Have a ? On designer Breeds

[Lori Jordan]

I was looking through the news paper yesterday,And im always drawn to look at the "Pets For Sale" Anyways there was a add for a red Chihuahuas and Morkies pups is that a designer breed or and actual breed i have never heard of it before?

[GreyhoundGirl]

I've never heard of it either... Sounds like a Maltese Yorkie. The advertiser probably made it up.

[molucass]

I have heard that term before. It is a designer breed... Yorkie and Maltese.

[luvofallhorses]

I've never heard of it either... Sounds like a Maltese Yorkie. The advertiser probably made it up.

no, it's a designer breed that's been around for awhile.

[My Peanuts]

Designer breed is a fancy name for mutt. Shelters are full of unnamed "designer breeds."

[luvofallhorses]

this is in my local paper..

Shih-Poms, 1st shots, started on housebreaking, asst. colors, $200 & $250. Mother is Shih Tzu, Father is Pomeranian

Cock-a-Poo Pups $250. Lhasapoo pups $250. Non-shedding & shots

[areias]

I was at the flea market yesterday and walked by the 'puppy booth'. Maltipoo-$350. Pomapoo-$450. Peka-Chi....$650!!! The pek/chi mixes, there was probably 7-10 of them, NONE were long haired, but several had underbites. I think they were just plain accidental litter mutts. And then they had some "purebred" maltese pups there-only $200. Since when do mutts go for more than the purebreds???

At the dog park the other day, and I was talking to some lady with a labradoodle. I questioned why she got the dog, and she said because it's a rare, up and coming new breed. Her dog was humping everything, and she made the comment that she wasn't going to neuter him because he cost $1500. I told that at the moment, there is one in the shelter, labeled as a 'terrier mix', looks just like hers, and it's only $75.

[Lori Jordan]

there is one thing i do not understand,my mother went and got a a dog from the pound,he's a pitt bull/lab.........I will add pictures she just got him last wednesday and i must add he is such a lover....he is too cute,anyways there us no way she could get papers for him and he's a mutt,but how do these owners of these designer breeds register them?it makes no sence as far as im concerned if they can do it every single dog should be registers right???Makes sence,Not that it matters,Just a thought i had,i have nothing against the animal,but i am very surprised no one has put up a stink about these designer breeds with papers and not our mutts that we have got from a shelter,if you ask me there is no difference.