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Old 30-10-2009, 08:18 PM
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Re: Why against cross breeds?

The impression i get is that pedigree breeders have a problem with the motivation behind crossbreeding.

I often read the phrases "to better a breed" and " to keep a pup". With crossbreeding theres nothing to "improve" on, and i dont know the percentage of those who breed in order to keep a pup. So its assumed that its done for monetary gain. Rightly or wrongly, thats known only to the one doing the breeding.

I do think there is a sense of snobbery. I get sick of hearing "oh my dog has many champions in his pedigree". I find it sad that people think a dog needs a purpose, or have to be of a certain quality to be of any worth to them.
Some do look down on crossbreeds/mongrel as lesser dogs.

IMO, aslong as a crossbreeder takes all the steps that a pedigree breeder does, then i dont see a problem.

There are just as many crap pedigree breeders as there are cross breeders.
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