Just because it isnt recongnized with the AKC doesnt mean they arent a breed. There are plenty of breeds that the AKC hasnt recognized because they are new or they havent been shown tons of interest here in the USA. & If people agree that the mini aussie is in fact a breed, why not the toy? I understand some people seem to think that you'd have to introduce smaller breeds with the mini to get a toy, but this isnt true for all toys. To me, that just shows irresponsible dog breeding. I guess my point is that no, I didn't "waste my money" on my toy aussie. Toy aussies do have an oraganization to be registered with, & are working hard to become part of the AKC. As far as for the people who think that I need to "get rid of" or "not even bother" breeding these wonderful little dogs, I'd say stop being ignorant & realize these dogs are a breed, and are not "mutts".
2006-10-24 08:23:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
yes. they have developed lots of toy and miniture versions of dogs lately. Not sure how the mutation is done. Many times it takes a while before akc will recognize a breed.
2006-10-24 08:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by tera_duke 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the AKC recognizes a breed when it can consistently reproduce the same standard of dog over and over. true many of these dogs may not be mutts, many of them are runts of the litters bred together to produce more runts. either way it is irresponsible breeding and you are the ignorant who helps keep these people in business by supplying them with buyers. anyone can start a organization that honors a certain breed, that doesn't mean it is legitimate. there are also plenty of fraudulent organizations set up so that uneducated owners can feel special and buy fake papers.
2006-10-24 09:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by thelogicalferret 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Small OR significant, the Aussie needs a ton of activity. large Danes is also constructive homes doggies they in a number of of situations're large. all of it is determined by technique of the quantity of challenge that you would possibly want to settle on to the dogs. And no, there are not one in each and every of those concerns as 'Mini' Aussies. Are there smaller than conventional Australian Shepherd? certainly, notwithstanding, each and every man or woman promotion them as a Mini however might want to be shunned the picture of the plague. all of us deliberately breeding canines 'off' the breed difficulty-free is in it for money and also you may grow to be with an severe priced dogs who's riddled with genetic prerequisites. in case you want to have a dogs that looks the picture of an Aussie yet is smaller, then consider a Sheltie or possibly even a Pomeranian. Shelties although require one of those business enterprise, yet Poms do not.
2016-12-05 04:37:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has nothing to do with recognition by the AKC.
It has to do with the ability for any 'new breed' to breed "true" for several generations before being considered a separate, distinct breed. That takes so many generations of the dog to accomplish that, that it can't be properly done in one person's lifetime. Until that happens, it's just another mixed-breed dog. (Cute, but not a purebred.)
Doing so requires very carefully selected inbreeding to select for propagation of the proper traits, and avoid magnifying the bad ones. And this isn't something that should be messed around with by people who don't have substantial genetic educations....it's pretty complicated, as many traits are recessive and not obvious to the uneducated eye. That's how we've ended up with so many messed-up breeds with long lists of medical predispositions as it is. We don't need people to be creating more, and just slapping a new label on them.
(Anyone can create their own registry and 'declare' its registrants to be a breed, but that doesn't make it so.)
2006-10-24 09:10:52 · answer #4 · answered by A Veterinarian 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In order to be recognized as a "breed" the Aussies parent club would need to recognize it first. Until that happens and then the parent club asks the AKC (or any legit registry) for recognition it will NOT be recognized.
2006-10-24 10:30:39 · answer #5 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just because people call it a breed, doesn't make it one. Dogs should not be bred down to such a small size. It causes a lot of problems with their health. Dogs like chihuahuas have always been small. I wouldn't waste good money for one of these toy aussies, no matter how cute they are. I have owned a couple of true aussies and they are wonderful dogs.
2006-10-24 08:47:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Do what you want. Who's stopping you?
2006-10-24 08:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by mei-lin 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
i want one, they are SOOOO cute.
2006-10-24 08:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋