Pure breed snobbery

I think most people here are confusing snobbery with passion and frustration. On the other dog boards I look at, most people admit openly that they have no issue with mixed breed dogs and that many people who own purebreed dogs also own mixed breed dogs. The people you call snobbish are clear that they do not view your dogs as lesser dogs, but rather are upset by the fact that you bought your dog from a breeder of designer dogs and that you do not seem to understand why that is a bad thing.

The problem with the designer dog industry is that the vast majority of the so called breeders of designer dogs are nothing more than backyard breeders with absolutely no skill or experience in dog breeding. Breeding dogs is a science and requires a lot of knowledge and experience to do correctly. Most designer dog breeder simply stick two dogs together and hope for the best. VA responsible breeder constantly monitors their dogs for any conditions that would cause them not to produce the healthiest puppies possible. A responsible breeder only seeks out mating partners for their dogs that will provide qualities that advance and improve the breeder. The simple fact of the matter is that the vast vast majority of designer dog breeders simply find 2 dogs that look cute and breed them to hopefully produce a dog that looks cute. Very few designer dog breeders do health testing on their sires and dams to determine whether they have good enough genes to pass on to puppies. Heck very few designer breeders even understand what health tests are necessary to produce a healthy dog. Just because a breeder says they take a dog to the vet regularly means nothing. A responsible breeder will have their dog genetically tested and if they have genes for certain conditions (even if they dont display the condition) the breeder will not use the dog for breeding.

 

Another problem with designer dog breeding in general is that there is a lot of misinformation spread. When two breeds are bred together there is no way to guarantee that you will get all the good characteristics of each breed and none of the bad. In fact, when you breed two different breeds each with their own unique health problems you run the risk of producing a puppy that has the health problems of both of its parents. Responsible breeders are able to avoid this by carefully selecting dogs with good characteristics to breed with one another. Unfortunately, as I said above,most designer dogs breeders simply stick 2 dogs together and hope for the best.

 

Before you attack me and say that purebred breeders are not perfect either, I know all the problems I just mentioned are not exclusive to designer dog breeders. However, if you read the comments by purebred dog owners on other message boards you will notice that they advocate for doing a lot of research on finding a reputable breeders who is experienced in breeding and knows how to breed healthy dogs. Unfortunately in the world of designer dogs, there are very few breeders out there who are responsible breeders.

 

Before you attack me again, please do not think that I think buyers of designer dogs bad people. However, in most instances people who go to designer dog breeders are not educated on the responsible way to buy a dog. They do not ask the right questions to determine whether a breeder is running a good operation and they have a tendency to fall for the misinformation that most back yard breeders give like promises about the dog only having the best qualities of each breed. It is essential that someone looking to purchase a dog do as much research as possible.

 

I am a breeder of swiss whte shepherds cross malamutes and swiss qhite shepherd cross husky dogs and I have found there can be a little bit of intolerance from pedigree breeders, but as it was just stated in the last post its because of all the work they go through to perfect the breed and do health testing etc...

 

I am one of the responsible designer breeders, I test all of my puppies and send them with a desexing contract if their test scores are not high enough, I also sell them vaccinated, microchipped wormed and with puppy packs containing everything they could need for the first few weeks including extras like bed collars and nicknacks, I also start toilet training my puppies from 4 weeks of age and I refuse to sell them under 8 weeks old i prefer to sell them at around 10weeks old so that they have recieved the proper socialisation that is needed from those crucial first months with their mother and siblings, alot of behaviour problems in all dogs not just mixed breeds occur because the puppies have been released to young. I also have a contract which I send with my puppies which the new owners must sign stating that if they can no longer look after the dog even if it is on its last legs that they must surrender it back to me not the pound.

 

There are some responsible cross breeders out there, but not many I regret to say.....

I totally agree with the comments about the Purebred Snobbery. My designer dog gets put down by purebred owners at Agility Shows. She has just as much skill and talent as the purebred dogs and does excellent in the ring earning qualifing runs. It is the owners who have the problems, the dogs do not care what breed the other dogs is when it come to play and having fun, they all love to be together. I guess our dogs have not finished teaching humans how to be accepting of all.

I fully agree with the purebred snobbery issue, and fully DISagree with those who posted in efforts to actually substantiate or justify their attitude in regard to purebred dogs.

 

There are PLENTY of puppy mills and bad breeders of purebred dogs out there, who are doing the VERY same thing that you pawned off on the designer dog breeders.  It is not a Type A vs. Type B situation; anyone with half a brain would know that, acknowledge it, and admit it. 

 

The problem is NOT with the breed (or mix of breeds)...the problem is with the breeder themselves, and those who choose to support their nasty, inhumane actions by purchasing their puppies and/or kittens!!!

 

You can have a very well established, clean-facilitied, and educated Morkie breeder who only crosses a purebred Yorkshire Terrier with a purebred Maltese.  Monthly treatments, and spoiled rotten pets. THEN....by the same token, you can have a breeder of purebred chihuahuas who keeps their facilities in absolutely abhorrent conditions, filthy pens, malnourished pets, fleabitten pets, etc. It's NOT the breed it's the breeder, so for you to sit their on your ever-so-high throne and throw it at the designer dog breeders?  You should be ashamed of yourself in addition to being ashamed of anyone else who shares your opinion.

 

I have a Morkie and a Brussapoo, I will never call them mutts, because they're not in my opinion "Mutts".  A properly bred designer dog stems from a purebred parent of one breed and a purebred parent of another breed.  That is not a mutt...that is a crossbred dog.

 

I wonder how these holier-than-thou purebred fanatic nutjobs are going to feel when these designer dogs become a breed of their own one day?

And another thing...purebred or not...if your breeder will not allow you to go to THEIR home to pick up your puppy and inspect and view the environment from which your puppy came...DONT GET THAT PUPPY.  

 

They will tell you "oh it's for hygiene purposes", or..."it makes the dogs nervous"...those are all BS excuses.  What they're really doing is trying to avoid you seeing their puppy mill.

 

A truly good breeder is a breeder that is PROUD to show others the breeding environment for their animals, as well as any play areas, breeding areas, feeding areas, sleeping areas, etc.  A good breeder will be one that is completely supportive of you wanting to see the area from which your puppy comes.  A bad breeder....will do the opposite; fact.

 

 

I thought I was one of a few who felt this way when it comes to how they are treated by purebred breeders. I am sure as one person said for some breeders it can be frustration and concern over the quality of dogs being produced. However I am not a breeder I am and owner. I do agility with my dog and I look at a dog in the ring by its skills, agility and speed. Purebred or Designer does not even come into question, yet at an agility show purebred owners can be very unkind because my dog is a designer mix.

Hi again,

 

While I was sitting on the couch today with my exhausted Brussapoo and Yorktese (I played them to tiredness)...a realization occurred to me.   We are EXACTLY the same as the "purebred fanatic nutjobs" (as I so eloquently named them).

 

We sit in our Fiberglass houses and throw stones at their Waterford Crystal houses.  Next thing you know it will be boulders from catapults.  It is racism; no more and no less.  It is human beings trying to "one up" on other human beings.  It is the very nature of humanity itself;  jealousness, hatred and sin.  I'm not trying to be a bible-thumpin' nutjob, I'm simply stating fact.

 

When it all comes down to it, creating a thread entitled "Purebred Snobbery" is the exact same thing as creating a post entitled "Designer Dog Dingbats" in the Purebred Dog Forums.  It is centuries old;  human against human.  If I could withdraw my previous post I would.  However, I was caught up in the anger and rage (after a PetCo trip) and my anger and rage won the battle between my brain and my spirit in that moment.

 

I wish we were all dogs.  Great Danes don't see a Poodle and say "OH crap it's a Poodle, not a Great Dane, run!" NOPE. They see another dog they can play with!!  That's it.  They don't see BREED. They sense the gender, and the attitude of another dog, not what parents that dog had/has!

 

...I wish we were all canines.

There are many different thoughts laid out here in this discussion. I guess we need to all pay attention to our dogs. If you are a dog and you want to play I will play but if you are mean or aggressive I am just going to ignore you and just enjoy my life the way it unfold.

Well I know for sure my dog is way smart then me. She continues to teach me so much. I know that it is just an allusion that I am teaching her. She know so much about life and how to live it to the fullest. I need to learn to play hard, love more deeply and to live in the moment.