Quote Originally Posted by husky_lover
What I really don't understand is WHY people are buying this Disigner dogs when they could get the same breed at a humane society!!!! I had a friend once who wouldn't go into a Shelter because she said it was nasty. Instead she went out and got a Disigner dog for $5,ooo. I just didn't understand it. Then about a week later she didn't "like" it anymore so she took it to the Shelter and dropped it off in the middle of the night!! I really wanted to hurt her!!!!!! What is the deal with some people thinking dogs or even cats for that matter are fashion accecories now! It makes me so mad
People like to outdo each other. They also like rare things. It's simple. It's human nature. You can not change it. Unfortunately, many people have decided to take advantage of these human weaknesses and create supposedly "rare mixes" and sell them for thousands of dollars. In American culture, price is often equivalent to quality. Therefore, high priced designer mixes are often bought as a status symbol. That's why designer mixes are so popular. Additionally, designer mixes like to play on human emotions - i.e. cuteness. All humans have a natural instinct to care for the young (meaning cute things). Scientifically, humans are attracted to small creatures with short noses, stubby arms and legs, and large heads. It is no surprise that designer mix puppies have become a hot commodity.
Disigner breeds are over priced mutts that have become the new fashion icon of 2006.
Not quite. Designer mixes have been popular for many years. The first time I heard of them was in 2001, but things have simply skyrocketed out of control. At that time, we'd only heard of Cockapoos, Pekeapoos, Labradoodles, and the occassional Goldendoodle/Schnoodle. It's a shame how drastically things have changed over the course of five years.