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JESSY_RN2B 04-21-2011 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JESSY_RN2B (Post 3508758)
Sad but true statistic.........many of those mutts will end up in shelters. No one can resist a cute puppy, but those cute puppies grow up and lets be honest here. Some of those "hybreds" are absolutely uncute as adults. Not that one should solely care about looks but that is one of the first things that attracts a possible owner to a certain breed.

Remember the dalmation craze?
The Goldren Retriever craze (Lassie)?
I meant border collie

IsabelleOllie 04-21-2011 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Furbaby Friend (Post 3508860)
Rylie was much, much cheaper than a purebred Yorkie or Maltese. She was far under $1,000. I do not agree with charging an arm and a leg for a mix.

What is "fly catcher syndrome"? I've never heard of it. Does it have to do with the mouth? It reminds me of the saying "catching flies" (e.g. slack jawed/open mouthed).

Flycatcher syndrome is a disorder in which a dog seems to be snapping at "imaginary" flies. Copper will walk around and suddenly jerk his head to the side and snap at the air over and over. He does this multiple times on a daily basis.

jacquelinebabco 04-21-2011 05:36 PM
This was on good morning americia
 
I was disgusted today when this came on the TV this morning. Not only promoting mix breeds but also pet stores
Pet Trend: Designer Dog Breeds

AlicetheYorkie 04-21-2011 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by JESSY_RN2B (Post 3508971)
I meant border collie
hehe:) border collies and collies are 2 differnt breeds, Lassie was a Collie:D:D just thought I'd clear that up LOL;)

AlicetheYorkie 04-21-2011 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by teacup0819 (Post 3508842)
A friend of mine got a "designer" breed about two years ago...a goldendoodle...which she got from a breeder she knew. This breeder only breeds goldendoodles and doesn't sell them as designer, just mixed breed. I don't know if she just got lucky or if this is a good mix of breeds, but Molly (her doodle) is one of the sweetest pups...and very well-behaved. There are at least two other "doodles" in our neighborhood and they all seem pretty well-mannered.

Me....I will stick with my yorkies....I just love them and their terrier personalities :D
:) I think you're right. Every goldendoodle I met was totally crazy though lol but so were many of the standard poodles I've met;)

Puggles are REALLY popular here (I think mainly because Beagles are also because hunting is big here) and the people who have them seem very happy with them (I know 3 personally:)). The only thing is, for whatever reason they tend to have underbites. A friend of mine has a Yorkipoo and he's a great dog and really healthy, I think she paid about $300 for him a few years ago. Idk, I think it's pretty much like the same problem we see constantly with brokers and mills of purebreds, it's the crappy breeders that are giving this cross-breeding a bad name, not the concept itself. The only problem I have is that there are soooo many dogs in shelters needing a home that are basically the same thing and not getting homes because of BYBs doing this. Idk JMHO:D

shortyamv 05-02-2011 07:36 PM
I agree that the outrage should be directed toward the breeding practice. I've only ever owned mutts. I got my chorkie from a puppymill that was getting closed down, I didn't even know what he was until she gave me his 'papers' declaring him a designer mutt. lol Mixed breeds are great, part of the fun is knowing that he/she is unique.

lexi43 05-03-2011 07:11 AM
I got Zoe from a pet shop I didn't really know about designer breeds at the time anyway Zoe is a Shorkie and I'm ashamed to admit that I did pay $1000 for her. Now that we have Zoe for over a year I think she's the greatest dog is the world but I don't think I would make that mistake again.

misslissa 05-03-2011 08:19 AM
My best friend has a "designer dog" a chiweenie (dachshund/chihuahua)
we payed a outstanding $50 for her and could not have asked for a better dog however she has a long back and disk problems like a dachshund and nerve problems like a chihuahua
she is beautiful and smart and always makes the bed a little warmer.

she came from the pound listed as a "chihuahua mix"

Deuce 05-03-2011 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Furbaby Friend (Post 3508864)
I'm not 100% positive, but I'm pretty sure that Goldendoodles were well documented and very specific mixes. I am pretty sure the man who came up with them was very meticulous and had specific traits in mind. Like I said I am not positive on this, but I'm pretty sure I read somewhere he started the "mix craze." However, he himself was working toward more than just money.
The only thing he was trying to accomplish was finding a combination of dogs that wouldn't cause an allergic reaction in a person who was severely allergic to dog saliva and dog dander. It took the man a long long time to finally get one puppy out of a who litter of labradoodles, and I think it was like a generation 2 breeding, who didn't cause an allergic reaction in the patient. I remember reading an article where the man felt terrible because he felt responsible for the "designer dog craze". He wasn't trying to do it for the money, he was just trying to help one guy out who needed the service of a service animal, I doubt he cared much for money at all...I'll try to find that article for you if you'd like to read it.

Deuce 05-03-2011 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by misslissa (Post 3522371)
My best friend has a "designer dog" a chiweenie (dachshund/chihuahua)
we payed a outstanding $50 for her and could not have asked for a better dog however she has a long back and disk problems like a dachshund and nerve problems like a chihuahua
she is beautiful and smart and always makes the bed a little warmer.

she came from the pound listed as a "chihuahua mix"
:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

Most of my best friends growing up were rescued from a pound and they were some sort of "mix".

Teegy 05-03-2011 09:28 AM
It bothers me that there are so many mutts and mixed breeds out there in search of a good home and people are breeding them on purpose and selling them to people at the cost and under the guise of a designer dog.
Go to the pound if you want a mixed breed dog, not all pound or rescue are damaged or afflicted, many are just rejected.
They'll be breeding them with parrots next and selling them as angel dogs with wings

Teegy 05-03-2011 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Deuce (Post 3522419)
The only thing he was trying to accomplish was finding a combination of dogs that wouldn't cause an allergic reaction in a person who was severely allergic to dog saliva and dog dander. It took the man a long long time to finally get one puppy out of a who litter of labradoodles, and I think it was like a generation 2 breeding, who didn't cause an allergic reaction in the patient. I remember reading an article where the man felt terrible because he felt responsible for the "designer dog craze". He wasn't trying to do it for the money, he was just trying to help one guy out who needed the service of a service animal, I doubt he cared much for money at all...I'll try to find that article for you if you'd like to read it.

You know what I say to this, then you are not meant to have a dog. I developed allergies to cats and dogs since my first dog died. I did my research and discovered Yorkies and I don't react, which assisted me in the decision. I didn't have someone experiment until I could have a cocker spaniel or a german shepherd I didn't react to.
why don't we just let humans breed and cross breed until they get what they want, oh yeah hitler did that and look what happened.

I know that all pure breds nowadays are the result of 100's of years of cross breeding, but stop already, leave them alone.

p.s. just my own opinion

Teegy 05-03-2011 09:48 AM
just watched the video, that tv shows producers are fecking idiots for doing that piece, not a mention of health issues, this one is prone to hip dysplacia and this one to collapsed trachea, so if you blend them you can have both problems.
No, this one is short and this one is fluffy so you get short and fluffy

OwnedByJezebel 05-03-2011 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Deuce (Post 3522419)
The only thing he was trying to accomplish was finding a combination of dogs that wouldn't cause an allergic reaction in a person who was severely allergic to dog saliva and dog dander. It took the man a long long time to finally get one puppy out of a who litter of labradoodles, and I think it was like a generation 2 breeding, who didn't cause an allergic reaction in the patient. I remember reading an article where the man felt terrible because he felt responsible for the "designer dog craze". He wasn't trying to do it for the money, he was just trying to help one guy out who needed the service of a service animal, I doubt he cared much for money at all...I'll try to find that article for you if you'd like to read it.
I have read that before, but what I don't understand is why it was necessary to do a cross-breeding to get a "hypoallergenic" dog. Poodles are already hypoallergenic, so why couldn't the friend just get a Standard Poodle? If it was a question of the Poodle temperament, why not just selectively breed Poodles to get a temperament suitable for service dog work? (This is a rhetorical question, I don't expect you to know what they were thinking).

Deuce 05-03-2011 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Teegy (Post 3522462)
You know what I say to this, then you are not meant to have a dog. I developed allergies to cats and dogs since my first dog died. I did my research and discovered Yorkies and I don't react, which assisted me in the decision. I didn't have someone experiment until I could have a cocker spaniel or a german shepherd I didn't react to.
why don't we just let humans breed and cross breed until they get what they want, oh yeah hitler did that and look what happened.

I know that all pure breds nowadays are the result of 100's of years of cross breeding, but stop already, leave them alone.

p.s. just my own opinion
at first i thought you meant i'm not meant to have a dog :cool:.

All I was saying is the guy regretted his decision to start mixing the two attempting to create a service dog for a person who could greatly benefit from having one...I understand what he was trying for, a dog with the labs temperament but with the poodles hypo-allergenic genes. I don't agree with it, I can't see why he couldn't just train a poodle to do what the average service dog does...but I do think there was something behind mixing the lab in there...
I agree with no more designer dog craze, I hope it blows over soon...


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