£350 for a mongrel, it's amazing what people get away with

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I have seen quite a few of this cross breed around and the average price seems to be around the 350/450 mark as said before most of them look nothing like chihuahuas.
Its not just poorly bred chihuahuas who have moleras, most moleras close when the pup is a few months old, some chihuahuas have permanent moleras which persist into adulthood.
Heart dieses is more offen found in older chihuahuas so it is something to watch as they get older.
Like said before Haemophilia, a blood clotting disorder carried by the females and manifesting in the males, also occurs, also things that when looking at the pups parents is Weak knee or patellar luxation (dislocation of the knee cap).

I think this has been done to death. I would have thought that was about half the price for a pedigree registered pup of either breed which is a huge improvement on the crosses of cheaper breeds that are then double what the pure parents would have been!
A breeder I spoke to that breeds pure (labs and cockers) and crossbreed (cockerpoos) says she charges the same for all pups. She charges £400 which is a sensible price for either of these as she says it is ridiculous to be charging more for a crossbreed but that the same care goes into breeding them as it does into the pure pups so she wants the same price. Fair enough, she has a good cocker bitch and uses a proper poodle stud dog and she rears the pups with care to go to pet homes.

Having said that, the problem is that most will not have been bred carefully and will be asking ridiculously high prices. But then there are plenty of pet breeders that do ask the same price as proper responsible breeders so how different is it.

Hi thanks for the advice, the price really isnt the issue to be honest. I have never come across either breed personally so I was just asking for things to be looking out for, that may occur in either breed. Wish us luck

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i fail to see why somone would pay more for a crossbred, with or without a stupid name, when they can buy a pure bred of one of the parents for the same if not less money???.

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Emm thats why I posted the health issues, these were from both breeds so not disputing that purebreeds do not suffer from them?????
Thanks for that I thought they suffered from these things but could not remember lol

I'm not sure why anyone would pay £350 for a mongrel in the first place Designer breeds at its worst.

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Because IF, and this is a big if, the breeder of a crossbreed litter has researched the market, researched what is likely to be produced, used a dog and bitch that are good enough to be used for pure breeding and have had health checks and has then decided to breed something which appears to be wanted then why shouldnt they ask a price that reflects the work and money that has gone into producing a litter.
Surely better than that than 2 pure dogs being mated indiscriminately and selling pups for the 'going rate' for that breed regardless of the fact that they havent been produced or reared with any care or knowledge.

There's going to be good and bad breeders whether or not you're breeding purepreds or crosses so I'm not quite sure what you're saying by there.

I think it's ridiculous that crosses are being bred and sold for well over £100. I have no problems in buying crosses, I understand people need to make money back from the litter but why INTENTIONALLY cross two breeds? What does that achieve?

I have had many cross breeds in my life whom I have loved. They all came from rescues and this is where I suspect many of these designer breeds will end up.

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If the breeder had done that then they wouldnt have done the mating
Ok we all know its a mongrel but the prices are far to much
imo a responsible breeder wouldnt cross two breds any way weather searched or not!! Theres only one reason people do it on purpose and thats for cash signs!