle (Beagle x Pug)
Irish Wolfapoo (Irish Wolfhound x Poodle)
Goldendoodle (Golden Retriever x Poodle)
Labradoodle (Labrador Retriever x Poodle)
Golden Labrador (Golden Retriever x Labrador Retriever)
Silver Labrador (I think Weimeraner x Labrador Retriever)
Shih a Peek-a-Poo (Shih Tzu x Pekingese x Poodle)
Bull Sh*t (Any Pit Bull x Shih Tzu)
Cockapoo (Cocker Spaniel x Poodle)
Peke-A-Pom (Pekingnese x Pomeranian)
Corkies (Yorkshire Terrier x Cairn Terrier)
LhasaPoo (Lhasa Apso x Poodle)
PooChin (Poodle x Japanese Chin)
Mini Rottie (Pug x Miniature Pinscher)
Weimardoodle (Weimeraner x Poodle)
YorkiePoo (Yorkshire Terrier x Poodle)
Chorkie (Yorkshire Terrier x Chihuahua)
Torkie (Yorkshire Terrier x Toy Fox Terrier)
Schnoodle (Miniature Schnauzer x Poodle)

ugh it's so rediculous! I don't blame the dogs just the people breeding them!:(

Lucy is a basset/lab and I call her a bassador and I have heard of some of the mixes you have described.

i think that designer breeds are a huge scam for money and i think it is horrible that people breed them, and consider them purebreds!!! :mad:

oh i know what your saying and i was looking and they were selling a labradoole however you spell it in the paper for 1,500!!!!!!!!! wow!!!

I’ve heard of all the ones mentioned plus many more but the one that bugs me the most is the so called “doodleman pinscher” and the "doberdoodle" which is a mix between a Dobie and a Standard poodle. I wish people would stop mixing these breeds, there's absolutely no excuse for it:(

Why aren't they called mutts? That is all they are, a mix between two or three breeds. You could go to the shelter and adopt a Golden Retriever/Poodle mix, instead of getting one for $1500! It is fun to "make up" names for YOUR dog, just don't breed them and sell them!

Steph and Jes

A Beapoo sounds like a Beagle/Poodle or something.

There's a big pet store here in town that sells designer breeds. They get their animals exclusively from backyard breeders and then sell them for hundreds (maybe thousands?) of dollars. The whole thing seems silly. Don't people realize that they're just mutts? (not that I have anything against mutts -they're all I've ever had- but why spend all that money on one?)

oh i so know what you mean, i mean mutts have cool personality but all people are doing is just to make money they don't really care about the dogs, or anything and the people that do buy thease dog are not intelligent about dogs enough and they don'tknow there getting spamed...... i don't thinkakc excepted any of thease kind of breeds......... grrrrrr

I have heard of the Maso........

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Originally posted by tigergrrrl
I have heard of the Maso........

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yeah thas a weird sounding dog

Puggle is a pug/beagle, not a beagle/ poodle.;) They are cute but there are already enough breeds to choose from.

my friend has a puggle. :D

I hope she didn't get it from a breeder PERIOD. IMO, all designer breeds can and should ONLY be acquired through a shelter or similar facility, not a breeder.

my sister has a puggle.
he's a spaz!! not that i dont love him but when my 75lb pitbull is showing his belly to a puggle in a submissive i just wanna play fashion and the 30lb puggle attacks.... spaz. but very cute.

Yes, I've heard of them. I was listening to the news the other night, and they were talking about how they were mixing them with Poodle so they wouldn't shed all over their carpet or furniture! Why can't they just pick a dog and love them no matter what?!

Willie

Jack Rat terrier is a rat terrier/Jack russel mix. They look the same as a jack russel smooth coat. very cute:) I dont think its bad that people mix breeds together. They are just as cute and make just as good pets. and are generally healthier.

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Originally posted by dab_20
Jack Rat terrier is a rat terrier/Jack russel mix. They look the same as a jack russel smooth coat. very cute:) I dont think its bad that people mix breeds together. They are just as cute and make just as good pets. and are generally healthier.

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That's not quite true, a mixed breed can be just as unhealthy or worse than a purebred, and probably have a lot more problems since I highly doubt people test their dogs before breeding. umm lets take a pug and pekingnese, mix them together and you could get a dog with eyes literally popping out of it's sockets and a very difficult time breathing, doesn't seem healthier than a purebred to me...
You can get a mixed breed that can make just a good pet as well, think about all the dogs that die in shelters each year(like 4 million), that's why a lot of people don't like irresponsible breeding.

Yeah your right. But some people here were saying that mix breeds aren't as good as purebreds. I have a toy poodle mix and she is the most affectionate dog i have had. and i have had 4 other dogs and they were all purebreds. (i'm not saying purebreds are less affectionate) But it is VERY true ppl are being very irresponsible about breeding their dogs.

I agree 110% animal_rescue they need to stop breeding thease breed, we need humane animals to get rescued b4 there put down

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Originally posted by Flatcoatluver
oh i know what your saying and i was looking and they were selling a labradoole however you spell it in the paper for 1,500!!!!!!!!! wow!!!

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i would never spend more then $75 for a mutt.

Most rescues have an adoption fee of $75 anywhere up to $150 because of the cost of caring for the dog while he/she is in the shelter, plus the shelter needs to keep itself running. Niño was a rare $55 which included a leather collar, microchip, thin vet lead, and neutering. He came from a shelter in a neighborhood close to ones where they don't have that much money to adopt a dog.

our adoption center is 94 for dog and 115 puppies which inclue, neuter or spay, microchip, shots, blood testing, and free stuff from petsmart!

Unfortunately, a non-shedding coat or intelligence is usually NOT why people buy $1,000+ designer mutts. They usually buy them because they believe the breeder's selling gimmicks. That is why designer mix breeders use the terms: rare, exclusive, one-of-a-kind/unique, original, "found nowhere else", etc. to boost their sales and hook unsuspecting buyers. Since we live in America, where, typically, price=quality, many buyers are tricked into believing that a mutt with a price tag of $2,000 is somehow "better" than a $75 mutt from a pound. As well, most people have the assumption that pound puppies are somehow inferior or mentally not right in the head, like a biter, nipper, furniture destroyer, untrainable, etc.

The human race is pretty shallow, huh?:p

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Originally posted by dab_20
Yeah your right. But some people here were saying that mix breeds aren't as good as purebreds.

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I don't think anyone here was saying that purebreds are better than mixed breeds. Most people here think it's wrong to breed mixed breeds because there are already so many of them in shelters that die every day because there aren't enough homes for them. Breeding should be to better the breed. Most people here are also against breeding purebreds if it isn't done reponsibly and done to make the breed better.

people make the breeds mixed with poodles so that people wo love dogs have more of a choice of dog to choose from(if they are allergic) and the silver lab is a pure bred its a type of lab not a mix, its stupid people are making these dogs though all it dose is make more people want to breed more dogs and then more puppymills start and then i get very mad!

I don't know the purpose (if any) behind some of the mixes, but I know the labradoodle and other poodle mixes aren't just done to prevent shedding, but because so many people are allergic to dogs. Poodles aren't always a desirable breed so they mixed the lovable lab with the poodle to get the benefits of the lab's personality with the coat of the poodle. Not all of the mixes have this desirable coat so you have to go to a reputable breeder to make sure. I prefer mutts to pure bred and wish that ALL the breeding could be kept to a minimum until all dogs find a home, but I can see why a person with allergy issues would want a poodle mix. Its better to seek out a dog that can be allergy free, shed free and a part of the family rather than condemning one to the basement or back yard alone.

I am the proud owner of a hilarious bassador (bassett/lab). He was probably an accident and not on purpose, but he's wonderful.

See, now, I know I'm beating a dead horse, but why on earth do people dislike purebred Poodles and just adore Labradors and Goldens so much that they have to mix the two breeds? And who on EARTH said that a Poodle/Lab mix will exactly have a Labrador personality and a Poodle coat? Is somebody playing God that I don't know about? :p Point blank: there are no reputable breeders of designer mixes, in my book. They all breed for the sole purpose of producing companion-quality pets. There are millions of companion-quality pets dying in shelters every year. They are simply adding insult to injury.

Besides, if you're looking for a Retriever with a curly coat, try the Curly Coated Retriever...or something like a Portuguese Water Dog or Irish Water Spaniel.

Also, when people say they're allergic to dogs, they're most likely referring to its saliva and dander. All dogs have saliva. All dogs have dander.

Alrighty. Done beating the dead horse!

(P.S. I have a "Dobrador Pintriever", but I just like to call her my doberman/lab MIX.)

I have heard them all, hundereds of them, but the STUPIDIST ones to me were the:

chieist- chihuahua fiest
bich a poo- bichon poodle
yorgle- yorkie beagle
I dont know if I am spelling them right because they are not actually breeds:rolleyes:

I went to the vet the other day with Dora. I asked the lady sitting beside me what type of puppy she had, she said proudly "chorgle".... Chihuahua beagle or corgi beagle I suppose. Looked like a corgi mix to me. I told her that I hoped she got it from a shelter, because that is not a breed, it is a mutt. Just a mix. And she could have got it at AC for 35 dollars;) She claimed it WAS a breed and looked at me like I was the stupid one:confused::o:rolleyes:

LOL!! I know a guy who went to a notorious puppy mill broker and paid $400 for an Intentional Mutt, who was so infested with worms and vermin that she nearly died. :rolleyes:

hi everyone
i have a chinese crested cross chi ! she is the most loving little girl i have ever had! she is hairless like the crested but the tiny size of a chi, i wanted a small chi but the prices are so high in london that i could not aford one, but as she was a cross she was so much cheaper because she has no kc reg! i dont think that all crosses are bad. wouldnt change her for the world!

Every "designer dog" puppy purchased from a back yard breeder, pet store or puppy mill means that a dog in a shelter dies. Pretty simple math.

If a thousand people are looking for pets on a given day, and they buy a thousand "designer dogs" (which are mutts, plain and simple, I don't care how cute and trendy the name is), then a thousand homeless shelter dogs are killed, because the potential homes for them are now filled with expensive dogs with fancy names.

If you want a dog with a trendy name, go to a shelter and adopt a mixed breed that would otherwise be killed. Give it a cute and trendy name. Problem solved.

Pepper, whom I rescued from death row, is a chihuahua/smooth fox terrier cross. I think I'll call her a ChiFox. Whatever ... she's alive and loved. Georgie, whom I rescued from death row, is a beagle/jack russell terrier cross. I think I'll call him a Jackle. Whatever ... he's alive and loved.

It wouldn't bother me if they were trying to create a breed with a purpose other than scamming people and making money, but today that's just what mutt breeders are doing.
I am a fan of the Catahoula Bulldog, which started out almost 100 years ago as a cross between a Catahoula Leopard Dog and an American Bulldog. There was, however, a reason they crossed them. People wanted a dog with the drive and intellegence of a Catahoula and the strength of a catch dog to bring the ferral hog home. Up until then they had to use two dogs. It generally worked and now the Catahoula Bulldog has been an established breed for over 50 years.

Catahoula Leopard Dog
http://www.crackercatahoulas.com/luframe.jpg

American Bulldog
http://www.arba.org/images/American%20Bulldog1.gif

Catahoula Bulldog
http://www.greatdogsite.com/admin/up...8064679210.jpg

(American Bulldogs vary greatly in type, I'm not sure which lines were used in creating the Catahoula Bulldogs.)

I guess I'm trying to say I don't mind if someone sets out to create a breed for a purpose, and stops if it's not working the way they intended, like the Australian Guide Dog Society did when they found out their labradoodles weren't working. What gets me is when people cross breeds with the intent of making money, or creating a cute new name.

My personal favorite Boxador!!! Boxer/Lab

note: This is only my favorite since theres a chance my dog is one, I did not adopt my dog because I thought he was one. And would never promote designer breeds

Too many! Any purposely bred mixed breed is too many! I have seen some doozies too. Some I swear are bred only so the person who bred them(I'll NEVER call them breeders) can make money on cute tiny puppies with a cute name. Makes my grind me teeth every time.

I don't recall what she called it, but I remember talking to a lady who had paid over $2k for a Chihuahua/Brussels Griffon mix. Now, I'm a fan of both breeds, but this little dog....he was, shall we say....attractiveness challenged. The breeds did NOT mix well. :(

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Originally Posted by Suki Wingy

It wouldn't bother me if they were trying to create a breed with a purpose other than scamming people and making money, but today that's just what mutt breeders are doing.
I am a fan of the Catahoula Bulldog, which started out almost 100 years ago as a cross between a Catahoula Leopard Dog and an American Bulldog. There was, however, a reason they crossed them. People wanted a dog with the drive and intellegence of a Catahoula and the strength of a catch dog to bring the ferral hog home. Up until then they had to use two dogs. It generally worked and now the Catahoula Bulldog has been an established breed for over 50 years.

Catahoula Leopard Dog
http://www.crackercatahoulas.com/luframe.jpg

American Bulldog
http://www.arba.org/images/American%20Bulldog1.gif

Catahoula Bulldog
http://www.greatdogsite.com/admin/up...8064679210.jpg

(American Bulldogs vary greatly in type, I'm not sure which lines were used in creating the Catahoula Bulldogs.)

I guess I'm trying to say I don't mind if someone sets out to create a breed for a purpose, and stops if it's not working the way they intended, like the Australian Guide Dog Society did when they found out their labradoodles weren't working. What gets me is when people cross breeds with the intent of making money, or creating a cute new name.

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Agreed 100%! I don't get designer dog breeding. I will never understand how anyone can breed for money :(

I disapprove of all designer breeds while dogs are dying in shelters. It's another money scam and gullible people fall for it while lovable dogs needing homes are euthanized.

I met a Pugapoo at the dog park. PUG x POODLE!

I find any dog lovable and cute, in general... just because they're a dog... but this dog looked gross. D: Not aesthetically pleasing in any manner. It was an overweight, curly, unkempt Pug, basically. It almost looked like a bunch of random dog body parts pieced together, and it walked like it either had HD/ED or would have it very soon.

The owner was so proud. I assumed he was from a shelter but, no, pet store puppy. Why???

Mixed breeds are fantastic, of course. But when people are breeding unscrupulously, with the main intent being money, NOTHING good is going to come of it. If any of these DD "breeders" actually stepped up, incorperated more than TWO breeds, went anywhere beyond one or two generation, bred reputably, and bred for a reason, and actually got together a breed club to responsibly create a breed... I would encourage them. However, all the DD trend is doing is promoting random, irresponsible breeding; period.

I find the names to be super lame. I saw someone advertising a "Beaglier", or rather a Beagle/Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, in the newspaper the other day.

The name puts me in mind of what little schoolchildren might say on the playground...
"My Beagle is more beaglier than your Beagle!"


I mean... seriously.

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The owner was so proud. I assumed he was from a shelter but, no, pet store puppy.

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We met a "chug" at the park last weekend. I must admit he was quite adorable. His owner was a very nice young man, who was obviously quite proud of his dog, and enjoyed showing him off and watching him interact with the other dogs there. To be honest, I look forward to seeing them there again. However, when I asked if he rescued him, he said he got him from a breeder. :( I think the people on here understand when I say I wanted to scream, "Breeder? Breeder? What sort of breeder needs to make up names for dogs as they go along? Don't you know how many mixed breed dogs there are in shelters?" But, I just said "oh" and played with my dogs until the anger passed. If we see him and Ben on a more frequent basis I may start talking about shelters vs. breeders, but not on the first meet with a man who is enjoying taking his dog out to dog appropriate places. It's not likely to have an impact until he has some sort of idea about the type of person it is coming from any way.