Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues
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Christmascinnamoncookie
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‘Importantly, the study found that the main drivers of acquiring a designer crossbreed puppy compared with a purebred puppy were perceptions that designer crossbreeds offered a size suited to their owner’s lifestyle (74.8% vs 59.1% for purebred); were generally healthy (62.1% vs 42.3% for purebred); good with children (56.0% vs 42.5% for purebred); easy to train (54.3% vs 36.4% for purebred); and hypoallergenic (47.1% vs. 7.9% for purebred).’
Frankly terrifying. Good with children?? Easy to train because it’s a crossbreed? Utter bonkers. ?
Frankly terrifying. Good with children?? Easy to train because it’s a crossbreed? Utter bonkers. ?
SAujla
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This baffles me, when crossing two breeds there can't be a certain way of knowing which traits the puppies will get, or am I wrong? What if they get the worst of both, no breed is flawless.
MurphysMinder
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People just have no idea. How can they know what size a cross of 2 random breeds will end up, with purebreds they should at least be close to a breed standard. Good to see RCVS making a statement , but I suspect a lot of people who choose these crosses will take no notice.
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
Craziness
Errin Paddywack
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As for thinking they will get a guaranteed size, definitely not. In my experience crossbreeds often exceed both parent in height. I have seen some enormous labradoodles at our dog club. I have also seen some absolutely delightful crossbreeds and some crosses do seem very good.
honetpot
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We have always had dogs of mixed breeds, Heinz 57, some never knowing who sired them. Colliex, RottieX, LabX, YorkieX, Lurcher purpose bred cross and a Labdoodle, which is the most I have ever paid for a dog, so I do not its the breeding of crosses that is the problem.
There is close interbreeding which goes on with even registered pedigree animals, the breeder does not want to invest in an outside stud, or thinks they want to 'line breed', with purpose cross breeds, its breeding saleable cute to saleable cute using stock you have bred, at least if it is a pedigree to pedigree cost the chances of a very close gene pool are less.
I wanted a medium sized dog smooth coated, I spent months window shopping, I would not pay over a £1000. I did not want someone cast off with problems, and I have a medium sized dog which a pleasure to own as long as he keeps out of our pond and he is only ten months, and he is a first cross labdoodle with a smooth coat. His littermates were balls of fluff, he looks like a down sized bearded retriever, his bark is perhaps the most poodle thing about him.
Having a young dog is like having a baby, you bring it home and you have to give it your full attention, and there are now not many people who can do that, and that is the main problem. They see the cute quiet older dog on Tik-tock and think that is what they will end up with, missing out the dogs is probably over two and done all its growing up, been housed trained, been through the chewing stage, and has been well socialised, all of which take someones time.
There is close interbreeding which goes on with even registered pedigree animals, the breeder does not want to invest in an outside stud, or thinks they want to 'line breed', with purpose cross breeds, its breeding saleable cute to saleable cute using stock you have bred, at least if it is a pedigree to pedigree cost the chances of a very close gene pool are less.
I wanted a medium sized dog smooth coated, I spent months window shopping, I would not pay over a £1000. I did not want someone cast off with problems, and I have a medium sized dog which a pleasure to own as long as he keeps out of our pond and he is only ten months, and he is a first cross labdoodle with a smooth coat. His littermates were balls of fluff, he looks like a down sized bearded retriever, his bark is perhaps the most poodle thing about him.
Having a young dog is like having a baby, you bring it home and you have to give it your full attention, and there are now not many people who can do that, and that is the main problem. They see the cute quiet older dog on Tik-tock and think that is what they will end up with, missing out the dogs is probably over two and done all its growing up, been housed trained, been through the chewing stage, and has been well socialised, all of which take someones time.