What's a designer dog?

**Flatcoatluver** · 11-05-2005, 07:11 PM

here are some exaples of desinger dogs
puggle (pug and beagle mix)

labradoodle (lab and poodle mix)

Goldendoodle (golden retriever and poodle mix)

cockapoo (cocker spaniel and poodle mix)

**wolf_Q** · 11-05-2005, 07:17 PM

When thousands of perfectly healthy and nice dogs (mixed and purebred) stop dying needlessly in shelters every day, then and only then, will it be OK to intentionally breed mixes like that in my opinion.

**Alysser** · 11-05-2005, 07:30 PM

They aren't even that cute! Why do people have to be so stupid? Seriously, unwanted dogs are born every single day and then wind up in a shelter or worse, DEAD! Then, they just go an create more and more to make it worse.

**Love4BCs** · 11-05-2005, 07:33 PM

Are you all those purebred-loving people and against mixes?

**Flatcoatluver** · 11-05-2005, 07:35 PM

were never against mixes, we are against people that are breeding mixed dogs on purpose, take a look at petfinder.org you will find tons of dog that need homes, 10000 dogs are euthenized every year!

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 11-05-2005, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Love4BCs

Are you all those purebred-loving people and against mixes?

Not at all! Most people here just don't like the idea of mixing these designer breeds for no other reason except the fact that they think they're cute.

**Flatcoatluver** · 11-05-2005, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Orangutango

Not at all! Most people here just don't like the idea of mixing these designer breeds for no other reason except the fact that they think they're cute.

Yeah!!! Why buy a 1000 mixed breed dog, when you can save a life my adopting and spent like 100, and the dog is already spayed and has updated on shots???

**Alysser** · 11-05-2005, 07:50 PM

No, I will NEVER be agianst mixes. I was about to get a mix today. But Sassy hated her and I couldn't adopt her. I am still very upset over this.

**Kirbys Mom** · 11-05-2005, 07:50 PM

I know in Wisconsin designer dogs that are really popular are GoldenDoodles:Golden Retriver and Standrad Poodle and Puggles: Pug and Beagle

***LabLoverKEB*** · 11-05-2005, 09:53 PM

Cute dogs, but sooo wrong, and makes me ery upset!

**Jessika** · 11-05-2005, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Love4BCs

Are you all those purebred-loving people and against mixes?

No no no -- there are already thousands and thousands of mixed dogs and puppies that need good homes in shelters -- why ADD to that and more importantly, how DARE you charge hundreds, and possibly thousands, of dollars for one?

If you want a mixed breed go look in the shelter and find your companion dog. That's my view on this

**poofy** · 11-05-2005, 07:39 PM

Its not that they arent CUTE!!! Its that its a money making thing that creates more than can be taken care of while there are already other breeds that arent being taken care of..I think my SammYj and Yollie are just as cute as any others..

**Love4BCs** · 11-05-2005, 07:42 PM

But then look at mixing personalities.

Hm, let's take the Goldendoodle for example.

GOLDENS: Smart, intelligent, great family dogs

POODLES: Pretty, intelligent

Than you have all that together.

I have seen Petfinder. That is where we got Mickey from.

As I said before, I think if we start to create a demand for mixes, many in shelters will be adopted as well.

**Jessika** · 11-05-2005, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by Love4BCs

But then look at mixing personalities.

Hm, let's take the Goldendoodle for example.

GOLDENS: Smart, intelligent, great family dogs

POODLES: Pretty, intelligent

Than you have all that together.

I have seen Petfinder. That is where we got Mickey from.

As I said before, I think if we start to create a demand for mixes, many in shelters will be adopted as well.

I think you're misunderstanding our point, though. We're not against mixies, we're against purposely breeding mixies. It won't create a demand for people to adopt them from shelters.. if anything else it will make people less likely to adopt from shelters because they didn't come from a "breeder". And that having been said, why pay hundreds of dollars for one from a "breeder" when there are perfectly good mixies needing loving homes in shelters and you can usually get one for less than $100??

**Uabassoon** · 11-05-2005, 07:45 PM

The majority of breeds out there were bred for a reason, back when dogs were more than just companions. They used to be working animals and they were bred and designed to do a certain job. Now the majority (notice I didn't say ALL) of designer breeds are bred because they are "cute". It all seems rather silly to me. You can walk in a shelter and see tons of "cute" dogs, I'd much rather save one at a shelter then pay someone a crazy amount of money for a mutt.