I mean, they are breeding for a purpose, right??
Someone said it's to improve the health? Like breeding two breeds with luxating patellas...the puppies will come out fine, won't they???
2007-12-22 03:09:39 · 14 answers · asked by zappataz ♠ Since 1999 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Oh you must be trying to piss me off? Designer dogs are just high priced Mutts with owners that shouldn't be permitted to reproduce. You know intelligence is hereditary? Ok, I'll put too really stupid people together and maybe between the two of them the kid will have a whole brain.........Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Gotta love it Prove me wrong, if we dont laugh at them we'd have to cry.
2007-12-22 03:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not okay. If everyone jumps off a bridge, is it okay?
They're breeding for a purpose. That purpose is to make money. Breeding two breeds with luxating patellas will result in more dogs with luxating patellas.
These so-called "designer dogs" are nothing but over-priced-horribly bred-riddled with potential health problems mutts.
No good breeder would ever cross breeds. Both purebreds and mutts can be healthy. There are so many horribly bred purebreds by irresponsible backyard breeders that people think mutts are healthier. It's not the case. A well-bred purebred by a responsible breeder is just as healthy.
This designer dog fad is getting old, and there are far too many homeless dogs out there to be irresponsibly producing more.
2007-12-22 03:28:14 · answer #2 · answered by liveyourlife 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, sure thing :) And because everyone believes that education is useless, that must be so as well, huh? hahaha Since 99% of the world is essentially stupid, my thought would be if 'everyone' is doing it, it more than likely ISN'T even close to the right thing to do... since millions of dogs are produced every year that end up in body piles or dead on the side of the road that 'everyone' produced, that is right too? hahaha
It is pandemic and incureable :)
add: Uh, there are no 'websites of responsible breeders' that produce 'designer dogs' -- no responsible breeder would EVER purposefully make mixed breed dogs. Only an ignorant back yard greeder with poor quality dogs to begin with would do that so there is no chance in the world that anyone could find such a site... responsible breeders don't offer their puppies for sale on the internet either so that should be a big red flag to anyone using the web as the modern day cheap newspaper classified ads...
2007-12-22 03:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There has been talk that crossbreeding can or will improve the health--but this original idea has been dominated by puppy millers and BYB who breed these dogs for money, not even checking to make sure the parents are of good health.
On the other hand, cross breeding can in fact make more health conditions pop up. If one breed has heart disease, and the other has hip dysplasia, the puppies could both have the genes for hip dysplasia and heart disease.
I would rather people kept breeding healthy purebreds--instead of what has now turned into the designer dog fad!
2007-12-22 03:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by cashew 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The problem with breeding designer dogs is more than breeders than the dogs.
The breeders are out for a buck - the absolute worst reason to breed dogs. They don't test for things such as luxating patellas or get OFA certifications, they don't have dogs tested for STDs or even have them checked by vets. They don't show their dogs or compete in field trials.
They just get two dogs and start breeding. They don't give the mom prenatal care or the puppies in vet care. They just breed two adults and pull the puppies off as soon as possible so they can sell them. They often sell puppies that are 5-6 weeks old when no puppy should leave mom and siblings before 8 weeks.
Not to mention the fact that most of these "breeding facilities," whether they be backyards or warehouses where dogs are stacked in crates, are havens for parvo, distemper, random bacteria and viruses, as well as numerous types of worms.
The dogs (both parents and puppies) are not socialized properly. They are typically not handled by humans or played with or taken outside. The dogs are used for one of two things - breeding or selling.
Plus a lot of the places that breed designer dogs (aside from backyard breeders) ship puppies as tightly as they can pack them to stores and puppy sellers many states away. During shipping about 1 in 3 puppies die of the various diseases they acquired while at the breeding facility. Upon arrival dead ones are tossed into the garbage while live ones are placed on display for sell.
Not to mention the fact that these designer dog breeders have convinced people that these mixes (mutts) are worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars. You may be willing to pay $500 for a cockapoo (a poorly bred cockapoo because no good breeder will breed mixes) when I can guarantee that there is likely a cocker spaniel/poodle mix (or shih tzu/poodle mix or labrador/poodle mix) at your local shelter but definitely on petfinder for $40-$100.
It's the ethics (or lack thereof) that makes breeding designer dogs bad.
2007-12-22 03:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by feral_akodon 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you breed two breeds with L.P., the chance of the puppies having it increases since it is genetic.
Many dedicated breeders are dedicated to preserving the health of the breed rather than the money they can make, so they test the sires and dams (father and mother) for any genetic faults to avoid creating a litter with the "bad genes".
If looking for a "designer" dog, search the web for clubs and some of those dedicated breeders. Scour their personal/personal kennel website for a health guarantee and the condition as well as love they have for the breed and breeding itself.
Just because dogs are bred, doesn't always mean they are bred right. Ex: Puppy Mills.
2007-12-22 03:20:58 · answer #6 · answered by evercavalier 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ignorance here just amazes me. Wow.
The only reason people are attacking "designer" breeds is because they're the popular thing now. Pure breds have been inbred, bred poorly, and bred in puppy mills for ages. So why the focus on JUST the "designer" breeds?
And plenty of modern dogs CAME from breeding other dogs together...i.e. the modern Irish wolfhound is NOT the ancient wolfhound. That almost died out in the 19th century. The modern one was created by MIXING what was left of the line with Great Danes and Scottish Deerhounds. The modern Irish Wolfhound WAS a designer breed.
Some people ARE just breeding to make money, greedy little bastards. But not all are. It's the same thing with people breeding purebreds. Focus on the bad PEOPLE, not on breeds or mixed breeds.
2007-12-22 05:00:42 · answer #7 · answered by Crysania 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
if that was true then all mutts would be healthy.
I know plenty of mixes with hip displasia and luxating patella.
Breeding mutts does not improove health. When you breed a lab and a poodle together, the mix of that is prone to any diseases the lab may carry a gene for, and also any diseases the poodle may carry a gene for.. so basically you just doubled up the chances of health problems!
2007-12-22 05:07:12 · answer #8 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NOPE! Take it from someone who has a MUTT ("designer dog") with luxating patellas in both knees. I actually got in an aguement with a BYB who said that luxating patellas aren't genetic... that sometimes people/dogs just get things that aren't explainable... she used the "I have bad hips, but no one else in my family does"... what a moron.
2007-12-22 04:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only purpose they are breeding for is $$$$$ so sad but true.
2007-12-22 03:13:29 · answer #10 · answered by Great Dane Lover 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋