A new one on me...

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Not a great deal of point in this post but I thought I'd share an advert for puppies that I've seen. It's the last one on the page.

http://www.scot-ads.com/phase2/brow...s=0&searchfor=&wordsearchtype=and&startfrom=0

Now, I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about dog breeds but I'd never even heard of Utonagans before. Anyone else come across them? Are they a relatively new breed, new to the country or just rare? I've no interest in buying one of the puppies, I just like increasing my dog knowledge. :)

Also, notice about halfway down the page the advert for 'Huskamute' pups. Another 'designer' breed? :confused:
 
They aren't a breed as such, just a crossbred husky/malamute/GSD (and often supposedly wolf :rolleyes:). Pups could turn out to be any size or temperament, total mixed bag with that lot.

See also tamaskans, northern inuits, British inuits, northern shepalutes and the Sarloos wolfhond to an extent. :o

Huskamute = Siberian husky x Alaskan malamute. Bit of a pointless cross.
 
Oberon on here has a Utongan.

With any mix of GSD, I would highly recommend that breeding dogs are hip and elbow scored. People think if you throw a lot of breeds together without health tests that it cancels out problems or makes dogs 'healthier' which is tosh.
Outcrossing is not a failsafe.
 
and me too! Not wanting to upset or offend anyone why is it many of these types of dogs end up with totally the wrong people just because they are cute looking pups. A rescue near me (homes4dogs) currently has 3+ young husky types - would have been expensive pups and so sad that in less than a year they're in a rescue
 
I think its not so much that they are cute little pups more that they like the idea of a macho "wolfdog". Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for the dogs) they soon realise that they actually need a a lot of work to look after them.
 
If they wanted 'macho' they've chosen the wrong breed, the majority wouldn't say boo to a goose. :D

I'm aware that I'm a tad hypocritical on this one as I bought Dax under the impression that she was a crossbred inuit type thing but of course the intention was never to breed her, and certainly not to pass off pups under various wolfy names at £500 a pop.

Nothing wrong with them as pets, I'd take your hand off if you could give me a husky with a dash of GSD obedience, but I wouldn't be paying that kind of price when you could end up with anything.

ETA: I've just looked on the Homes4Dogs site, the two huskies are stunning. Need to keep reminding myself that I can't take them all. :(

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Yeh sorry BC, wasn't implying they were aggressive just that people have that idea about them. I remember when you first said you were considering getting an inuit x, screams of horror from quite a few of us, and advice not to touch with a barge pole, bet you're glad you took not a blind bit of notice of us.:p
 
I know you weren't, you've seen her royal squirminess first hand. :p I know lots of people have that misconception though and I'm not sure where it comes from because they are blardy useless at fighting or protection, they don't so much as bark at the door.

Then again there's always stereotypes, we had a playdate with an EBT last night and his owner was telling me about the many times people have snatched their kids away, called him a dangerous pitbull etc. :(

This morning she's making a rather superb rug - apart from giving me a dirty look for shoving my icy toes under her - so today at least I am glad I ignored you all. :p
 
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