Dear advertiser..... it is a MONGREL, get real!!!!

They've been on there a while the old ad did have pics... they weren't that disneylike:
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To be a tad pedantic it's a cross breed, not a mongrel, a mongrel is a mix of unidentifiable breeds. Of course it does not in any way justify these bizarre and bloody expensive crosses and my concern is any with strong instincts one way or the other can have confusing behaviours. As the proud owner of a Husky X Lurcher who in his younger days was a mix of hunter/killer with the stamina of a wolf and a BC with 1/4 retreiver in him who doesnt know wether to round things up or carry them! :)

Both mine are rescues but unfortunately people will continue to buy the odd mixes for ridiculous money because they are cute or have a silly name. Have to admit that pic of the cockerpoo is sort of cute but I would not be paying vast amouts for him.
 
Not really going to attempt to educate you re that sweeping statement HR, other than to point out that the advertised pups are a cross of 2 pedigree breeds, so any defects they may have (and its a fair bet the parents aren't health checked) will still be passed down, they just won't know what to expect.:rolleyes:
 
horserider said:
Can't see a problem myself. Better than having a pedigree so over bred that it has health defects.
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sort of agree but people pay an absolute premium for these "designer" dogs assuming they will get the certain traits they like from both breeds and completely ignorning the fact that they could end up with a bizarre mix. The point made earlier as well is that people are jumping on the bandwagon as well without actually having their dogs health checked.

Its a shame - the original dogs bred in the US were specifically aimed for people with allergies but the breeder was very careful with his health checks and lines. He has been widely reported as saying he wishes he had never done this as his original objectives have been completely swamped with people jumping on the bandwagon to make a quick buck with no thought as the dogs welfare.
 
MurphysMinder said:
Not really going to attempt to educate you re that sweeping statement HR, other than to point out that the advertised pups are a cross of 2 pedigree breeds, so any defects they may have (and its a fair bet the parents aren't health checked) will still be passed down, they just won't know what to expect.:rolleyes:
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Ok then. Will remain blissfully ignorant.
Making a few assumptions yourself though.
 
The only assumption I made from your statement was that you were not aware that a lot of breeders of pedigree dogs do many health checks to reduce the chances of hereditary diseases. If you are aware of this surely you can see that a cross of 2 dogs who are probably not health checked (if they are, why does the ad not mention it) may well produce defects in the pups.
 
Lol at some of these replies :D I personally do not believe there can be any justification for producing animals like this - however like a cute little Disney character they may or may not look :p - when there are thousands of very similar dogs waiting for homes in rescue centres
 
To be fair there are lots of full specific breed rescues- so it is not just a mongrel problem. too many dogs being bred full stop if you ask me, pedigree or not.
 
Ah, if only life was so simple as 'all x-breeds are healthy, all pedigrees are unhealthy'.

At least when my pedigree dogs have had serious health issues (erm, only one, so far!) you can do something in terms of pinpointing where the issue has come from/never buy from those lines again/let the breeder know and see if the line can be investigated/stopped, because there is a proper breed registry and health testing/surveying system set up.
 
MurphysMinder said:
The only assumption I made from your statement was that you were not aware that a lot of breeders of pedigree dogs do many health checks to reduce the chances of hereditary diseases. If you are aware of this surely you can see that a cross of 2 dogs who are probably not health checked (if they are, why does the ad not mention it) may well produce defects in the pups.
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Yes, a lot of them do but plenty still don't and plenty of unscrupulous breeders sell to (quite frankly) idiot buyers with more money than sense because they want a 'designer breed' which is just a cross breed really - ok maybe not mongrel exactly but in reality it is, it's just it happens to be known what breeds it's a mix of. I have known tonnes of collie x labs and collie x GSDs over the years (collies seem to get about! Lol) but they are just crosses aren't they. Noone has joined their two names together as yet and started selling them for hundreds of pounds! I would never pay that sort of money for a crossbreed (well in fact any dog, I shall stick to my mongrel rescues!).

Shame though, I am allergic to dogs but have never liked the poodle. I will just stick with the dogs tha make me wheeze I guess.
 
My post was obv a bit misleading, I was talking about people breeding purebred pedigrees, i.e. 2 parents of the same breed, not designer crosses. Totally agree with you that they used to just be called crosses, not have a fancy name. Oh and there are quite a few colladors advertised round here I am afraid.
 
MurphysMinder said:
My post was obv a bit misleading, I was talking about people breeding purebred pedigrees, i.e. 2 parents of the same breed, not designer crosses. Totally agree with you that they used to just be called crosses, not have a fancy name. Oh and there are quite a few colladors advertised round here I am afraid.
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Ha ha - colladors? Oh dear, hmm what about a colshepherd/colsation? That is what my dog is from now on a Colsation! Oh, and my other one is a Colerrier (collie terrier x) or maybe a Tollie....... hmmmmmmm
 
It`s a mutt,golly lovely little package as a coat problem! All that spaniel hair combined wuth poodle wool =matting. Then there are the common eye conditions in both breeds to add to the mix.Wow ..what a brilliant idea that was`nt!
 
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