Hot Hybrid Dog Breeds

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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[KenMacMillan]

I'm still looking for the elusive chiwawa great dane mix.

[Amanda111997]

Labradoodles need to be recognized by the AKC. They're great dogs!

[saraxoxo16tube]

I am getting a mini labradoodle

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[SADILAC1]

@MyMadra --- It's a very interesting topic of discussion and sometimes debate - everything is argueable. Lets hope that for the sake of the dog, anybody who breeds them does so responsibly and diligently, with emphasis on hereditary diseases, always in mind

[MyMadra]

@SADILAC1 Well the truth is breeders do not have to test for faulty alleles in a crossbreeds due to the fact MOST crossbred dogs do not go on to reproduce so it really doesn't matter whether they are merely a carrier of a genetic disorder, look up "hybrid vigor". The ONLY reason why responsible breeding is enforced is because it is well known that if a dog breeds with another of the same breed there is a higher chance of genetic disorders in the offspring

[SADILAC1]

@MyMadra -- True but there could be a multitude of faulty alleles and testing for all possible health defects specific to the parent breeds is a little bit unrealistic for the common breeder. I haven't heard of a case whereby a breeder of crossbred dogs will test for all/most prevelant possible health issues pertaining to those breeds. I will stand down if corrected however so far I've only seen that kind of dedication from professional purebred breeders and that is why I sway in favour of them.

[MyMadra]

@SADILAC1 It's like shooting in the dark?..how?...it's no harder to determine what bad disorders mixed breed dogs carry than it is for a pure bred...all you do is look at the breeds it's mixed with and test for faulty alleles...however being a carrier is NOT the same as being effected...that's like saying a person with black hair can be considered a blonde just because he carries an allele for blonde hair..the individual will never himself express the trait phenotypically, he is merely a carrier

[SADILAC1]

@MyMadra --- Good breeders should not be turning a blind eye to health possibilities, this is why they continue to health test. Not because they are insecure of their breeding decisions. When considering breeding stock, a dog affected by a health issue comes from the exact same mould as a dog carrying the gene. Neither should be bred from so in that instance, yes they are the same. At least with pure's you know what possible defects offspring have, with xbreds its like shooting in the dark.

[MyMadra]

@SADILAC1 Also, I NEVER said ourebred dogs can't be very healthy dogs...but speaking in terms of probability purebred dogs are more likely  to have a recessive genetic disorder than a crossbreed. The fact breeders have to find a dog OUTSIDE their country to breed with their dog inorder to ensure good health proves my point...dogs that are more related to each other are more likely to have genetic disorders

[MyMadra]

@SADILAC1 no it most certainly does NOT make the offspring unhealthy none the less, being a CARRIER of a certain genetic disease has absolutely NO effect on the dog if he only carries one defected allele...being a carrier and being unhealthy are not even remotely the same. Yes well the fact breeders have to run health tests when breeding purebred dogs speaks volumes doesn't it?...it implies there is a far greater chance of the dog being unhealthy