Chug anyone?

[emc]

Does anyone here have a chug (chihuahua/pug). If anyone has one can they post a photo of their pooch? I was wondering what they look like.
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[BC_MoM]

Designer breeds.



More photos here.

[MajesticCollies]

Hey PTers at the gathering. Didn't we have one there at the dog park? If I'm right this could be one that my daughter was holding.

[cyber-sibes]

This is Lucy. she's a Chi-pug. She is one of Star's favorite dogs at the dogpark. When Lucy's there. Star follows her all around! They were entertaining everyone there the other day - Star would very gently tap Lucy, then Lucy would come flying up at her, barking & Star would jump in the air to get away. Then she'd do it again- everyone there was in hysterics! -
Lucy really looks like both breeds, too. First time I saw her, she was less than 2 lbs., just a puppy. Now she's about 4lbs.
*edit* - yes, Tim, that's Lucy.

[CatLuvrs]

My dad has one. He didn't want her but he loves her now. She is the craziest dog ever!

[lv4dogs]

Designer breeds.

Before you post the mad, evil faces please get the facts straight first. You never know, this could of been a rescue or the like and not an intentional purchase. Or even if it was the later there is a chance that the owner is not aware of the all the bad things about puppy mills, back yard breeders & designer pups. Please research & educate others instead of being a little on the harsh side.

[BC_MoM]

Ooookkkk...

I don't see how I was on the harsh side.

[emc]

I'm not a breeder so I don't know anything about breeding but there seems to be this elitist attitude about only breeding pure breds. What's wrong with cross breeding (aka - designer dogs), they make as good as pets as any other dog. And just because someone decides to cross breed that doesn't automatically make them a puppy mill or irresponsible breeders. Anyway that's just my opinion.
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[BC_MoM]

Yes, it does make them irresponsible. They are breeding crosses and asking hundreds, even thousands for them while there are tons of crosses in shelters and rescues around the world waiting for a home and only costing $50-$175.

[emc]

So, there's purebreds in shelters and rescues as well. I would say the irresponsibility for dogs ending up in pounds rests with the owners of the dogs.
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[k9krazee]

Okay..kinda going with emc's logic on this one..if both parents are health tested, have good temperments, homes lined up, etc why does it matter if they're purebred or not? *shrugs*

[emc]

Okay..kinda going with emc's logic on this one..if both parents are health tested, have good temperments, homes lined up, etc why does it matter if they're purebred or not? *shrugs*

My point exactly.
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[lv4dogs]

So, there's purebreds in shelters and rescues as well. I would say the irresponsibility for dogs ending up in pounds rests with the owners of the dogs.
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Yes, some of it rests with the owners but some of it also rests with the breeders if they are not doing their best to ensure that the dog is going to a good home (which is what most puppy mills, byb's & designer breed breeders do).

Most purebred dogs were bred for a purpose. Since there are already enough dogs without homes, and enough of a variety of breeds that can do all types of work, why breed more? Many designer breeds are just that, designer breeds, most are not bred for a particular job or reason other than cosmetic purposes. The more dogs brought into the world the higher the chance that more dogs will be admitted to the shelters, tied up 24/7 without proper care, abused, etc...

If we stopped breeding designer breeds and stopped supporting BYB's, puppy mills and poorly bred dogs there is a great chance that not only will more dogs have homes but we will also have healthier dogs.

[k9krazee]

Now don't get me wrong, I'm really not pro-breeding at all...in my perfect world NO dogs would be bred (whether to create pure breds or not) until all the homeless dogs out there found a home. And to make it even more perfect PEOPLE would need to undergo tests and get special permission to bring children into this world but I know that it will never happnen.

Anyway, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. What exactly is the point of having a purebred dog? And why is there so much hatred towards 'designer dogs'? I used to absolutely hate the idea of creating mixed breeds...but now my take on it is if a new breed is created to do a job better (like the BorderJack, for example, in flyball) and the dogs aren't from bybs or puppymills but from responsible people and healthy dogs, what exactly is the big deal? It's exactly the same thing that happened way back when...things evolve and things change and new breeds can/will be created. I understand that most designer dogs right now are being produced from bybs, and are being sold for waaay more than they should be and I believe that THAT is wrong. Same with BYBs of purebred dogs. But I honestly don't think that breeding two different breeds together is neccessarily irresponsible.

And that's just my viewpoint on the subject at the moment...

[emc]

Yes, I understand what you're saying, Iv4dogs and I agree for the most part but the majority of dogs that are bought or adopted today only serve the purpose of keeping their owner company and both purebred and mutts can serve that purpose well. Puppy mills and bybs don't just breed cross breeds but purebreds too.

Shelters being full doesn't have anything to do about breeding too many dogs, but breeding dogs that are ill tempered and difficult to deal with as well as people not thinking carefully through what owning a dog means in terms of responsibility and geting the dog that's right for their lifestyle. Shelters themselves add to the problem by making it very difficult to adopt a dog. I run a Chihuahua forum and one member who had experience with Chihuahuas wanted to get one from a rescue and give a homeless dog a home, she was rejected because she had young kids so she ended up buying one from a breeder. I once read and article in the paper in which the reporter said that it's easier to adopt a kid than a dog. I think the shelters should lighten up, they are rejecting too many folks who come looking for a dog.
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