I also dislike the new trend that has become the designer breeds. To me this is just a ploy that "breeders" use to sell there mix breeds.
Yes it is true that in order to get our "purebreds" they are a mixture of different breeds, but usually the people that did it were dedicated to producing certain qualities and made choices that would help them achieve their goal. To me just because all dogs are a mixture of something is not a good enough reason to intentionally produce crosses unless you are seriously dedicated to producing a new breed. (Which I can pretty much safely say is not the case in the majority)
I have no problems with people owning mixed pups, but I'm sorry I don't agree with someone contributing to the over population of dogs just because they want a litter, have a male and a female, were not responsible and had an "accidentally", need money, etc. Again if you are seriously wanting to develope a new breed and are 100% ready to dedicate yourself to it that is another story.
I had a few friends that helped to develope a new breed of rabbits, but it took them years, a lot of money and time, a lot of room and a ton of patience and they did it. They were finally approved by ARBA after years of getting approvals and rejection from the board. Now a rabbit can breed every 30 days or so, most breed them no more than every other month, and they must be at least 6 months old, and this took them years. Now a dog is another ball game, but if you are ready to dedicate your life to it, then by all means.
I believe the point the other poster was trying to get at was people are claiming to that by breeding these pups they can get the best of both breeds and in actuality it takes years to accomplish that. Yes, they are cute but that isn't really a great reason. When breeding purebred dogs you have a pretty good idea of what you will be getting. When you breed a mixture you never know.
Opinions were asked for, and I agree everyone has one, and this is mine.
(Sorry I didn't know I would write so much
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