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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  I guess one of my biggest questions is...what is the "goal" of cross breeding? What are those doing it trying to achieve? Is there a long term goal, or just the immediate desire to produce a cute litter of puppies? |
The plan for many is to breed healthy happy well socialized babies. The goal for any breeder is to find their own long term goal. Pure bred dogs are a mythical figure of perfection and each breeder strives to achieve that goal.
It is important in a cross breed: To use the best parents just as you would for a pure bred. You don't do any less just because they are a cross. I think that is the danger. Low quality dogs making low quality puppies. Mine come from 2 AKC parents. It took me 6 months to choose my female Shih-tzu. It took me a year to find the right stud. I am very happy with the resulting puppies.