Puppy farms do exist but not all crosses are farmed.
No, but a huge proportion of them are, along with a lot of the popular pedigree breeds like Miniature Schnauzers, Westies, Yorkies etc. Some puppy farms/commercial breeders are very difficult to spot, others virtually have neon signs stating it and yet people still ignore it.
Nearly every Cockapoo I've seen has been a delightful looking little creature, I absolutely see the appeal (although I do have to say a lot of them seem to be quite nervy). I have no more issue with them if they're bred well than any other dog.
I have two “flat faced things” lol 😂 They have a great life—hiking, exploring, eating/rolling in dead things.
I take them for full day hikes, sometimes 5+ hours of walking, a lot of that uphill. They’re both lean and muscled. Some of the issue with these dogs is people let them get overweight and unfit which hampers the breathing.
In this heatwave we've been having, I regularly see an owner in the mornings with a fat Labrador and a Pug that I reckon is at least 50% over what it should weight. It is all I can do not to ask the (very pleasant) owner if he's not ashamed of himself, and how he can bear to see it struggle so much.
my friend has just bought a jack Russell crossed with a pug I disapprove because it's a mongrel she has paid £350 for but she is surprisingly cute and not wheezy because her face is pointed not squashed
See, I really don't get this. Why on earth pay extra money for a cross of this nature, presumably just to say it's part Pug? It probably doesn't look remotely like one, bar maybe the colour, but still has the chance of inheriting some of the many defects that this breed can suffer from? Why not just get a nice Jack Russell instead?!