Cross Breed or Pure Breed?
Possibly the hottest argument you'll ever hear between dog owners, is the one between the owner of a pure bred champion, with
Border Collie
ie originated in the border country between Scotland and England. He was known in the past as the Working Collie, the Old-fashioned Collie, the Farm Collie and the English Collie, and finally go
papers showing an impressive lineage, and the owner of a mutt, who reckons his dog is, well...better than any purebred
Kennel Clubs
only those breeds that they have decided to recognize, and "breed" means purebred dogs:- they do not including dog hybrids, crossbreeds, mixed-breed or yet to be recognised
. Well, what are the pros and cons?
(1) With a purebred, you know what you are getting.
Dogs of a particular breed come with known size, life spans, health issues, intelligence, temperaments... With a pure bred dog you are getting a known quantity
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With a crossbreed, you not only get a dog with a mix of the traits of the parents, you may get a dog whose traits are in fact different
Border Collie
ie originated in the border country between Scotland and England. He was known in the past as the Working Collie, the Old-fashioned Collie, the Farm Collie and the English Collie, and finally got his name from the secretary of the International Sheepdog Society in Great Britai
from both parents. Genetics tendencies that had been bred to latency in the purebreds could come out in a cross breed. This could be good or bad. You may breed in a dog with exceptional strength, but also exceptional aggression, both not seen in such quantities in either parent.
(2) You can determine Quality with a PureBreed
With a purebred, you can research the breeders bred stock history, meet the breed pair, see puppies from former litters
Choosing a Dog Breeder
f a healthy Dog?
No, it doesn't. Some breeders breed for maximum profit, and breed as many litters as possible. Others may breed fewer litters, but only be interested in puppies that meet the breed standard, and are not so in
, then make your choice.
With cross breeds, more often than not the pair are not chosen to breed.... More they choose each other
Border Collie
ie originated in the border country between Scotland and England. He was known in the past as the Working Collie, the Old-fashioned Collie, the Farm Collie and the English Collie, and finally got his name from the secretar
. The two parents may not have been anything close to champion dogs to start with, and the children may well be even less so.
Those cute crossbred puppies in the pet shop? Buying a puppy from a pet shop is a dangerous choice. At least buying a cross bred from the paper, you can generally meet at least one of the parents... but a puppy from a pet shop... you aren't going to get to see either parent.
(3) Crossbreed Vigor
In order to create a breed, usually a very limited number of animals from different breeds are bred together, to create a new breed. At the start of a new breed, the offspring are inbred, till the breed breeds "true". Its also true, that in creating this true breed, undesirable traits which are hard to breed out.
Many off the larger breeds, have chronic genetic problems
Kuvasz Dog
is properly socialized with other animals when young, there will normally be no problems with it towards these animals. I
such as hip and elbor dysplasia, or early onset of arthritis or cancer.
Cross breeds are bred from a large gene pool, and are far less likely to have inherited genetic problems. Its not so much that breeders of mixed breed dogs are limited in their choices for pairs to breed from, that might have a high likelihood of one genetic problem or another, its more a matter of natural selection. The strong survive.This is most apparent by looking at "breeds" such as Huskies. Huskies are not bred to any conforming standard, but instead to be the best they can be at their role as sled dogs. The end result is a breed with few genetic problems, breeders being able to breed different dogs into the breed rather than choose from a limited stock.
Another good example of this, is the life span or Pariah Dogs, and Dingos, both near 20 years. Natural selection has caused the strongest, longest living, most intelligent of those species to survive and thrive.
(4) You can show a Purebred.
If you want to show your dog, if winning best in show is your dream, then you need a purebred dog. Certainly there is more status to be had in owning a purebred dog as well.
(5) You can create your own Breed by Cross Breeding.
Its true. You can not create a new breed, breeding two dogs of the same breed, you need to cross breed. Emerging breeds such as labradoodles, golden doodles are the results of such cross breeding. Breeds such as the Australian Kelpie and Cattle dog, came from cross breeding working dogs to suit the hot, dry climate of the Australian Outback, no other dogs are now more suited the job these dogs perform.
(6) Cost
A purebred dog is going to cost more, no question, due to the limited top quality dogs in each breed that are used for breeding. If you are buying a pure bred dog that is NOT expensive, you should be questioning why it is so cheap?
Summary
In the end, there are reasons for choosing one over the other, but its got to be your choice.
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