Make Your Own Breed

[Dallas1pd]

I have to laugh at some of your combinations, because they actually do exist in Satos. Sometimes we make a game of figuring out what they are.

We've seen Satos that are corgi/lab mixes, pomeranian/cocker spaniel, long hair chihauha/dashsund, shephard/corgi, some of the mixes are really really strange.

For those who don't know, Satos are mixed breed street dogs on the island of Puerto Rico. There are several rescue groups on the island, who are working to get more people to spay/neuter, and stop the incredible cruelty there.

Meanwhile, they catch the dogs, nurse them back to health, and send them to several stateside shelters to be adopted. The shelters do well with them because they tend to be small mixed breed dogs, incredibly smart, and very loving.

Now before anyone asks the thousand dollar question - I'll answer it. Local dogs have first priority. Satos can only be flown if the shelters have space. Luckily here in the Northeast, people spay/neuter their dogs so we do not have a lot of problems here.

If anyone would like to see some of the Satos, check the website at:

www.saveasato.org

It's a phenominal program, this weekend the rescuers are flying in from the Island to visit with their rescues. We do a yearly reunion in New England.

[Addie]

hmmm, i would do a
Great Dane and a Pitt Bull and i would call it a Great Bull
Australian Shepherd and a German Shepherd and i would call it a Geauslan Shepherd i actually think that would be pretty cute...
Chiuahua and a Teacup Yorkie

[Husky_mom]

well as it is for fun i´d say Husky/Dalmatian and it would be a Huskian or a Dalsky.

[lv4dogs]

Some of the breed names you guys are coming up with are hilarious... but of course cute. LMAO

Now lets just hope no BYB or the like sees this thread & gets sick ideas in their heads.

[Lady's Human]

What worries me about this thread is exactly what lv4dogs mentioned. If you go to the petsmo.com website, there are breeder links and forums there. Just what we DON'T need.

[dab_20]

isnt breeding purebreds just as bad as mixing breeds?? dont get me wrong- its not good to mix breeds together, but if you think about it, people will NEVER stop mixing breeds. and if instead of mixing breeds together you have purebred puppies, wont that STILL be adding to the population?? there will still be MORE dogs in this world, mixed or purebred.

anyways, i think a husky and a basset hound would look neat. (busky) lol.... i think a puggle (pug, beagle) is a cute mixed breed also. i have a toy poodle mix (dont know with what) and shes cute.

[bckrazy]

dab_20... I don't think you get it -.-

The ONLY reason to breed dogs is to better their breed and apply in every way to the breed standard! Period. Yes, breeding your purebred pet Golden Retrievers together is just as bad as if you were to breed your pet Golden to the nieghbor's pet GSD. To have a breedable dog, the dog needs to be shown in their sport (Border Collies should actively be trained in herding, Labs in sporting/dock-jumping, etc), registered of course so that all of the puppies have clear certification of their lineage, OFA certified and BAER, eye tested and absolutely healthy, and a WONDERFUL example of their breed. The breeders also need to stop giving their puppies away to who ever walks by and has $100 on them, and start screening future homes and only selling pups to people that have signed a contract (which included spay/neuter for pet quality puppies) and have been interviewed and home-checked. If this were common procedure for ALL dog breeders, there would be no dogs in shelters!

Anyway, the bottom line is that the reason that people should not breed mixes is because they are improving absolutely no standard, they're doing nothing for their dogs. Mutts are awesome, I KNOW, but the sad fact is that mixed breed dogs have no predictable size, temperament, structure, health, or anything! And, a lot of the time, neither do poorly-bred BYB purebreds. The fact is that in shelters around the country, you do not see stunning (though many of the dogs there are still stunnning ) show quality, extremely well-bred dogs sitting around waiting to be euthanized ~ you see a majority of mixed breed dogs, followed by lots of suspected purebreds that are almost always out of their standard. Good breeders, who work to improve their breeds, will not cross-breed dogs and they will not allow their puppies to end up in shelters

[lv4dogs]

I have to laugh at some of your combinations, because they actually do exist in Satos. Sometimes we make a game of figuring out what they are.

We've seen Satos that are corgi/lab mixes, pomeranian/cocker spaniel, long hair chihauha/dashsund, shephard/corgi, some of the mixes are really really strange.

For those who don't know, Satos are mixed breed street dogs on the island of Puerto Rico. There are several rescue groups on the island, who are working to get more people to spay/neuter, and stop the incredible cruelty there.

Meanwhile, they catch the dogs, nurse them back to health, and send them to several stateside shelters to be adopted. The shelters do well with them because they tend to be small mixed breed dogs, incredibly smart, and very loving.

Now before anyone asks the thousand dollar question - I'll answer it. Local dogs have first priority. Satos can only be flown if the shelters have space. Luckily here in the Northeast, people spay/neuter their dogs so we do not have a lot of problems here.

If anyone would like to see some of the Satos, check the website at:

www.saveasato.org

It's a phenominal program, this weekend the rescuers are flying in from the Island to visit with their rescues. We do a yearly reunion in New England.

Welcome to PT. What a great site, thank you for sharing. The conditions are beyond terrible but what you do is amazing. What a wonderful organization. i wish all the ruppers the best of luck.

[AllAmericanPUP]

ok kinda goin off topic but the OP's website really ticks me off

especially with the AST
http://www.petsmo.com/pets/pet10.html

you have 5 stars for watchdog ability a well bred AST makes the WORST guard dog

you have only 3 stars for affection and friendlyness towards strangers, that should be 5 for each!!!! a well bred AST is very affectionate and loves everyone they meet

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

ok kinda goin off topic but the OP's website really ticks me off

especially with the AST
http://www.petsmo.com/pets/pet10.html

you have 5 stars for watchdog ability a well bred AST makes the WORST guard dog

you have only 3 stars for affection and friendlyness towards strangers, that should be 5 for each!!!! a well bred AST is very affectionate and loves everyone they meet

Thanks for pointiing that out, I actually hadn't even looked at the site before I saw your post so I just went to take a look at a few more breeds and a lot of them don't seem to have true info on the breeds. I jsut read through the Doberman info and the only thing they seemed to have gotten correct is the grooming requirements. The Rottweiler info they have is totally wrong aswell....

[cassieknipp1987]

I am appalled at the incorrect information, Staffy. are the best! I love them! They ahve great personality, I had a mix, I rescued her, and she was a dog the wouldn't hurt a flea, lick ya tho death, but not bite! I can't believe the information, because people often read and believe anything thinking it is true and now are going to get the wrong impression. I have been telling people for years, since as long as I can remember, that we should stop all breeding, for 5 years, and give the current puppies, dogs and homeless animals a chance to find good homes, I saw 4~!! PUREBRED Huskies, at the pound, and 3 were strays! ,one a turned over pet. I cant believe it, my Pugsly is the best pet, but! I would never dream of mixing a pug/boxer and we suspect pit together....its astonishing the amount of irresponsibility I see in the people who breed. I have rescued, fostered and readopted out so many mixes, and I have to admit, they are they best, But I have also seen some pretty bad breeding as well. I am also very upset with several "rescue agencies" as some require tooooo much to adopt ( as in process, which scares people away) and others couldn't care less! oh, lord its scary where some of these pets end up. My pugsly cost me 20$ to adopt from the pound, because he was already fixed. You know how many Laboratories would die to find them that cheap, when they are paying alot more for stolen ones??? EKKK???? Pugs (short for pugsly) is an 8year old mix, nobody wanted, who was there for days and on his last ones. He is crate trained, house trained, likes cats, dogs, kids, people, and loves to sleep in my bed at night and cuddle with my kitten shadow. Nobody wanted him, mainly ( I suspect) because he is older, and has a pug/boxer face. So we saved him as a permanent addition to our household. He was a pet someone was forced to hand over to the pound as a kid got allergies or something, and when we called his old owner to get his shot records(way OVERDUE I might add, by 2 years!) She cried, and was happy he placed, as she had given him up awhile back and thought he was for sure to be euthanized. Though I am glad to have such a nice pet, he now has separation anxiety, as he grew with his last family for his entire life, until the kid got allergies, It is sad and I am sure he understands not, but he is my boy, he only has one quirk, he likes to pee on my furniture, not sure why, but he has only done it 3 times, mainly when left unsupervised (which won't be happening again, lol...) well, sorry to rant and vent, but I am glad to see others who believe along the same lines as me, since as long as I can remember, I have disagreed with all the overpopulation and breeding, though I know it will never happen, I do wish someone would take heed and devise a plan, or the animals that are in need and are no doubt GREAT, will no longer have anything to look forward to, no comfortable beds, a loving family, a good home,a nice doghouse, and food, playtime with the family children, all that will be gone....because of overpopulation........... some think I over eggagerate and dramatize, but imagine being a dog or cat, needing a home , and no one to take you in, because they have a pet, or bought a puppy, or have no room for more pets....wouldn't you be devastated??? This game was meant to be fun, I think I squandered that, but It is cute to make up your own mixes.... I would like a Greatdane/Doberman I love their loyalty, family values, intelligence, and strength. They are both so gorgeous,and soo wonderful. A Doberdane??? or Goberdane???

[Suki Wingy]

wow. this thread is borderline inapropriate because who knows who's going to find it.
ok that aside, I would say ACD and Dalmatian or maybe blue lacy and border collie, but that was hard, I just think about the pure bred loosing its good qualities! Who needs to cross when new colors are being bred anyway?!?

[dab_20]

i think that website was totally incorrect. they say AST's arent as good with strangers. from what ive heard, there great with strangers. its only SOMETIMES they may not get along with other dogs. i looked on toy poodle (i have one) and most of it was pretty accurate. but they only gave 3 stars (or maybe four, i forget) for getting along with strangers, but my toy poodle mix LOVES strangers. she loves them so much, sometimes i worry she may get stollen. her mom and dad (dad full toy poodle, mom half) love people too. and only 3 for getting along with other dogs. yah right! my dog is afraid of big dogs, other wise she loves ones that are her size. they're right about how poodles bark ALOT

[Pit Chick]

ok kinda goin off topic but the OP's website really ticks me off

especially with the AST
http://www.petsmo.com/pets/pet10.html

you have 5 stars for watchdog ability a well bred AST makes the WORST guard dog

you have only 3 stars for affection and friendlyness towards strangers, that should be 5 for each!!!! a well bred AST is very affectionate and loves everyone they meet

Totally have to agree with you. If someone is going to create an informational website, then they need to make sure it's the correct info.

[Lady's Human]

Having had St Bernards around the house while I was growing up, I have to disagree with them on that breed as well. They say that Grooming a St Bernard is 3 paws/stars/whatever, but they require more grooming than most other breeds I've had experience with. The site also states they are not very playful and they have a low energy level. Huh? Which St bernards have you been around? They also have a tendency to be territorial, especially males, which makes them, if trained, decent watchdogs.

As far as Dals, dals have a TON of energy, need a lot of exercise, but are rated midrange in these categories.

Two questions.....

First, where did they get their info?

Second, what were they smoking when they transcribed it?