"That's not a hybrid. Its just a fancy name for a mutt. That's all "designer dogs" are " What the???

Question

But are not all dog breeds Mutts in fact. they are crosses on dog types which eventually reach a standard. They are all mutts if you think of it that way.

Answer 1

If you want a mutt, then go get one. Dogs are great and I love them all.

However, if you are wanting a purebred dog, then purchase a purebred dog. A "Hybrid" is NOT a pure breed and is in fact a "mutt". Thats fine if that is what you want. But I dont believe that those dogs should be registered and that is one of the two major reasons that I dont like the CKC.

If you want a purebred dog, use the AKC standards. Also, not all AKC dogs are up to par on the standards, check the parents before choosing your dog. Its not as simple as just having papers. If not worried about "papers" then get whatever mixed dog you want, just please take care of it.

Answer 2

In the past dogs were selected for certain traits that served a purpose, like herding, retrieving, guarding etc... They became breeds after many years of trail and error. Some dogs are natural breeds like the elkhound or greyhound. Other like the lab were developed from many breeds suck as the St. Johns water dog, Newfoundland, and some smooth coated retriever from England. Today people are crossing dogs to get at you money with no other purpose. A cockapoo is not an improvement on either breed, no is the pit/rott, or a Labradoodle. They are simply there due to the voracious affects of supply and demand. Ignorant people ( and i mean that kindly) are being taken for a ride buy getting ripped off with the latest new designer mutt. Just today i saw doodleman pinchers for sale, Poodle/dobie mix. They claimed to be great guide dogs, search and rescue dogs, protection dogs but this was the first litter this person had ever created. So how can they make such claims without knowing how this mix of breeds will grow up and mature??? Its total BS. Why ruin either breed? Poodles should not act protective and bite people. Dobies were never meant to grow long curly hair that would impede the dog? Its total nonsense. Sooner or later these puppies will end up at the pound because they more then likely will have weird temperaments and awful coats, plus who knows what health issues lurk in either parent.
That's my 2 cents anyway!

Answer 3

this is true all dogs breeds WERE mutts at one time however breeding a shepherd with a shepherd or a collie with a collie.....what are u going to get pure breed dogs that LOOK like mom and dad....however breed a collie and shepherd to make a mix....they are a nice mix....but the pups look so differ..from mom dad and even each other some will have med.coats some will have the rough collie coat ans still some may have the shepherd coat. this is because we breed what we wanted in to the breeds we have today. from the very small to the very large...we picked THE BEST OF THE BEST and breed them. breeds would not be around had we not done this is why may breeds have problems nowaday...if the dog was ever top breed of the year or close to the top the health problem rise..because the best dogs are not breed...so comes in back yarders....and millers.
the mutts i love them..would i have a purebred yes....but either way they come from the shelter or a home that can no longer care for them.
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Answer 4

well it you want to put it that way a designer dog is a "mutt" but not a true mongrel mutt as it is a mix between two separate pure breeds of dog whose offspring are not recognized . A designer dog is really a mixed breed dog as the breeds are known while a a mutt is usually a dog with more than two breeds and the mixing is unclear. All other dogs aren't mutts they have been breed for certain characteristics and a breed standard is set. Designer dogs can become a breed if a standard is set, note the plott hound it was a fairly recent recognized breed. so the best way to put it would be a pure breed dog is one that is recognized by a agency like AKC or CKC, agencys that are internationally recognized and have shows

Answer 5

Nobody is downing "mutts" but purposely breeding them is another matter. The only people who came up with "designer breeds" were unscrupulous breeders who wanted to make money. Done properly it is hard to make money off a litter of pups.....breeders do it for the love of the breed and to ENHANCE the breeds qualities......not to make money or more pups.

And with a purebred pup you have a general idea of what your getting....if it's a basset hound you know it's probably gonna have a more mellow laid back personality and not as hyper as say a German Shepherd or Siberian Husky.

All breeds are specifically designed for a purpose and function (even little dogs) And yes....dogs ancestors are usually the result of crosses over the years....however this was done to improve a quality...not just because the owner thought the parent was cute.

Answer 6

if you market anything just the right way you can get many people to spend tons of money so that they can have the next cool thing. I have had designer dogs my whole life-i just didn't know it and was wrongly calling them mutts. I guess they are mutts if they come from a humane society and designer dogs if you spend a grand on them.

Answer 7

I'm another one who doesn't want to put down mutts. I have four of them as pets that I picked up off the street!

Like others have said, these "designer" dogs are trends. When the trend dies down, they end up being abandoned for the next big "thing". It's depressing. There are already plenty of mixed breed dogs out there looking for homes.

Answer 8

Why designer dogs are mutts and why a pure bred is not and their differences.

A pure bred dog will breed true. There are AKC "Standards" of what a dog should look like. Great Danes have their 'Standard,' German Shepards have theirs, Labs, Poodles, Etc, etc etc.....

If you take the time to trully love the breed of dog you fancy, (For me it is Great Danes) you show your dogs in AKC Conformation events. In layman's terms, If your dog is worthy of the Standard as set forth by the AKC and the parent dog club of whatever breed you fancy, it will get points. After enough points your dog will become a Champion. You have proven your dog to measure up to a specific breed "Standard."

What this means is if you take a Champion Poodle and breed it to another Champion Poodle, you will have puppies that have a much better success of being Champion Poodles in their own right. They all will look like poodles. They will have poodle heads, bodies, tails etc... You breed CH Great Danes to Ch Great Danes, you will have puppies that have the same potential. Always. This has proven to be true for hundreds of years with most breeds recognized by the AKC. A pure bred dog breeds true. That is what that term means.

Since Labradoodles seem to be the 'designer dog' of choice, lets use them as an example:

A Labradoodle is supposed to be a 50/50 cross between a poodle and a lab. Each breed has a specific look or Standard, yet when these dogs are crossed, they do not breed true. You will have whole litters where each dog looks different. On one puppy you may have a poodle tail and a lab head and body with poodle legs. Another may be everything opposite. Or might might even look like a full lab or a full poodle. One may have the poodle coat, the other may have the lab coat. You don't know what you will get because they do not breed true. And they never will.

Another thing that concerns me with people and breeding 'designer dogs.' They are not using dogs that would meet an AKC Standard to begin with. If you take the time and spend the money and health test your Champion Poodle or Lab, you are not going to want to breed one with the other. If I have a Champion Poodle, I look for another Champion Poodle to breed with. Like wise for Labs, Great Danes, etc.....No one would bother breeding a Champion Poodle to a Champion Lab. It does not happen. I have an accaintance with a German Shepard with severe parrott mouth. No ethical German Shepard owners would breed to his dog so he bred it with a poodle and sold designer puppies......That is what designer dogs all are about, seperating the unsuspecting public from their money.

By definition, a labradoodle is half Lab half poodle. These dogs will not ever breed true. That is true of all designer dogs. Genetics are what they are.

And what about health testing? That is another issue never addressed by designer dog advocates. Again, if they are not going to spend the time, money and effort to show their breeding animals in AKC Conformation events, they probably will not bother with health testing either. Hip Dysplasia, heart conditions, epilepsy, cataracts, there are a number of genetic health issues each breed carries for. If you don't test your animals for these diseases, they will get passed on to puppies. You should never breed an animal with a known genetic health flaw.

A designer dog is a mutt. Why spend $1000 or more for a dog that you can get at the pound for $50?

Buyer beware.

Answer 9

A new breed is developed over many generations by people who knw what they are doing, and until a standard is met for the new breed. It is not just put 2 dogs of a different breed together and give it a fancy name and charge big bucks for them. It takes many years to develop a new breed.

Answer 10

My canines's call is Gibbs. I call him Gibbs. he's an American Bulldog and Boxer go. I also call him a mutt, fool, retred, genius, canines, boy, etc... and positively each and each and every of the unfavourable ones are suggested with love, lol! apparently, this mix already has a stupid "dressmaker" call. i in my opinion received't use it. i'm with Alesi's in this one. My existence ought to should be in very extreme mortal probability earlier i should be decreased to making use of a stupid "cutesy" call for what he's. even as you and that i understand that "dressmaker" canines are mutts, a tremendous form of folk available do not. in my opinion, questions like this one ARE encouraging the fashion, by encouraging human beings to make up names for his or her mutts. it really is ridiculous, and there isn't any reason behind it. Mutts are mutts, and should be observed as MUTTS. era. even as human beings ask what my canines is, i will tell them he's an American Bulldog and Boxer mix named Gibbs. the different time, I verify with him as my mutt. there isn't any reason to sugar coat what he's, or gown up the actual shown truth that he's a mutt. era.