Thread: Why against cross breeds?
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Re: Why against cross breeds?
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Originally Posted by Nonnie View Post
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.
I agree with 99% of the post but I still question (on the basis of the argument about the amount of dogs in rescue) as to why KC registered breeders still breed. If the argument is to reduce the amount of dogs in rescue then should there be no breeding of crosses or KC registered?