From the well trained, low shedding Labradoodle to the perfect for the apartment Puggle, new hybrid dog breeds are appearing everywhere. Becoming popular with celebrities and anyone wanting to be part of the latest trend, these new cross breeds are winning their way into people’s hearts and their pocketbooks as well. Is this just a fad or do these hybrids have a chance to be part of the purebred world?
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Dude, that’s kinda …
Dude, that’s kinda offensive but so freaking funny XDDDD
Breeders- I am …
Breeders- I am looking for a German shepherd-Bulldog- Shitzu mix…
yes, that’s right- a German Bullshit …
I will name him (Arnold) Schwarzanegger !!
The vast majority …
The vast majority of dogs by far that are “hybrids” are in our countries shelters. All mixed breeds are considered hybrid. Ask the nice folks at UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, University of Florida or just your local vet. I am a breeder—I always encourage people to seek adoption first.
Breeding a lab …
Breeding a lab which has moist ears that are prone to infection with a poodle which has hair in its ears is asking for a lifetime full of ear infections and high vet bills
Nope FYI my …
Nope FYI my grandmaz dog iz a hybrid cuz 4 black people… fyi again a mutt iz a dog that don’t bark and lays on it’s back all day doin’ nothen’ srry lady i just got a smart mouth and strong ming i luv animals
Nobody hates these …
Nobody hates these dogs, just the ignorant people who breed them as ‘a new breed of dog’.
They are mutts, and it is pathetic that people breed them and not even care about health defects, temperament, or anything like that. Just something to make money from.
And FYI, your grandma’s dog is not a hybrid, it is a mutt.
Mutts
Mutts
I really don’t got …
I really don’t got nuthin against hybridz, my grandmaz dog iz a hybrid (Husky mixed wit a Labrador) still ya’ll don’t gotta judge these dogs they got feelinz just like humanz
It’s pretty sad …
It’s pretty sad that people are going to backyard breeders to get these dogs, when they could easily go to the shelter and save a dog, of the exact same mix. Sickening that these “mutts” are being considered breeds now.
that’s …
that’s disappointing.
yes- shi-poos lol
yes- shi-poos lol
Cross between a …
Cross between a bulldog and a shitzu. Bullshit
So does that mean …
So does that mean there are Shit-Poos?
You did? It’s a …
You did? It’s a great article!
I wrote part of the article on pommeranian dog in Spanish, specially the part concerning personality traits.
You’re correct on …
You’re correct on that one.
I agree. The sight …
I agree. The sight hounds are a special case. Massive culling within the greyhound industry ensures that only the fastest (ie often the most robust) survive.
Nobody said EVERY …
Nobody said EVERY cross will always be heathier. However, the AVERAGE cross will be healthier and live onger than the average purebred.
Thanks – I wrote …
Crossing diffrent species almost invariably produces either no offspring or unviable (sterile) offspring. That is one of the definistions of speciation.
Thanks – I wrote the Wikipedia article
Some dogs, like …
Some dogs, like pharaoh hound, and greyhound, are the healthiest dogs. That is due to the little demand in market, that the massive breeding has just not happened, hence these animals have developed no genetic prone diseases.
Unlike goldens with hip displasia incidence, and dalmatians with bad temper.
Also, by the second generation of hybrids, the hybrid vigor tends to disapear, as the traits inherited by both parents get stronger in grandchildren..
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Sorry, clicked by accident. Crossing two dogs with hip displasia is double the chance the puppy will develop hip displasia.
A personal example: A poodle/pekingese my grandparents owned. She just had a sick temper (not bad, worse, she was squizophrenic), and had many diseases while both parents were good tempered and healthy.
While it is correct most purebreeds suffer from diseases, that is due to constant inbreeding (close relatives).
The article in the …
The article in the Wikipedia is very well defined. While you are correct that hybrid vigor produces healthier, stronger specimens, dogs are not different species, hence they can easily inherit the traits of both parents. Like I already explained, crossing two dog
Good job indeed, at …
Good job indeed, at least you do know your bibliography, and use your resources very well (not like most idiots around here).
“These are still dogs and now we will have dogs with the health problems of both breeds. Hip dysplasia, being present in both breeds can show up in first generation Goldendoodles,” Joanne Reichertz DVM in her 2004 article Oodles of Poodle Crosses for Sale
4)4) R. Beythien, …
4)4) R. Beythien, Tierarten- und Hunderassenverteilung, Erkrankungshufigkeit und prophylaktische Manahmen bei den hufigsten Hunderassen am Beispiel einer Tierarztpraxis in Bielefeld in den Jahren 1983-1985 und 1990-1992, 1998, Diss., Tierrztl. Hochschule Hannover
Mongrels require less veterinary treatment
3) A. Egenvall, B.N …
3) A. Egenvall, B.N. Bonnett, P. Olson, . Hedhammar,Gender, age, breed and distribution of morbidity and mortality in insured dogs in Sweden during 1995 and 1996, The Veterinary Record, 29/4/2000, p. 519-57
“Mongrel dogs are less prone to many diseases then the average purebred dog.” (S. 524)
2) P.D. McGreevy & …
2) P.D. McGreevy & W.F. Nicholas, Some Practical Solutions to Welfare Problems in Pedigree Dog Breeding, Animal Welfare, 1999, Vol 8, 329-331
“Hybrids have a far lower chance of exhibiting the disorders that are common with the parental breeds. Their genetic health will be substantially higher.” (P338)