trying to find info on this subject like name of breed, health issues, and succesfulness of breeding.
2007-09-12 15:30:17 · 17 answers · asked by Krazykitty 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
ok again i am gonna say that i am trying to find information on this subject. as in a place that i may research the results and health issues. and from what little i have been able to find it is an AKC registered BREED.
2007-09-12 15:45:25 · update #1
if i wanted smart *** answers and comments i would have simply asked for them as i am sure that there are plenty of a$$holes in the world that would love to offer them. the reason i am asking for info is because i have a pug and intend to get a boxer and want to know if they mate on their own if there would be big problems. and as for the comment about akc registration i found the info on the AKC official website it is called a pugger or a pugbox. so yes it is an AKC registered BREED!!!!!!
2007-09-12 17:07:48 · update #2
It's a little hard to tell whether you're serious, but you seem to be, so here's a question and then an answer:
How could you ask if it's ever been successfully done and then in the next breath claim that it's AKC recognized? AKC recognition comes when you have a minimum of five pedigreed generations of a single breed with a breed standard and tons and tons of hoops to jump through plus you have to close out any "new blood" from coming in via unpedigreed dogs that are not already recognized as said breed (in 99.9% of cases).
I do realize that this can be confusing.
1) I'm sure there has been a successful breeding of a pug and boxer, and what you would call it would be a "Big Mistake". There is no conceivable good reason why anyone should ever do such a thing on purpose. Boxers are a super high energy breed. Pugs have a short nose which makes breathing very difficult. This would create some puppies with a huge need to burn energy but insufficient ability to so so safely. (Also a serious issue for "Puggles", incidentally). This is just one example why this is a bad idea and doesn't even account for the gigantic size difference between the two breeds.
2) Health issues: I'd expect these to be unknown but high probability of some biggies. If I were adopting such a mix from a shelter, I'd take my chances with such a dog but under no circumstances should anyone ever, ever reward such an irresponsible breeder by paying money for such an animal.
3) Successfulness of breeding: Also highly unknown, and why would you want to??
Listen, I'm not anti-hybrid. Breeding AKC-pedigreed dogs to AKC-pedigreed dogs has been around for about 100 years of the thousands of years that dogs have been with us. There are good reasons NOT to breed dogs along those lines, and can be very good reasons to breed a Lab to a Poodle or a Border Collie to a Jack Russell Terrier (which is also NOT an AKC breed, for the record, and quite successful at it thankyouverymuch). But when you take any two dogs and interbreed them, there NEEDS to be that good reason present... not just a curiousity for what will happen. That's what separates good breeders from scary ones.
2007-09-12 17:20:59 · answer #1 · answered by FairlyErica 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
WHY would you want to do something like that? They would be very unpredictable in looks and temperament, and they would be mutts, mixed breeds or mongrels. They would by NO means be a 'breed'. Giving it a cutesy name doesn't make it a breed. I suggest you abandon this idea. It is highly irresponsible to go mixing dogs without knowing genetics, breed standards, and health issues of the dogs you are breeding.
2007-09-12 15:39:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
you say you have found information that it is a AKC registered breed -this is INCORRECT!!!
this is a MUTT... and NO intentional breeding of mutts is "successful" in terms of over all improvement of dogs on the whole...
health issues - can get issues of either parent.. this is one of the reasons why breeding of mutts is frowned on - you never know what health problems you are gonna get...
2007-09-12 16:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by CF_ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol, sorry but i had to laugh, beings both of these have health issues that may arise as with any dogs, and who would be the mother and father with this one, do you need a ladder?? god rescue a animal from the shelter save a life.. Designer breeds depending on mixes can have any health issues as with others this would be like a dane/chih mating><
2007-09-12 15:37:17 · answer #4 · answered by Against the <BSL> 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why? One is a toy breed the other a working breed. One is meant to cuddle on your lap and just be a 'precious' pet, the other has a job to do and will be high strung if not kept busy. What good would come from such a mismatched breeding?
2007-09-12 15:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by gringo4541 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Never seen this mix & I don't want to. Irresponsible breeders (scam artists) breed so called " designer dogs", just for a fast buck !
2007-09-12 17:20:11 · answer #6 · answered by redneckcowgirlmo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok...no mixing of 2 purebred dogs is ever considered a breed, so thats a HUGE lie. They're mutts, and they'd be called mutts.
2007-09-12 15:51:58 · answer #7 · answered by Kimberly A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive seen them at the shelter they are known as a mixed breed Pug or Bugger
2007-09-12 15:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by Hillarys lovehandles 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yeah.
I can't remember if it's called a Bug or the Pox.
2007-09-12 15:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by Deino 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
who would wanna ruin a perfectly good boxer with an ugly pug
2007-09-12 15:35:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋