| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 11:24:49 AM | My neighbour has just been showing me her new puppy her daughters bought her for her Birthday, a Jackawawa, and cost £300.00
Seems this is a cross between a Jack Russel and a Chihuahua.
Not the only new cross breed dog up for sale I found out, Chorkie, Chihuahua and a Yorkshire terrier.
Seems to be all kinds of new cross breeds being sold, Labradoodle I already heard of, Labrador and a Poodle.
But these dogs are being sold for nearly the same price as you would buy a Pedigree dog, £300.00 and £400.00, sometimes £500.00.
Now this puppy is a cute little thing as most puppys are, but no way would I pay that kind of money for a crossbreed..
So have you seen any of these cross breeds and would you pay such an amount for one.. | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 11:29:37 AM | I do love the pedrigees and even some of the cross breeds but I am a big old sucker for the moggies and the mongrels. My cat was £20 but worth more than any prize winning pedigree.
One day I will have a house full of rescued animals, the ones other people cast aside. Lots of people will take the pretty pedigree and cross breeds but what about the others?
What can I say, I'm a sucker for a sob story and making a once hard life an easy one 
Edit: Can I just point out this only applies to animals, not men. Your sob story will not get you in my knickers or my wallet! | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 12:00:33 PM | Vets are very expensive - so I'd pay £300 for a crossbreed owned by a carig breeder who'd bothered to get the **** the maternity care she needed and to do the pups first set of vaccinations etc. . Purebred or mongrel - vets fees are identical for both. I suppose I'm saying if the money is towards caring for the mother and pups then I'd pay, if it's just pure profit then hell no
Chihuahuas are crazily expensive though. My 20 year old chi died recently and a replacement from a decent breeder is likely to set me back over £1000. Inflation is way outta control! £1000 for a kebab in a handbag is just extortion.
My last dog, though a purebred was a rescue - from a puppy farmer. There's no way I'd hand over my hard earned cash to support those people, as he was in a terrible condition. If they make good profits it just encourages them. | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 2:04:24 PM | my sister has just bought an inuit puppy for several hundred pounds her other dog is a mongrel she got from a rescue centre and is quite unique as it looks like a fox...
an iniut on the other hand was originally a crossed breed between German shepherds and husky type dogs so what you end up with is a beautiful dog that looks a little bit like a Canadian wolf but is wonderful in temperament and very intelligent and easy to train...inuits have been bred pure for many generations now and so i think they are classed as a pedigree. they were specifically bred in terms of compatible breeds for size and health etc...some of the other 'fashionable' crossbreeds have been bred simply as an accessories to the consumer lifestyle without thinking of the animals gene pool..i know someone who works in a rescue centre and she says that there is an increasing number of these dogs being dumped when their fashionista owners get bored and realise they actually don;t want to look after a dog.
on the other hand my mum recently aquired a pure bred chocolate labrador for free, normally these cost in excess of about £350 but there was a very slight chance the litter could have been mixed so the breeders gave them away quick just incase.
i'm three floors up so i can't have a dog unfortunately but i'd love one and when i can i'll be happy with a rescue mutt. | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 2:09:18 PM | | once you muck the breed up n cross breed them there mongrels no matter what you call them | |
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Posted: 7/10/2008 3:52:23 PM | | The loveliest and best dog I ever met was my friends dog. She cost nothing as she was a rescue dog! | |
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Posted: 7/10/2008 4:03:27 PM | But these cross-breeds have a pedigree, that's just the bloodlines of the dog and b!tch
Personally, I'm a fan of the good old Heinz 57s that have a bit of everything, IMO it makes for a stronger dog both physically and mentally. | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 4:49:16 PM |
So have you seen any of these cross breeds and would you pay such an amount for one.. My friend's father in law breeds Lurchers. These dogs are bred from working stock, and go for about 300 quid, with a massive waiting list. The guy who breeds them, Reggie, has grafted rabbits for 30 + years and his dogs are top notch.
Kind of slightly different scenario, although his dogs are mongrels, they are bred for their prowess at stalking, rather than a poncey cross for the sake of it. | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 4:51:42 PM | I've heard they can even make a cat that barks nowadays, (its really a dog but looks like a cat)..but thats for the super uber cool rich n famous who can afford it.  | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 4:54:49 PM | | i had a cros breed once, but that fecker died on me after all the pedigree chum i fed it, cost me a fortune! Insurance would only pay out on the half that was a pedigree, direct line my arse, direct line to my fist when i turned up at there offices and asked them to define which half was deemed a pedigree bang on lunch time | |
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| Expensive cross breeds.
Posted: 7/10/2008 5:12:59 PM | | i bought boxer cross british bulldog best dog i have ever had. giddy and dont stuggle to breath so GRUMPS being mixed dont matter. sometimes its for the best. simple as | |
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Posted: 7/10/2008 5:23:52 PM |
cross breed is a mongrel That is one way to look at it
just because both parents are pedigree, does not mean the pup is too - parents are different breeds FFS Actually, it does if you keep a record of the dog's lineage, which is what pedigree means.
I am completely against mixing breeds, calling them something new and charging a fortune for the pups - this is insane And how do you think we got the various breeds in the first place? Accidentally?
Selective breeding is something humans have been doing for a very long time, and not just with dogs. | |
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Posted: 7/11/2008 12:26:39 AM | I have two Alaskan Malamutes. One is a rescue dog as she (like so many large dogs) has been bred with a serious hip problem. That rendered her useless to the breeder...what worth is a dog if you cannot breed from it!
I don't care, she is gorgeous, funny, has an incredible temperament, is brilliant around people...a real babe.
The other one has an impeccable pedigree, her father won best working dog at Crufts. As a pup she cost £1000. She too has a fantastic temperament...the breed is known for it- but like all Mals, they are pretty stupid. They are good natured, and try to please- but you will wait forever if you expect them to be totally obedient, and come when called.
I would love to breed from her, and why not cross her with a more intelligent dog- maybe a GSD... One of the most trainable and intelligent breeds crossed with one of the prettiest, hardiest, strongest breeds. Should produce outstanding pups...is that so wrong? Should I only breed her to a Malamute stud dog, thereby increase the genetic weaknesses, while maintaining breed purity?
If and when I do breed her, she is likely to produce between four and ten pups...some of which would be re-homed. Is it unreasonable to charge people for the privilege of having one, and recouping the cost of producing them? A dog, like anything else, is worth what anyone is prepared to pay for it. | |
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