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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  All the breeds registerable with AKC today were bred for a purpose. Those that developed our yorkshire terrier had a goal in mind when creating them. Certain breeds were used for certain reasons. It takes years and years to get a breed to breed true and become recognized by the AKC.
However, "designer" dogs are not being bred to create a new breed. They are 1st generation crosses. There is NO purpose in these mixes except to create cute puppies that can be sold for money. Breeders give them cutesy names, say they are rare or a new breed, and sell them for a lot of money. No one is trying to create a new breed with these crosses...just creating mixes.
So big difference in the breeds we have today and these designer dogs...one was bred for a purpose and the other was bred with no purpose (except money) |
You are absolutely right. It seems to only be done for the sole purpose of meeting supply and demand and to make a quick buck. There is no standard being met so it doesn't really matter what type dogs the breeders start out with. And yes, these cross bred dogs can have genetic and cosmetic problems even if the parents didn't. I cringe everytime I hear the phrase "designer dog," but then again, if I paid the kind of money for a cross bred dog that I see some of these being sold for, I wouldn't want to call it a "mutt" either.
