Back in August a I bought a puppy from a breeder who bred a full bred Austrail Cattle Dog with a full bred Rottweiler. I paid quite a bit of money for her and when I got her she looked exactly like a Rottweiler and she was only going to grow to the size of 50lb's. She's gorgeous and the perfect size, her looks exactly like a Rottweiler, her facial features are a bit off and look her snout looks more like a cattle dog but aside from that she's just what I wanted. Is there any health issues I should be prepared for as she gets old and since she's been bred down will that be problematic as well?
2007-01-09 10:52:39 · 13 answers · asked by Nikki 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Take a look at the health issues for both breeds. Because she's a mix she's probably going to actually have fewer health problems than a full bred puppy.
2007-01-09 11:02:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your mixed breed dosn't look like a rottie because she's only half rottie. What were you expecting? I don't know why you would pay alot of money for her. We adopt out dogs just like that from our shelter for just $86. That includes the spay/neuter, microchip, vaccines, and a license for one year.
Your "breeder" should have screened her dogs for different diseases that those breeds are prone to. I would call and make sure that her dogs were tested.
Take her to a vet, get her spayed, and get her microchipped.
2007-01-09 11:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by missyscove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bought a mixed breed, a mutt. Probably paid hundreds of dollars for the same kind if dog you could have got at the shelter for a small fee. I feel sorry for you for falling for the "designer dog" fad.
2007-01-09 11:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have is a mutt. One bad set of genes doesn't cancel out another bad set-so it depends on what issues the parent's had. Anything typical of either breed could be an issue for your dog.
2007-01-09 11:00:32 · answer #4 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could have any of the health problems common to either rottweilers or australian cattle dogs.
2007-01-09 10:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your MIXED breed dog can have the same health problems as Rotts and Aust Cattle dogs. I hope you are not going to breed her and have more mixed pups, the shelters are already over run with them.
2007-01-09 10:59:51 · answer #6 · answered by manetna2 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well-being does not fail from having puppies yet she deffinatly desires greater effective foodstuff collectively as pregnant and collectively as nursing. well-being issues notwithstanding could properly be critically greater with tips from no longer having your dogs spayed. in case you have a woman spayed till now the 1st warmth cycle it is an 80 5% much less probable threat they are going to advance particular cancers and the % is going down with each and every warmth cycle after that. additionally, to no longer pontificate yet...breeding of purebred dogs, if finished, isn't something to circulate into into gently. to blame breeders examine each and each dogs background generations returned to pair suitable traces with one yet another to reproduce out any undesirable features alongside with cancers, hypersensitive reactions, hip issues, temperment and so on. and attempt to reproduce out any undesirable well-being themes to greater efficient the breed..on no account recommendations the bleeding heart fact that there are greater dogs in shelters that already choose properties.
2016-10-06 22:06:20 · answer #7 · answered by kuhlmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never know with a mutt. It's unfortunate that you paid so much.
I went to Petfinder and found numerous mixed breeds of that kind. For much less then what you paid.
2007-01-09 11:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by KJ 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
basically you've paid a lot of money for a mixed breed. that breeder should be run out of town. anyway mixed breeds usually end up more healthy and great pets. its great you've found a friend.
2007-01-09 11:04:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is SOOOO totally sad. I cannot even say anything else about it. It is so sad that greedy so-called-breeders will take two breeds and turn them into some abomination for some bucks.
2007-01-09 11:04:07 · answer #10 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋