New fad- DESIGNER DOGS!!!!!?

Question

Dose any one hate this fad as much as i do! Here in australia designer doys eg- goldendoodles and labrodoodles are out of controll. They are everywhere and it seems everyone wants to jump aboard and get one. And the most ridiculous thing is these mutts are costing more than purebread dogs! I show standard poodle and everytime we have a litter people are asking for a "***** on full registration " without conditions. On full registration means it is entire and hasnt been desexed. This anoys me because genuine people that are trying to get into showing poodles basicly CANT because breaders are to scared to sell puppies to new people incase they turn out to use this dog later on over another mutt!

Answer 1

Then the responsible thing to do is to place the pups to unknowns as altered dogs. If they are placed intact as show dogs then you need to have your lawyers draw up an ironclad contract whereby if the b*tch, or dog for that matter, is used to breed without the full disclosure and agreement of the breeer/co-owner (you) that they will have to pay something like $10,000 to the breeder/co-owner... that will dampen their greedy hearts a bit! And if you are the buyer wanting to break into showing dogs then you would gladly sign such a contract with a responsible breeder. Basically a good breeder should do extensive evaluation of the prospective home so that there is little doubt as to their character and what they plan on in the future.

Add: ridesho.... that is BS - they are making mutts and trying to make a fast buck off of exploiting the ignorance of people stupid enough to pay that kind of money for an ignorantly and poorly bred mutt. There is no 'best of both breeds' - they are a gimmick being exploited and that is all... anyone who falls for that nonsense is in line for that ocean front property in Arizona! hahaha

Answer 2

I'm in Australia too. The fad definitely is old news in the US but is really starting to take off here.

I don't have a problem with crossbreeds. In fact, I prefer them to purebred dogs. Not discrimination, just a preference. I like that their personality isn't 100% guaranteed, they have that hybrid vigour and they are quirky. But I've always got my mutts from the pound or rescue shelters. I completely disagree with people breeding these dogs, stating that they have certain characteristics (when you can't be sure) and charging massive amounts of money. I saw a site for maltese x poodles in the US that was charging $3,000 for a puppy!

I think poodle crosses are so popular because some people love that they are so smart and relatively low allergy but don't want a purebred poodle for whatever reason. They hope that if they have a poodle mix they have a nice dog with some of the poodle traits. Apparently labradoddles (labrador x poodles I should say) were bred as service dogs for people with allergies. I see that as a noble cause.

One other thing, not everyone who breeds crossbreeds is a "puppy mill" - some people have their puppies sleep in their bedroom and basically devote their lives to them until they find a home. But the world really doesn't need more dogs and it's irresponsible to breed them unless you're contributing something to a certain line or pedigree.

Oh, and to one of the answerers above - yes, the pounds and rescue centres in Australia are overflowing! The government is looking at legislation to ban puppies being sold in pet shops because this is how most of the "impulse" buying occurs and what drives the "puppy mills" to produce.

Answer 3

Some breeders of Designer Dogs are in it for the money. Others charge reasonable prices and breed for other reasons. I own a designer dog, a Bichonpoo. I paid a lot less than it would have cost me for a purebred dog. I didn't set out looking for a designer dog. I was looking for a fashion accessory or to keep up with the Jones'. I needed a small dog, as that was all that my landlord would allow. I wanted a puppy because I have multiple sclerosis and wanted to train her to be a service dog and a therapy dog. I checked shelters locally and further from my home, I checked petfinder and puppyfinder. I could not find a small breed puppy that was not a puppy mill dog. I started researching small breed puppies. In the course of my research I learned about Maltipoos. The breeder I found bred dogs out of his home. He only bred Maltipoos and Bichonpoos. He offered me a Bichonpoo that he said had an ideal personality to be a service dog or therapy dog. He was right, she is the ideal dog. She is gentle, sweet natured, very smart and easily trainable. As soon as she outgrows some of her puppy playfullness she will be an excellent therapy dog and service dog. I didn't set out to get a designer dog but found that a designer dog met the criteria that I was looking for. I don't for one minute regret getting this dog. What I absolutely HATE is all the negative e-mails I get from Yahoo Answer Users that hate designer dogs even knowing my situation and have nothing better to do than tell me off.

Answer 4

Yeah, that's rapidly becoming a "pet peeve" of mine.

Especially when you see questions on here asking about information about "yorkiepoos" (or whatever), and do they have good temperments?!?

UGH!

I once over heard a conversation between 2 women in line at a book store. They both wanted Puggles. (Pug/Beagle cross). They had never seen one, but both agreed it was worth the $1000 asking price. Just because the name was cute!

Morons.

I won't even mention the pet over population problem in the USA. Breeding more mutts is sick and wrong.
Does Austrailia have full shelters too?

Answer 5

you realize it is somewhat unusual. 25 years back if your purebred Labrador had an illicit affair including your around the corner neighbour's purebred Poodle and a clutter of domestic dogs became into the tip result, you would be able to desire to infrequently provide them away by no skill thoughts cost for them. Now they call the domestic dog a Labradoodle and choose 500 quid for it. i hit upon that very unusual. I purely can't get my head around the theory that all and sundry is fortunately paying extra for Mongrels* than for Purebred canines. *For any proprietor of a so called fashion designer dogs products to the term Mongrel, look the word up in the dictionary, you will discover it is the main suitable description of your dogs. I fairly have no longer something against Mongrels, tens of millions have made super family contributors pets via the years ~ ordinarily their proprietors have been given them for no longer something or under 50 quid.

Answer 6

I know what you mean. We know a lady who has a shih tzu that she should have had spayed months ago when it came of age to have puppies, but she didn't. It accidentally became pregnant by a chihuahua. She gave us a puppy, then sold the rest for 20 dollars, to be sure they were going to real homes and not some animal testing place.

I took my puppy to the vet yesterday for a check up- another lady was in there with the same cross. She paid like 400 for hers, then wanted my phone number- hers was a girl- mine is a boy. She wanted to "keep in touch" so when the time came we could breed! I told her I had no intentions of breeding him and was in fact having him neutered at the first possible moment. It's pretty ridiculous.

Answer 7

I am from Australia too and I see nothing wrong with bring these new breeds into the market as long as they are responsibly bred. And our shelters are full but breeding isn't the biggest problem education is. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MUTTS

Answer 8

Unfortunately, this is old news here in the United States. These "designer" dogs are already getting dumped at shelters left and right because the owners were disappointed when they were mislead about the hype of these mutts. It is so sad.

Now, I love mutts and have nothing against them. They are some of the best dogs I have ever met, however, I am very much against the intentional breeding of mutts for profit.

Answer 9

I definately agree that it's a problem. The same exact mixed breeds are in shelters except they just don't have the 'designer label'. It's ridiculous for the 'breeders' to charge thousands for a mixed breed. It's MIXED. People see these celebrities on TV and decide that they need the same 'designer' label similar to us wanting the same designer clothing they have. Completely insane.

Answer 10

we use to call them mutts, i like mutts better than pure breads.