Designer or mutt(aka mixed breed)

I was just reading a ad in the paper for a Shweenie:O, a Schitzu and a dachsund(spelling sorry).They are asking $200 for a mix-breed dog :rolleyes::rolleyes:.In my opinion this is just NUTS!! Why not rescue a dog from a local pound instead of supporting backyard breeders with these mix-breed dogs.I wonder if i am the only that finds this VERY nutty :omg::weirdface:weirdface .Ok enough of my ranting :P

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Originally Posted by joepythons

I was just reading a ad in the paper for a Shweenie:O, a :cens0r::cens0r::cens0r::cens0r:zu and a dachsund(spelling sorry).They are asking $200 for a mix-breed dog :rolleyes::rolleyes:.In my opinion this is just NUTS!! Why not rescue a dog from a local pound instead of supporting backyard breeders with these mix-breed dogs.I wonder if i am the only that finds this VERY nutty :omg::weirdface:weirdface .Ok enough of my ranting :P

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Ooops i guess having the s word in that breed of dog is a no no :rofl:

There are plenty of great dogs just waiting for a good home at the shelters.... :)

Yea it tends to feak out the blocker. :D

but Schitzu doesn't :D:D:D:D

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

Yea it tends to feak out the blocker. :D

but Schitzu doesn't :D:D:D:D

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Allright mr smarty pants :P:8::rofl:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Allright mr smarty pants :P:8::rofl:

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don't feel bad Google is like my right hand. :D

and I love that firefox has spell check. I'd look really dumb with out it

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

feak

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should be FREAK :rofl::rofl:

I think some of these designer morph dogs are for a good reason. The labradoodle is supposed to combine the good family dog temperament with the no-shed no allergy bonuses you get with that weird poodle hair. I think, although I'm not very sure at all, that if you researched labradoodle breeders you'd find that there are ones out there who have been working with the cross for generations and so you aren't getting a dog with a lab sire and poodle dam, but something that is making its way towards being its own breed.

However, I think a very large number of the half this half that dogs out there are just backyard breeders who have no clue what they are doing and just combined 2 popular breeds trying to make a buck. I'd be really suspect of any first generation cross.

The ones that really deserve to exist will eventually be recognized as a breed, but that takes a lot of time.

I'm with you on this Joe....it's a mutt, mixed breed, whatever you want to call it and likely a lovely dog but it's not getting $200 out of me any day soon LOL.

(test)Shi Tzu(end test)

And yeah...the whole $800 puggle thing gave me the giggles. Now they're turning up on Craigslist, 2 or 3 years old, for free. Guess they didn't live up to their expected perfection...

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And yeah...the whole $800 puggle thing gave me the giggles. Now they're turning up on Craigslist, 2 or 3 years old, for free. Guess they didn't live up to their expected perfection...

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When I was looking for a Dog, I got to talking with a professional dog breeder who was telling me that a lot of these designers are dogs that are just put together to see what would happen without any thought for the consequences. For instance, you cross a breed noted for having breathing problems (a Pug) with a breed noted for it's high energy (a poodle) and you're just bound to have health problems with your puggles. But the breeders just don't think that far ahead and want to create cute new dogs with an interesting look and make a name for themselves (and a few bucks while they're at it)

Had someone at the vets tell me he paid 5,000.00 for his puggle. I tried to keep the laughter back, I almost collapsed in the floor laughing. He couldn't walk out of there fast enough. I pay less than half that amount for great show puppies from top reputable breeders.:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I've decided in honor of this new way of naming these so called "breeds" I will now and forever more be referred to as Joanna the Ukascot and my husband shall be Michael the Italish (gawd what will we name the kids....Mikey the Ukascotitalish is a bit of a mouthful really for a 6 year old! the older three, well their dad was scots both sides...so they get to be Ukascotscotsscots I guess) :P

I guess that would make be a Gerswegian

So I'm a Indarench - a - Scotygermsh

:O Amazing what some people would come up with!

Well I guess the humane society if full of those designer dogs :rolleyes:, and that's were I got mine from.........hmmmmmm I wonder how should I call a Pitbull X Boxer mix (got to be a catchy name too :8:)

this too cracks me up.. especially for having worked at a pet store for awhile and seeing those "Designer" (nice name for mutt) dogs go out at rediculous prices..




as a side note, we (ahem cruel friends) used to make fun of my husband and call him a cubajew cause hes cuban and jewish.... i however am a gerglish :P by blood

Technically....Puggles are mix of pugs and beagles...the ones I've seen seem pretty healthy and good-natured (and are actually really really cute), but I wouldn't pay for them than for any other mixed breed. Beagles are pretty healthy, but hard-head and pugs are generally extremely sweet but of course have a whole palette of health issues to choose from...so it's not that bad a cross...you get a dog with a longer snout and a good temperament. But....it's still just a mutt. :-)

This Germalian girl is laughin' her patoot off!

i paid $200 for my purebred puppy... a black lab.

got him at the humane society, and for the price he is sterilized, has a microchip, and all his shots.

i think a shelter or humane society is the way to go.

Even better are those that think their "designer" mutt is papered. Those are the ones I always write to and ask who the dog is registered with :-)

No matter what anyone thinks, if the dog in not an established breed (either AKC or UKC) it is just a mutt. Anyone who pays a lot of money for a mutt is just not thinking. I spend 3 hrs every Friday at the local Humane Society and see so many nice dogs getting homes. It's a wonder that people still think they're getting something special

For all you linguaphiles:

Shih tzu, from the Chinese shizi gou- roughly means 'lion dog'

So with the two word spelling it shouldn't get many snickers... now if I could only think of a solution for shiitake mushrooms... :)

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Had someone at the vets tell me he paid 5,000.00 for his puggle. I tried to keep the laughter back, I almost collapsed in the floor laughing. He couldn't walk out of there fast enough. I pay less than half that amount for great show puppies from top reputable breeders.:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

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I would have done the same :rofl::rofl:.I rescued a FULL blooded Rotty for $75 from the pound and she was spayed :P

Go purebred, i have one purebred Golden and 8 purebred Rotties...Get a reputable breeder, not just people that are trying to do it for money. Never really liked mutts...but there are good dogs in shelters up for adoption, i just like to know where mine come from.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

I'm with you on this Joe....it's a mutt, mixed breed, whatever you want to call it and likely a lovely dog but it's not getting $200 out of me any day soon LOL.

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Says the lady with a Boxador. ;) (sorry Jo, couldn't resist! :devilish:)

I'm too much of a mutt to be a designer person. :tears: I'm an Italimishmash I guess? :confuse:

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Originally Posted by joepythons

I would have done the same :rofl::rofl:.I rescued a FULL blooded Rotty for $75 from the pound and she was spayed :P

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If someone is looking for a dog as a companion, adoption is the way to go. The so called "designer" dogs are mostly to line someones pocket. The labradoodles caught on as an all round service dog for the handicapped. The only problem is , crossing the 2 breeds did not give them a non shedding dog like they hoped for. It did in some cases overcome some health problems the labs suffered. But without very careful breeding those problems will be back as strong as ever. Too many people are jumping on the band wagon and doing the mixes in their backyard. They medical problems will abound in no time. When someone hears that they can get 2 - 3 thousand for a so called "labradoodle" they want in on that money. They sad thing is, is that too many people don't know the difference from someone out to make a fast buck or that hard to find reputable dealer who will stand behind their pups.:(

Sounds like the world of horse breeding. People breeding their mare because she is "pretty." Regardless of the facts that she is toed-in, goose-rumped, swaybacked and mule-eared.. Taking a mare that does not even have papers herself and calling her a "quarterhorse type." And breeding her to their friend down the road's "arab-type" stallion to get a quarab!
No offense if you like Quarabs; they are not bad and I am not trying to single them out.. but when the parents' lineage is not even known, how can you even be sure that the parent is/was that breed at all!?

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

she is "pretty." Regardless of the facts that she is toed-in, goose-rumped, swaybacked and mule-eared..

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sounds like my ex-girlfriend...

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

sounds like my ex-girlfriend...

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Ouch!!:8:

I work for a private dog groomer and you'd be AMAZED what people call us up telling us what kind of PUREBRED dogs they have. When we tell them or put it in our computer as a "mixed breed" they ALWAYS flip and go on to tell us how their dog was $1200 and has paper and is a purebred dog, etc. It makes me want to bang my head up against the wall.

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

:O Amazing what some people would come up with!

Well I guess the humane society if full of those designer dogs :rolleyes:, and that's were I got mine from.........hmmmmmm I wonder how should I call a Pitbull X Boxer mix (got to be a catchy name too :8:)

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Pitbox? :rofl:

Mutt's all the way!!! My 15 year old shelter rescue dog Cirrus is the greatest dog who has ever owned me. The other day I was walking him and a woman with an obviously very expensive dog asked me what kind of a dog Cirrus was. I said a shelter dog, the best kind. To which she replied "Oh, and why is that? And, without missing a beat I said, because they need our help. Must not have been the answer she was looking for because she didn't say another word.

I've noticed more of a designer run with small breed dogs. Anything small is automatically worth $$$$ to some people, and mix and mash breeds..tada.

The thing is labradoodles are not hypoallergenic as some people think. There are some people who come into the store on a regular basis with their goldendoodles. Cute, sweet dogs and HUGE but I had to stare in suprise at the 1200 price they paid for each one.

i own a peek-a-poo which we paid $600 for...she is the cutest thing in the world and i would pay a lot more for a mutt...let it be known all other animals i have are rescues

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Originally Posted by steveo

Pitbox? :rofl:

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It's usualay called a Bullboxer, but some people call them Pixers... I just call mine a Pit bull/boxer though. lol.

growing up i had a german sheppard/huskie mix... it was the nicest dog ever and looked pretty cool. the only thing wrong with it was that it had major disciplinary issues - it ate a 3ft tall gingerbread house one time even... she was free though and lived to be 13 so what more do you want.

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Originally Posted by NickMyers03

i own a peek-a-poo which we paid $600 for...she is the cutest thing in the world and i would pay a lot more for a mutt...let it be known all other animals i have are rescues

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Why? Why pay $600 for something you can find for free on any community message board, or pull from a shelter for a fraction of that price?

For that money, I would absolutely expect the breeder to have done full work-ups on the parents (and hopefully grandparents)...including x-rays of joints, tests for hereditary disease, etc. Unfortunately, the backyard breeders and puppy mills aren't health-checking or pairing healthy dogs...I routinely see these poor little mutts with horrible luxating patellas, cryptorchidism (yes, it's hereditary), demodex, wicked skin allergies, thyroid conditions, atrocious dental deformities that require surgical correction, cherry-eye...

And the really sad part is that the consumers who buy the cute fluffballs are completely ignorant of the moneypit they are voluntarily buying for hundreds of dollars...at least, they dont find out until past the "48 hour health guarantee". And don't even get me started on dogs "registered" with the ACA....the ACA says they endorse breeder health-checks on dogs...I've read through their vet forms, and they don't even spell all of the medical terms correctly! Anybody spending money on these dogs should do their homework...the money you spend is an affirmation of your support of the breeder's ethics and practices. Know what it is that you are supporting with your money.

How about dogs registered with the CKC? Not the Canadian Kennel Club, the Continental Kennel Club. As per their website:

"Dogs over 6 months of age which have no previous Registration history may be registered by providing 2 witness signatures attesting to the purebred status of the dog along with 3 photos (front,left and right) of the dog to confirm it is ‘of proper breed type’ as defined by our current CKC Registration Rules and Regulations.Canine Registration Applications are available in PDF format from our web site."

So it only has to LOOK purebred. When I see anything posted that a dog is CKC registered, I tell people to run the other way!

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Originally Posted by catawhat75

How about dogs registered with the CKC? Not the Canadian Kennel Club, the Continental Kennel Club. As per their website:

"Dogs over 6 months of age which have no previous Registration history may be registered by providing 2 witness signatures attesting to the purebred status of the dog along with 3 photos (front,left and right) of the dog to confirm it is ‘of proper breed type’ as defined by our current CKC Registration Rules and Regulations.Canine Registration Applications are available in PDF format from our web site."

So it only has to LOOK purebred. When I see anything posted that a dog is CKC registered, I tell people to run the other way!

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LOL Yeah, that one is pretty funny too. They can also get a vet to visually inspect the animal and sign off that it appears to be of such and such breed.

And the owners who come in and proudly flourish their new puppy's registration....and I have to just cringe and bite my tongue. I feel so sorry for them, but more for the poor puppies.

You're better than me, I don't bite my tongue usually. Then again, I am not at work when I run into it. That would change things I guess. I do try to be calm and informative, not combative though.

Ug, I've seen way too many animals with the CKC papers (once again NOT the Canadian club). Way too many puppy mills out there happily producing expensive mutts.

I do not know about anywhere else, but right now puggle is a huge thing...pug and beagle. People are asking anywhere from $800-$1200 dollars for these "mutts" I have talked to a couple people who have these dogs for sale and when I inquire about the high price their response is....Well, both of my dogs are papered and its what everyone else is charging:confused: Well If I got a bunch of people to jump off a cliff could you promise me you would follow!!!!
there are plenty of "needy" and "loving" animals at the local shelter and it won't cost you a bank loan to bring one home.

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Originally Posted by GA_Ball_Pythons

.........hmmmmmm I wonder how should I call a Pitbull X Boxer mix (got to be a catchy name too :8:)

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Poxer -- Excellent dog for casting curses on your most annoying neighbors. :evileye:

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