Originally Posted by moboyd

I would imagine most of the statistics are taken from pet insurance companies regarding pedigree verses mongrels/cross breeds, but I feel (and I dont want this taking the wrong way), ususally when a pedigree is bought the owners are given some form of puppy insurance, which in many cases is continued by the owners because they paid £..... for the pup, mongrels etc unless from a rescue dont usually come with insurance as pups, and in many cases unless something crops up the owners dont think of getting insurance. so to me the information given by the insurance companies may not be comprhehensive, and because many pedigrees have insurance the owners are more likely to take the dog to the vets and possibly claim over what may be considered minor things, where as someone that does not have insurance may take the attitude of lets wait and see and those health problems are obviously not recorded because the dog has not attended a vets or made a claim on the insurance?

Mo

Originally Posted by Elmo the Bear

One of the accusations against crossbreeds is that they highly priced. I can't see anyone who spends that much money on a dog not continuing with insurance.

All the pups we have bought (with the exception of most of the collies who were normally from the local farmer) have come with insurance etc and in the last case far more than the normal 6 weeks puppy insurance.

Originally Posted by kelseye

right i dont know how you see it but cross breeding f!cks up a dogs true breed so why would you want to do it for????? people who cross breed well most are poorpers who need quick money cross breeding should be banned!!!!! and so should morons be banned from having dogs,it will cut the population down of some breeds.....

Originally Posted by kelseye

right i dont know how you see it but cross breeding f!cks up a dogs true breed so why would you want to do it for????? people who cross breed well most are poorpers who need quick money cross breeding should be banned!!!!! and so should morons be banned from having dogs,it will cut the population down of some breeds.....

Originally Posted by kelseye

what do you mean ......i was giving my point of veiw if you dont like it then ignore it!!!!!

Originally Posted by kelseye

ok give me 5 good reason why you should cross breed ?