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Re: Why against cross breeds?
Lately the ONLY case of responsible crossbreeding i have come across is that of the dallies who have had pointer bred into them to remove the health problem that dallies suffer which forms stones in their bladders.
NOW THAT IS ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE CROSSBREEDING!
I can also see some argument for the working breeds and types however i have no experience in that field to be able to justify why a mix would better suit a particular job over another pedigree counterpart.
I see no point in me posting again about what i feel makes a responsible breeder... go back and read it...
But as specifically for mongrels (above and beyond the temperament/type/health tests/motivation/rearing etc) the biggest thing that galls me is the price!
Why are dogs of mixed parentage sold (in some cases) for hundreds of pounds more than their pedigree counterparts?
Now I have a mongrel, Billy and I have a pedigree rescue, Miso... I love them both the same, but I wouldnt pay hundreds of pounds to purchase a mutt. It doesnt mean i value billy any less now. I would walk over hot coals for him and bancrupt myself if needed, BUT i wouldnt buy a mutt puppy for the amounts some people charge.
edit: Billy is a Yorkie and Scottie mix. He is also Tiny, and under hands of an unethical breeder could have been sold for hundreds of pounds, and probably classed as the fictional "teacup". Ive had many offers to breed him, because people see pound signs! - his furry plums are coming off!
By the way... yes ive called crossbreeds mongrels. According to the colins dictionary a Mongrell is a dog of mixed parentage, A crossbreed is a hybrid, the only dog hybrids i know of are the wolfdog types. Therefore in my eyes all mixed breeds of dogs, whether from known or unknown parentage are mongrels.
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