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Originally Posted by Britster  There are a few crossbreeds who have established themselves moreso than others. Cockapoo's, for example, have a 'club' and ethics to follow and somewhat of a standard. Labradoodles are also recognized as a breed in Australia, I believe, but most US Labradoodles are just a case of BYB's and pet stores. In general, no, the problem with breeding two breeds or more is you simply NEVER know what you're going to get. I've met quite a few Golden/Lab-radoodle owners who claim even though they look like they have the Poodle hair, they DO in fact shed. That's the problem too, alot of people think they're going to be a non-shedding Golden Retriever and that's simply not the case!
I don't have an issue with cross-breds and think they are just as wonderful as purebreds. Me and my 15lb boy don't care, big or small, mixed or not! Love 'em all. In general, I don't think I would be so opposed to cross breeding if it wasn't for the number of dogs being put down in shelters EVERY single day. There are FAR too many dogs out there to just be breeding for the hell of it and alot of them make very nice pets, and that is awesome. But it's sad when you can go to the shelter and find these exact mutts and mixes in need of a good home. It's simply not necessary to be 'creating' new 'breeds' because we don't need them... dogs are way over populated as it is! |
EXACTLY!!! It's not about one type of dog being better or worse than another. It is the simple ethics of why a person breeds. We have the same problem with purebred dogs. I remember one morkie owner said that her "breeder" (and I use the term loosely) only breeds a few times a year. That alone does not make for a good yorkie, morkie, maltese, yorkiepoo, maltipoo breeder. It just doesn't. She also said that her "breeder" started breeding mixed breeds because she was asked too. Again, THAT IS NOT A GOOD REASON! I have a purebred with AKC papers, it doesn't automatically give me the right to breed. I've been asked by total strangers if I was going to breed him to Missy (my friend's dog) because they're both cute (off standard) yorkies. Just because they asked me to breed doesn't mean I'm going to allow it.