Have you ever thought about these new "designer" breeds of dogs that are being passed off as pure breeds?

Question

Meaning, all of the Shi Tzu, poodle, pomeranian, etc. mixes that are being sold at common petstores as pure breed or a new breed, for thousands of dollars. Most "new breed" owners say look at my rare dog... I just laugh and say "you paid what for that?" I have a Dalmation mix that I adopted from the shelter and he's great. People with money to burn will never learn that just because it has a high price tag doesn't mean it's the real deal or that it will have a good bloodline. If anyone has anything to add or discuss feel free to respond.

Answer 1

I completely agree!!! Friends of ours keep ranting and raving about one of their Labs saying "She was born with the silver factor so we're going to breed her with a silver Lab because they are rare and worth more money". WHAT??? There is NO such thing as a silver Lab. They are merely a dilute chocolate Lab and not acknowledged by the AKC unless both parents were registered and are not considered candidates for breeding. Of course I have told them this but they stand firm that I'm wrong. So be it, I tried. It just cracks me up the delusions people can have when it comes to animals. Personally, I really don't care if it's purebred, 2 dog mix breed, or 10 dog mix breed (LOL) - a dog is a companion and not some money mill or competition with friends over who has a better dog due to price tag. Personality is the key factor. I do have 2 purebred black Labs but for 2 reasons, I got both for $50 each because of them coming from such a huge litter and knowing the breeders and because I love Labs. NOT because they were purebred. I really couldn't care less about that. I will say, the one that cracks me up the most is everyone saying "teacup" and paying those outlandish prices. Do they not realize what they are really buying???? Teacup.....hahahaha......those poor puppies.

Answer 2

PLEASE get ALL the facts before you speak. Not all designer dogs come from puppy mills and back yard breeders. Most of the purebreds we have today were created from mixes long ago. There are legitimate breeders who are breeding designer dogs. Most shelters at least in the New York area do not have small breed puppies just large breed. I am the PROUD owner of a Bichonpoo. I don't go around bragging about how much I paid for her, that is irrelevant. The shelters didn't have small breed puppies and I could only have a small breed puppy as per my landlord. I do not regret my decision to buy this dog for a minute. She is a sweetheart. I thoroughly investigated the breeder before buying he was legitimate. I have copies of the AKC papers for the mother and father of my pup. This puppy is healthy happy and contented. Some day Bichonpoos, Labordoodles, Maltipoos etc. may be purebreds. These are wonderful hypoallergenic non-shedding furballs. They are wonderful pets. They may be mutts that cost money but that doesn't make them any less wonderful. Get all the facts. Not all designer dogs are bad.

Answer 3

I call them mutts although on here sometimes I do answer people's questions on what to call them. It's so easy, you just google that mix and it brings up a webpage that has all the designer breeds. Although I knew the majority of them after reading them in the papers. Online I will type the "cutesy" name but in real life I say mutts lmao. They do it for money, as you already know. No reputable breeder would do that, only the back yard breeders and money hungry people...wait maybe that goes hand in hand with back yard breeders. People that don't know any better fall for that. It's not an act of genius to google a "breed" to find out its history. If all those people that bought from those back yard breeders done this, they probably wouldn't have been fooled into buying an overpriced mutt. I know my cousin won't fall for it again. She bought a poodle mix and that very weekend ended up spending 1200 because the puppy died of parvo( the same weekend she got it, the breeder sold her a sick puppy). I called her a first class idiot to have bought that mutt when she could have adopted a healthy puppy from the shelter and saved money! I will NEVER pay for a MUTT. I remember when all the mutts were "free to good home". Not 150+. Now, a reasonable rehoming fee for a mutt if its spayed, utd on shots, worming,etc I might do but thats it other then an adoption fee.

Answer 4

I heard that the Labradoodle started off as an effort to create an assistance breed with the hypoallergenic qualities of a poodle. Might just be an Urban Legend.

Personally I always wanted a schnoodle (Because I love schnauzers and poodles and can't decide btwn the two).

I admire people who own mutts. I laugh at people who own designer dogs. Personally I only own purebreds (It's all about predictability - I know how big they'll get, I know what health problems they're prone to, I know the average life span, and I have an idea about temperament)

It gives me hope to see that so many people have caught on to the designer dog scam.

Answer 5

People are so gullible (sp). One lady that use to work with my husband got into a big fight with him about how her Pomapoo was a registered breed and had papers. Tyler just laughed and told her that she had been swindled. He told her your dog is a mutt and you paid money for a "purebred" dog that isnt a pure breed of anything.She was so mad at him but I think she knew he was telling the truth and thats what made her really mad. It is sad. These dogs arent real breeds. they are just the product of bad puppy mills who allowed the Pomeranians to get with the Poodles and viola a Pomapoo. They are mutts and people need to realize that they are mutts. My dogs are all mutts and they were either free or were adopted so if you want a mutt just go to the pound an rescue one and then you can tell people you got a "purebred" Labradoodle from the pound for 20 bucks instead of 500 bucks.

Answer 6

Yes, I think it's absolutely crazy that people are buying these mutt dogs for hundreds of dollars when there are so many at the shelter. I have a basset hound golden retriever mix and I've actually had people tell me that I could sale him for $500.00. I would never sale my baby first of all. Secondly, although he's an unusual mix, he's still a mutt and anyone that would pay $500.00 for him is not the kind of person I'd want taking care of my dog anyway.

Edited: Yes I do have a picture: http://www.dogster.com/?326456

Answer 7

I just saw the cutest dog at my groomers - she said it was a "new breed" called a Golden Doodle. It was a cross between a Golden Retriever and Standard Poodle. I don't generally like big dogs but this one was a cutie and the best part...it doesn't shed. So, I think there are advantages to mixing breeds but have also heard that the "second generations" of "new breeds" are not very healthy.

Answer 8

the sad thing is most of the time to dog is a sign of status "oh look at my rare dog I paid x amount for it" umm no your dog is a mutt that you paid too much for, your dog is a living breathing thing that needs love attention, exercise, disipline, and you could have saved a bunch of money and a life if you had went to a shelter and got a dog..you can probably find the same mixes sitting there just waitin to go home..then you can brag about what a great dog you got and that you did your part and saved a life instead of how much money you spent.

Answer 9

I think that it's very sad for the dogs. People have to know that came from either a BYB, or worse ... a puppy mill. They didn't ask to be born and you have to feel sorry for the pups, but when people spend money on them, it just perpetuates these people breeding them and making big bucks. They don't care about the health of the dogs or the puppies, and that's what is so sad.

Answer 10

I totally agree, as I've owned mostly (and showed) mutts, they are by far the greatest. Also something else I've always thought about is the different breeds within the breeds, IE...show lab or field lab, show cocker or old style field cocker. I know that peoples tampering with breeds causes lots of genetic problems and I wonder if it was worth it.