No such thing as a mixed breed?

[junescrater716]

Well, I was just thinking after reviewing a few topics on dog breeds. Technically there is no such thing as a mixed breed. Different dog breeds began when other people bred two different types of dogs to create one type of dog.

I thought that made sense because if you breed a labradoodle or a cockapoo and continue to breed that breed, then couldn't it become a breed of it's own????

[luvofallhorses]

how is there no such thing? of course there is such thing as a mixed breed! or heinz 57 that has a little bit of everything in the dog.

[junescrater716]

I know I was just asking if there was or not becuase it just doesn't make sense to me.

If you continue to breed a "mixed breed", couldn't it become a breed of it's own???

[Karen]

Until something like a Lab/poodle mix can be bred to each other and create consitent results, it still is a mixed breed.

Many lovely dogs are mixes of many unknown breeds - they are just as likely to be wonderful pets as those given fancy names and titles. There's no shame in owning a mixed-breed dog, and anyone who thinks so should be reminded that, in all likelihood they themselves are a "mixed breed" and no less human!

[junescrater716]

Yes, but if lab/poodle mixes continues for another few hundred years won't it be considered and actual breed then????

[Suki Wingy]

why yes it would. Only untill they breed consistently same results can they be considered a breed of their own.

[Danegirl2208]

why yes it would. Only untill they breed consistently same results can they be considered a breed of their own.

exactly...

[Kfamr]

I don't think you understand.

Until they can breed a "Labradoodle" to a "Labradoodle" and get almost an identical litter of puppies, it will never be a breed. There won't be a standard for the breed to be bred to.

Some people already consider these mutts a breed, however they're just that.. mutts!


And there is such thing as mixed breeds.. I own 4 of them.