What's a designer dog?

[Jessika]

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??

[sammy101]

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??

yes i agree!

[Flatcoatluver]

yeah are adoption fee for a dog is 94 and for puppies it 115, which covors, nueter or spay, microchipping, collors and etc., shots, testing for worms, no flea, all that stuff, and when you paying 800 for a desinger breed, which the breeders are byb, then that makes no sence, because you have to pay for all of the above too!!!!

[Giselle]

I also wanted to add: There will be a MASSIVE MASSIVE uproar before some of these designer mixes become recognized by any reputable kennel club (CanKC and AKC, for example). There are very few serious breeders who are actually trying to get their breeds recognized. Edit to add: This is because most designer mix breeders are still touting the "hybrid vigor" bunk, and if their dogs become recognised as purebreds, they have one less selling point.

Also, I hate to break it to ya, but genetics don't work that way. Just because Goldens, in general, are adoring, obedient, and easily trainable and Poodles, in general, are very intelligent does not mean that their offspring will be. You could just as easily end up with the worse of both breeds. You could very well end up with a neurotic Goldendoodle with debilitating hip dysplasia and PRA. The sad truth is, many designer mixes are like this.

[Flatcoatluver]

Also, I hate to break it to ya, but genetics don't work that way. Just because Goldens, in general, are adoring, obedient, and easily trainable and Poodles, in general, are very intelligent does not mean that their offspring will be. You could just as easily end up with the worse of both breeds. You could very well end up with a neurotic Goldendoodle with debilitating hip dysplasia and PRA. The sad truth is, many designer mixes are like this.

Very true!!!!! Then the people that get that dog, will end up putting it in a shelter

[Love4BCs]

No, I know you're against breeding mixes. I am, but I'm not. I can see both sides of this but feel the need to defend it because no one else is. Hundreds of years from now, the majority of people won't even remember this uproar about breeding mixes. They'll be purebreds.

[finn's mom]

They'll be purebreds.

That's what I was saying...probably not all of these new breedings will end up being considered purebreds, but, some of them will. And, probably some of the purebreds we have now, won't be around.