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Originally Posted by garydogz
I would think that there is every need for new dog breeds. Times change and dogs have to change with them. Most of todays dogs were new breeds at one time - bred to fill a particular need of the day. As an example lets use the Beagle which has been bred through the years to be a hunting dog - and a good one at that. Beagles are lovely dogs and can be great pets in themselves but their nature requires more time and space than most people can devote to them nowadays. By cross breeding with a more homely dog you could try to start a line that would be more in tune with the lifestyles of the modern world. It seems that after all the centuries of developing new dogs to say that we have got all we need and should stop is an untenable stance to take.
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And this is where research of a particular breed should enter into it,
Before buying any breed you need to research that particular breeds needs and requirements.
With cross breeding you don't know what breed traits the offspring will follow and there maybe temprement issues.
A new breed takes years to establish a "type" what happens to all those pups that are not "type"?
Rescues are struggling,full to bursting point,do we really need to be breeding crossbreeds and putting more strain on them?
Surely when there are over 200 breeds already in the UK there is a breed out there for everyone,without the need to create more and putting more dogs in already overstreched rescues.