2006-09-20 09:45:12 · 15 answers · asked by kite 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I know it's terriable! People are making mutts like crazy and selling them for more then a purebred, becasue they make a designer name! Which in turn is creating more and more unwanted animals! I don't know what started it all and if people realize they have a mutt and not some fancy snoodle/puggle/labradoodle/peak-a-poo/chi-pom ect.. they may think twice about breeding them!
2006-09-20 09:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by pharfly1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's annoying, that's for sure. It takes several dozen generations before a new breed has any hope of getting AKC registration, or even to where it has definite and predictable characteristics (the definition of a breed).
And here are all these people breeding poodle and god knows what else, and selling them off as expensive dogs, when in reality, they are mutts. Ill informed people buy these overpriced dogs, expecting them to look like they were told, and they wind up growing into something totally unpredictable. Just because a labradoodle cross is supposed to look like a small lab with curly hair doesn't mean that the puppies from the next breeding will look anything like that!
It also takes away from all those mutts in the pound that need loving homes.
I think that hybrid dogs are all the rage, because people with more money than sense want a unique dog (but there are thousands upon thousands of "unique" dogs, being put to death for lack of homes, at animal shelters across the country. A lot of people think that just because a dog is crossed with a poodle, then the puppies will be hypoallergenic, which is not true! That's one of the traits of a poodle, but it may or may not be passed on when the poodle mates with a retriever (or other dog).
Hope this helps!
2006-09-20 16:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because culture changes as life moves on. Some idiot somewhere has convinced a major part of society that hybrid dogs equal healthier dogs. Then another came along trying to make a dollar off of it. Healthier? Not so. When you take x breed and all their typical health issues and you take y breed with theirs they breed you actually end up with another "breed" prone to problems from BOTH sides.
Say x breed is prone to eye problems and y breed is prone to hip problems...when bred together you get a dog prone to eye and hip problems. Keep in mind though that some health concerns are more genetic than others and while cross breeding may in fact give you a dog without x factor that dog will still be a carrier of x factor. IF said dog is a carrier it would have to be bred to another carrier to give an affected dog. Sooooo by selective and responsible breeding can one then have dogs of a healthier nature...not by cross breeding.
Ok, waaaaaaayyyyy more than you asked, sorry!!!
2006-09-20 16:57:25 · answer #3 · answered by RainaDeLaSol 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because people have gotten so stupid that they believe it is some new breed.
Posters - A hybrid is a ANY canis cross, not necessarily a wolf
Heinlein - "I think the marketplace will determine which of these hybrids are indiscriminate and which become recognized breeds."
They will never become recognized breeds because they are not even moving past an F1 breeding. They are no closer than they were several years ago.
2006-09-20 18:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always thought that some of the recognized breeds were created by people selectively breeding different breeds to get the characteristics they wanted.
According to my dictionary; mutt has several definitions. In my mind the definitions that apply to this question are these two:
Any cross between different things especially if inharmonious or indiscriminate.
A dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
I think the marketplace will determine which of these hybrids are indiscriminate and which become recognized breeds.
2006-09-20 17:12:34 · answer #5 · answered by heinlein 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Breeders have just found a way to sell mutts for a lot of money. I don't think many of these "hybrid" breeds are recognized by the AKC.
Basically, they're mutts. I prefer saving dogs from the local dog pound. Mutts make better dogs!
2006-09-20 16:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People realized a fancy name sells, and people think a cross breed does not consitute a mixed breed/mutt (for whatever reason) It's really stupid, the shelters are full of shihpoos and sheagals.... but people still pay $500+ for a 'designer' dog.
2006-09-20 17:16:38 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hybrids are wolf-dog mixes. I don't think that there is a growing trend for them. In fact it seems to be going out of favor to have them. The so called "designer dogs" such at the "labrodoodle". are growing in popularity however. I think its because pure breeds are "common" and people are seeking to stand out with their dogs.
2006-09-20 16:50:26 · answer #8 · answered by muttsrbest 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I wondered that myself when I heard about the popularity of the "Puggle" a beagle-pug mix. I like both breeds of dogs very much but it reminds me of a dog we when I was growing up who was a golden retriever mix. Buddy lived to be almost 20 and a better dog you would never find...long live mutts!
2006-09-20 16:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have no idea, I have asked myself that question. Must be that now with the internet you can come up with some really cool lingo to make it sound like the best ever dog breed to come about. People believe what they read most times, esp. on the net.
Go figure.
2006-09-20 16:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by sweetangelgreeneyes 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋