my vent on designer dogs

[racegirl1]

Pay attention all you dummies who think you must have a labradoodle or puggle or whatever...

1. anyone can make up a fancy name for a cross breed dog, but it will remain a cross breed
2. no cross breed can be guaranteed to be allergy free
3. breeding a cross breed to a crossbreed does not produce a better dog
4. just because a dog is a cross bred animal, does not mean it is a healthier animal
5. there is no such thing as "hybrid vigour"
6. within the next 20 years, there will be no cross breds recognized by any of the major canine organizations in any country.
7. F2, F3, F4 generations tend to have considerably more variation than F1
8. the people show their dogs to prove several desirable characteristics. Cross bred dogs can not be shown.
9. all health problems will be found in all cross breeds - just like they will be found in all pure breds
10. temperament is not the only characteristic that should be bred for. Just like every dog should be bred to have a head and four legs, they should also be bred to have a good temperament. This is a fundamental requirement. It is a complete myth that cross breds have better temperament
11. most groomers, vets, dog trainers, and behaviourists have very few good things to say about cross breds

[Sighthounds4me]

I just want to add, for those "breeders" of the "perfect family dog," there is no such thing as "the perfect family dog." No one breed (or mix) can possibly be perfect for everyone! That's all there is to it...

[Tora Oni]

I completly agree, all these designer breeds are just mutts, when you look at it. My cousin her parents didn't like our dog to be in their house, I think it might have been their cats intial reaction. My dog was scared stiff from the cat. Now they have three dogs running through the house all barking mad when ever anybody visit except little Kiki, the toy yorkie. Now the owner of the yorkie is another cousin as well but I think she trains it and socializes it, she does a pretty good job. As for Thor, the puggle and Hershey, the chocolate lab they are both obnoxious and difficult. Hersheys over weight and spoiled to death. I think both of the bigger dogs need some training, it ridiculous I had my dog, Clifford trained (he was Chespeake bay/lab mix) we adopted him from a free to a good home since the lady was moving to and apartment that didn't allow pets. My dog never jumped, barked and did what you told him rather bark and jump at you. Thor is as big as a beagle even though they said he wouldn't get that big, I just rolled my eyes at that, can't make perdictions on mutts.

[Vesta]

Yeah, I tend to roll my eyes when people call their dogs by designer names. A mutt's a mutt, no matter what breed it is. To each their own, I guess. I just smile when people call my dog a Schnoodle or whatever. I have a schnauzer/poodle mix and she is the sweetest little thing in the world. She and my cat, Clancy, are the best of buddies.

Why anyone would put these two in the shelter, I don't know.

Gracie


Clancy


Clancy & Gracie

[lute]

I just have to add that we have a ton of puggles come into the clinic where I work. All the girls I work with, plus me can't stand these dogs. I have yet to see one well behaved, non-yappy, non mess making puggle. I don't know if these owners just don't train their dogs or if this mix in general is a hyper messy gross mix.

[Reachoutrescue]

I actually just read this post. It sickens me how people can breed these wonderful pure bred dogs and create a mutt....yet call it a designer dog! We rescued a "Goldendoodle" about 2 yrs ago...nothing but health issues. She did find a great home, but she still has some small health issues, the vets says "due to improper breeding". DUH!! I was at an adoption event and an older man had a really cute puppy. I asked if he was just a plain old mutt, cuz that is what he looked like. He said, very firmly, "NO! he is a Labradoodle", I asked where he "adopted" him from. He said, "oh, I didn't adopt him, I bought him online and had him shipped to me"....Okay, hello???? What that man does not know is his sweet "Labradoodle" probably came from a back yard breeder, aka a PUPPY MILL!! He said he paid $1200 for him. Poor old man. I just said he was really cute and sweet and walked away. Later that day, I got an email about some "Labradoodles" being in a local kill pound....if that man would have just looked a little harder, he could have had the same MUTT for only $60 with vaccines and neutering. People just make me sick.

[Catlady711]

He said he paid $1200 for him. Later that day, I got an email about some "Labradoodles" being in a local kill pound....if that man would have just looked a little harder, he could have had the same MUTT for only $60 with vaccines and neutering.

Yes, but it's all in the advertising. Bill something up as 'rare' or do some fancy webpage with a bunch of bologna on it and wham you got yourself a money maker raking it in off of a bunch of uninformed buyers. Some people are easily swayed and if you use a bunch of big words and talk like you know what you are doing and throw in a few fake 'testimonials' it's $$$ city. Sad but true.

I think more people should reserch stuff before spending money, from pets to homes, to appliances etc. The problem is with the web allowing everyone to have any webpage saying whatever they want, the hard part is sorting out the sources of the information, which sadly many people do not do well. And some people breeding/selling these mutts are just as uniformed as their buyers are because they got suckered into thinking they had something special.