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Originally Posted by Ringo1  |
I've read that before. His own statements show exactly why mixing two dogs is not considered creating a new breed:
"One of our litters had 10 pups in it and only three were actually allergy-free," says Conron. "Let's face it: they're a crossbreed. You never know what you're going to get. It's a bit like buying a pig in a poke, yet people all over are charging more for labradoodles than purebreds."
There was another good article on exactly what it takes to create a separate breed and why the designer dog trend that we see today does not fall in to that category.
Creating A New Breed · by Dr. Carmen Battaglia
CREATING A NEW BREED
By definition, a breed can be described as a unique group of animals whose phenotype and genotype distinguish it from all others. Both are central to a breed’s identity. The AKC is able to support pedigree accuracy with its DNA program that can include and exclude sires and dams with pinpoint accuracy. Generally speaking, those who attempt to create a new breed will give more attention to the secondary traits of expression, coat texture, pigment, and eye color than to structure and temperament.