Faye625
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In the West Midlands area. Please let me know if you know of any litters! Thanks
Why? Why would anyone do this cross & why would you want one?
I know a few people who own them and they are lovely dogs. Thanks for your constructive and helpful comment!
And what makes you think that I won't look for these things once I have actually found a litter? I work at a vets full time so I am well aware of checks that need to be done and paperwork that should be present. Now if you wouldn't mind could you remove your opiniated self from my post and while your at it try dismounting your high horse too.
The two breeds have different working styles and if you had a good bitch of either why would you breed crosses from her?
They may well be lovely dogs, few dogs are not lovely, but no reason to do this cross. What is wrong with either breed?
ALL pedigree dogs - you only have to look in their pedigrees - are inbred and close bred.
It is illegal for humans to marry their cousins even
Both these statements are bunkum, sorry. I look at a good deal of pedigrees
And it is legal to marry your first cousin in the UK if you so wish.
Even the Royal Family do it....
But don't let the fact get in the way of a good rant![]()
My boy is a mongrel- does not mean I have to agree with breeding them willy nilly and giving them daft "designer" names, with no thought to health/temperament testing!! Just because someone wants to make a quick buck, or someone knows someone who has one and so they want one- just like that - especially when there are thousands upon thousands of mongrels from pup to old age in rescue requiring homes!
I could not agree more. But whoever mentioned such dire practices. You are right, this goes on - particularly amongst my choice of type, wolfie types. But I have friends on northern breed crosses who adhere to the strictest programme of health testing - hips, elbows, eyes, Addisons, Von Willebrand - probably more, but I can't remember all the names.
Nothing wrong with breeding any type of dog - with or without daft designer names - one of my boys is a registered Utonagan, don't see anything wrong with that btw, it's a lovely name - as long as good breeding practice is observed. The aforementioned, PLUS NO INTER OR INBREEDING. That is a disgusting practice and frankly IMO should be made illegal.
No I am not accusing you of lying and I thought the Pedigree Dogs programme was sensationalist toot which has done more harm than good and sent people running into the arms of puppy farmers and backyard breeders in their droves and has made every randomer an instant 'expert' on my breed and many others.
Linebreeding done knowledgeably and to improve on known traits is not a bad thing IMO.
You just have to know what you are doing. The same with outcrossing and wild card breedings.
I've had many, many pedigrees all who have lived to old age except two from the same litter who were linebred to two dogs known for skin allergies/ear issues.
All I have to do is avoid those lines, research more and choose more wisely in future. I couldn't do that unless I had pedigrees to look at.
My own young dog has no common anscestors in five generations.
There are plenty of people on here with unhealthy crossbreeds (hip and elbow problems, allergies etc).
Problem is- inter breeding IS happening now with the crosses. Ex family member decided to get a dog- decided the Labradoodle was the dog for her, told me it was going to be "third" generation- EH? says i . Meaning Labradoodles crossed with labradoodles- right i say. Yeah the breeder assured her that the genetics of his lines are far enough away that health should not be a problem- WHY? because there was inbreeding going on - tis not the curse of a few pedigree lines anymore Im afraid!