I am a 100% racing (well ex racing) Greyhound and as suck look just how you might expect.
But concider this what if you cross a car with a boat? you get a cout, how about a table with a monkey? you get a monkable of course.
But what do you get when you breed a golden retriever with a poodle? Yes, a goldendoodle.
The new "breeds" or crossbreeds, are the result of a mating between two distinct types of purebred of dogs and hopefully producing puppies with the appealing features of each parent.
There are a seeming endless amount of the new cross breeds. Puggles (pug and beagle cross), shih-poos (shih-tzu and poodle cross) and cockapoos (cocker spaniel and poodle crosses) are just a few common examples of puppies sold by breeders and pet stores for prices once reserved for registered pedigree dogs.
Some of the latest designer breeds fetch more than the pedigree dogs they came from, so there is a big difference between these types of dogs and good old fashioned mutt's as they tend to be accidental. So what has brought this about?

Historically, in the Middle Ages, dogs were bred for function rather than looks. A dog’s appearance came second to his or her working ability to hunt, pull or protect. Then came the Victorian era, when kennel clubs and dog shows designed to limit breeding stock and purify bloodlines shifted selective breeding more toward a unified appearance by supporting a set of guidelines describing the desired qualities of each breed, called the “breed standard.”

The biggest concern about pedigree dogs is their health. It regularly said and thought that mixed breed dogs are healthier than pure-breds, and I'm sure we all know an owner who has a pug that can't breath or a German Shepherd who ha bad hips.
By crossing two breeds, you increase the variety of genes For example, pugs suffer from respiratory problems due to their pushed-in noses. The supposed way they are meant to look according to the kennel club.
When pugs are bred to beagles, the nose of the resulting puppies (called puggles) is longer, reducing the likelihood of breathing problems.
People against the idea of designer breeds will argue that paying a lot of money for crossbred dogs does not make any sense when thousands of mixed-breed dogs can be re-homed from shelters across the world.
What do you think?
Do you have a cross breed and if so what is it and why did you get it?
We would love to hear your thoughts, and also should we create new breeds to join here on dodadog?

Just to make you smile here is a lovely labradoodle puppies


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