No, you have a mongrel

[CommanderShepherd]

Thoughts?

I do agree about the kennel club having a lot to answer for, many breeds have been inbred for so long that the breed is so unhealthy and subsequently need an awful lot of vetinary attention

The issue isn't the cost for goodness sake.

We have a Llhasa Apso, but he doesn't know what make of dog he is. He was from an elderly neighbour that could no longer look after him.

Our vet says he is a stunning example of the breed and asked if we were absolutely sure we didn't want to breed from him, and he actually laughed at the way I had shorn him. He is a dog! There is no way I am paying out more for his hairdo than I do for my own, so one of us just keeps him clipped in whatever style we fancy.

We paid £50 for him, to us he is priceless.

There are no designer dogs, only dogs.

We adopted a terri-poo (poodle-terrier mix) from a shelter and no we don't ever say that cringeworthy name "terri-poo." He is a great dog but I think of him as a mongrel essentially and all the better for it. I have even been stopped on the street by a well-meaning (interfering) old man who told me off for encouraging designer dog breeding without bothering to ask how we came to own him.

I see issues on both sides, I think too many pedigree breeds are not responsibly bred and end up with inbred problems and likewise the reckless breeding of trendy "oodles" is not ethical either. I would only adopt a pet from a shelter in any case.

Whats wrong with mongrels? People pay £££ because they want to, its their money its up to them how they spend it, and getting a dog from the pound is now so stupidly hoop jumping they it puts off a lot of people.

Dogs are dogs. They're all amazing.

As regards to why someone wod spend more money on one than another... I have no idea. I love them all.

At present, and I'll only list the ones without behaviour issues, we have 5 labradoodles, 2 goldendoodles, 6 border collies, 2 border collie/lab crosses, 6 lurcher puppies of 6 weeks old, 12 staffies, 5 huskies, 2 Belgian/German shepherd mixes, 3 yorkies, 3 pomeranians and 3 Chihuahua/Jack Russel cross puppies of 11 weeks. Plus 19 others who need specialist homes. That's just in my area.

So how did most pedigrees come about?

A brief look at the history of all breeds shows it came about through selecting the traits of the breeds that were wanted. Labradoodles are great for people who do need an assistance dog but also have allergies.

Honestly ... I don't understand why anyone takes issue with someone having a dog THEY like!

I own a morkie. or a yorktese. whatever. i don't care what the haterz say, he's a very special designer dog who barks incessantly and I love him. take that haters!

jelly?

Our dog is a supposed 'designer handbag dog'. We got her from a rescue as a puppy after her owners got bored. And sometimes I get judged at the park by idiots like you who think that it who think their pedigree overpriced dogs are better somehow ("we show our bernies at crafts") than the 'designer' overpriced dogs. News flash - you are as bad as each other.

A dog is a dog. It doesn't matter if they are a pedigree, a designer dog, or you don't even know what they are - what matters is they are right for you and have a good home.

Lovely 😄

mine also fits in a handbag! do i win???

Sometimes I carry him in his designer bag on the bus. He whines the whole time makes me look so rich

Roughly whereabouts are you Too old? We would love a nice healthy rescue mongrel but the shelter in our town only seems to have Staffies and Pit bull lookalikies.

It's one thing to say it's a waste of money to buy a cross-breed, but I've never heard anything about it being a 'risk' to have a mongrel - I thought it was purebreds that have more health problems cause of over/in-breeding. Also, aren't crossbreeds are different to mongrels in that they often still have established 'lines' from each breed that they came from.

What's most important to me is that people get dogs from reliable breeders, and visit the home to see how the pups are cared for.My mum and dad have a labradoodle (he was actually cheaper than the rest of the litter cause his coat wasn't as poodly!) who they bought from a breeder, and he's obviously soft as a kitten cause of how he was brought up.

I have two pure breed bichons and 2 mongrels 1s a jackapoo and the other shitzu x bichon.

A dog is a dog.

You couldn't find a single suitable puppy in rescue? So the only option was to buy a crossbreed. Of course.

Oh for gods sake - stupid phone signal on the train! Posted too soon. What I mean to say is that it's essentially an entirely arbitrary concept! Pedigree dog like your 'bernies'? 'Designer dog'? 'Mongrel'? It matters not at all and its idiotic to try and make out one dog is worth more than another - if they are your dog then they are priceless to you and why on earth should it matter any further?!

That was re Last's dog!

I agree with pposters that we mostly choose the best dog for us, so shouldn't judgewe also couldn't find a suitable dog for us in the nearby rescues (and I looked hard, over many months), a rescue cat, agree, low risk and not a problem.

It matters because of the dogs. No more than that.

We've had dogs all my life. Rescue dogs, pedigrees and the two crossbreeds we have now.

Have never understood the 'responsible breeder' bollocks. The various responsible breeders we got our pedigrees from sold dogs with inherent health conditions. Our vet and insurance bills for pedigrees were insane.

The crossbreed breeders loved their dogs just as much, had the same health testing and produced healthier dogs.

Our vet said she would never own another pedigree after the health problems she experienced/sees every day.

in our case, my OH hates dogs. the only reason we got him was because a friend sent him a pic of the puppies and he said to me "here's your 1 chance".

i would never have picked a toy breed otherwise. But now I have him, I am a toy convert. For city dwellers who take a lot of transit (like us) it's a great choice.

Glitter - why does it bother you?

I'm sorry; I genuinely don't understand.

Raptors has a dog that's perfect for her family. Why does it matter what it is?

FWIW I adore cockerpoos.