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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  What's important to remember with the actual definition itself is that 'hybrid' means the cross of two breeds and the 'vigor' only means that the a triat possessed by the offspring was more desireable OR just more prominent than that of the parents. More prominent is not always a change for the better. I understand the "hybrid vigor" occurance that you are referring to. I understand the possible 'best of both worlds' outcome you are referring to and in the ideal world, that would ALWAYS be the case.
Bingo! Completely agree with you and I think this point was brought up already in this thread. All breeds started somewhere. They were cross bred with a point, there was lots of combined, long term research and compaisons of the resulting offspring and eventually there became a standard for the breed.
That is not being done with today's 'designer breeds,' which is what many take issue with. There is no collective effort to create a standard, to conduct research to seek out an eliminate or promote traits for future generations. It's all about just creating something cute in the present because people are willing to buy them.
(BTW, I am right there with you regarding T-Bone steaks!  ) |
I don't know how to make it color so I bolded it. In an ideal world it is always true. The thing is, if you didn't get the results you wanted in the first mating, you obviously would not duplicate the breeding. When man is involved it is always an experiment. In true mother nature, it is survival of the fittest and only the best is passed on. Hello, dog world do you hear this? This is where responsibility comes in. Also, in an attempt to be fair in an unfair world, less superior animals would and should be culled (definitely NOT re-bred). Unfortunately, we are not seeing this today which only compounds the problems.