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Your dogs aren't ugly mutts in the least (a cute pair, actually; how old are they? Little one looks like just a lil puppy <3 )... the point being stressed here is NOT "mutts are horrible"... it's more like "we are anti-'designer dog' breeders who think 'HEY! I'll breed lots and lots of cute mixes and make me some profit!' "

By all means love your labradoodles, puggles, schnoodles, what have you... I just hope no one really trusts someone who thinks of themselves as a big fancy breeder of these MIXED BREED dogs, and when you want a mutt you head to a shelter first :/ That's all.

I detect a person not getting the point.

Like Kiche said (Thanks dude(tte)) we aren't against mutts. Mutts are animals. They deserve just as much love as a purebreed.

We are against the intentional breeding of mutts. Breeders who are selling made up breeds for ridiculous amounts of money. THAT is wrong. It would be an entirely different case if these "breeds" were recognized and being bred for a good purpose. But they're not so far. Making a profit or breeding the most kawaii dogs evuhr isn't a good reason to add to the amount of dogs being euthanized, abandoned, shot, etc every year.

Also, Labradoodles don't have a consistent breed standard. And they WON'T unless people start breeding 'Labradoodle' to 'Labradoodle' for a few generations. Sure, you may know a cute one. Heck, my mothers friend just got one. I wasn't too happy about that but obviously I didn't have a say in the matter. Whilst I'm annoyed that she paid £800 pounds for one then later vsiited a shelter with her sister and found a Labradoodle she could have gotten for the price of an adoption fee (The poor thing has probably been euthanized by now) I won't deny that he is cute. But that's the thing with mutts. You can never be sure of the outcome. Ever.

I also don't believe that there's such a thing as a hypoalleregenic dog breed. It's the dander in a dogs coat that causes reactions. So unless your dog is walking around without skin, there's always the chane that there'll be an allergic reaction.

a little bit of attitude no offence :S ... anywho i have pet many of these dogs.. and personaly they do have a coarse coat.. lol

and exactly as Kiche said.. it's the designer mutt thing... and another thing i have a magazine proving that not all poodle crosses ARE hypoallergenic.. some puppies will be more like their poodle parent the other more like the other parent.. as resulting not all pups will not shed and not all pups will be hypoallergenic..
as for pedigrees... i have 2 myself and maybe the ones you've owned were probably inbred if you say they had behavioural problems and were sick or w.e ... again you can't just say mutts are better than purebred dogs, cuz both have their pros and their cons [a good side to it, and a bad side to it]... i personally wouldn't own a designer dog for the main fact... the people breeding these dogs are mainly backyard breeders or people just out there getting 1000$ for each ball of fluff as Kiche said, making profit out of mutt. And the more people buy these mutts the more these people breed them and it gets worse. And about your vet thing.. am sure your vets are being nice all vets say that ... because i get it all the time when i bring all 3 of my dogs in .. 2 peds and a retriever mutt, and by far, my vet is amazed at healthy my 8yr old GSD is normally around this age they slow down but mine's still up and running like a young dog.
And a reason people buy pedigree dogs is they get a gurantee of the pups health, you know the parents are healthy and know that they aren't carrying anything that can later get your dog sick and you get a whole background of the dog, it's parents siblings and so on.

I personally disagree in breeding mixed breed dogs.. simple as that because normally it's to make profit, and for one they're bred with irresponsibility, because i highly doubt people who own a certified dog or a reg'd dog and breed it with another breed that's for sure... this is just my opinion.. and it disgusts me when people say mutts are better then peds for the main fact they both have a good side to it and a bad side to it, but saying one's better than the other... i disagree.. and i've owned many dogs and fostered, and took care of several dogs and i know enough about it to prove it.

to actually say not in a rude way at all ^^... but back in the 1800's i think? or early 1900's the breed labradoodle was suggested to the AKC or Crufts as a "hypoallergenic" dog for the blind/assistant and such for those who needed/wanted one but couldn't have one because of allergies, but failed and was declined to EVER becoming an actual breed because all it is, is mixing two purebred dogs together.. thus making it a mutt. And as i stated first is that not all these puppies are hypoallergenic, and include that there are already hypoallergenic purebred dogs out there that people can buy that are just as cute and loveable as the next labradoodle. And as you said there are perfectly good dogs at the shelter for a small amount of money who NEED happy and loving homes.. it's the reason i'm against two purebred dogs breeding.. because breeders already make enough puppies in the world we don't need forced breeding with mutts that aren't 100% hypoallergnic..

I HATE puppy mills. Me and my family rescued 2 dogs from a puppy mill. We rescued a mother and her son. After we rescued them, we got them spayed and netuerd. They were so skinny when we brought them home. When we fed them, they acted like they never ate. They are sweet dogs. They were skinny when we first got them, now they are far from skinny.

good for you .. that's something very nice you did for those dogs.. and a lot of people these days are only buying rescued puppy mill dogs well from what i hear around.

Oh way! Thankyou kazzy for posting this , I'm glad that there is others who feel this way about this issue!

Now mind you just like you said theres nothing wrong with loving your dogs, but I've known so many people who've paid Mega bucks for a Chipom or Pomapoo Chorkie or whatever other odd names they plaster on these dogs, its so sad... actually I look in the local "Free" add papers that come out several times a week, and just now theres a "Attention Breeders" Pregnant Chorkie (Chihuahuah / yorkie) for sale.. < add.. You can't believe how mad I got when I saw this, to sale a dog PREGNANT of all things to someone, is just discusting, UGH!

I also take the time to visit the local shelters every week.. (I've deticated myself to doing this) And you won't believe how many "disigner dogs" i've seen in there.. its sad...

I as alot of people know Run my own Rescue through my home Mainly for Wolf hybrids, as I tack the same issue with them as well... Alot of people Pay amazing amounts of money for these and what happens, they can't take care of them handle them or what ever, so that is where I come in, I really wish people whould stop breeding these animals...

Now dont get me wrong I just recently Bought a puppy from a Breeder not back yard mind you :3 he's got AKC papers champion bloodlines and all that , his pedigree and the whole lot, And I didn't pay an as much for him as I see alot of people paying for poodle mixes and the like...

I am glad you took the time to post this "Rant" thingy.. XD as I am hopping it will shed some light upon this issue! well done!

Bravo Kazzy! I hate the pretentious names they attach to mixbreed dogs to try and sell them. That's like saying "certified pre-owned" instead of "used" for a car. It's the same thing, one just sounds prettier than the other.

One of our dogs we got from a pet shop, the other PetFinder.com because she's a mix breed (my mistake "Chinese Chihuahua". Chihuahua/Chinese Crested) she didn't turn out real pretty and nobody wanted her.

Thank you for putting this topic out there!I stand by you in this topic!Stop backyard breeding!My grandma baought two chihuahuas from a byb but she at the time didn'y know she was a byb.And both of the dogs had health problems.Especialy the girl!She will eventualy be crippled,she has a major over bite,and she has this thing where if she gets to excited she "reverse sneezes" is what it's called.But she's just the sweetest thing though!it's going to be a sad day when she dies.The boy didn't have many problems.He had only two things that I know of,his ears never came up like most chihuahuas would and he is abnormaly big.He is what some people would call a 'flop-eared chiwhopper' so anyone who reads this keep in mind that if you buy a dog from a byb then your dog(s) could have major health problems!STOP BYBING!

Wow, this is smart to put up. It's true! I went to a puppy store just to look at the dogs. (I'd never buy one, I'll only keep a stray if no one claims it, or get one at a pound or shelter), and they had a mix dog that called a maltoo, or something like that? $700 - $800 for a maltese mix with a fancy name =/. When I got a stray dog who no one claimed(we put signs up for 4 weeks), and a puppy from the pound (they were gonna kill her in 5 days D=) . It's sad how people fall for the fancy named mutts, and give those people who sell them more buisness...

money,money, money...............and fasion that's what it is and inocent animals suffer for it.

That is so sad! Why would people do that?! No, dont even tell me, I know. But that is still so sad and cruel! I got a mixed, (Lhasa Apso/Shcnauzher) from a breeder, but it wasnt a rip off. $300, the same as our purebred. I dont think she even eant to breed, but they had puppies, or maybe she did, I dont know. I got him a few weeks ago.....I didnt even know about this then! Oh my gosh.....why could'nt I have convinced my parents to adopt from a shelter? Dont get me wrong, I still love him, but still.

It is sad that they will just put dogs down like that because they are at the pound. Both of our dogs are rescues when is a shelter and one is former racing Greyhound. I live by this motto, "don't go to a breeder and buy, while shelter dogs die." So sad that people do that to these poor animals all they want is love and attention. One of ours sat in the shelter for 8 months just because he was a rottweiler mix, best dog we've ever had. Love ya Rolls. (my dog)