more expensive mutts - Page 1

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112581/pug-beagle-love-puggle-wsj

I know we have gone down this road before but just another example of just how "main stream" expensive mutts really are

OMG! It's insane!!!

VONISSK, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THEY ARE MAKING BUCKS AND THAT'S ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS MAKING BUCKS. WHILE THE SERIOUS BREEDER THAT TRY TO DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS ABOUT OUR BREED WORRY ABOUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR GSD'S AND HOPE AND PRAY THE PUPS GO TO GREAT HOMES THAT WILL GIVE THEM A FOREVER LOVING HOME!

My take on this kind of (I call it) "mixology", has always been, that it must be an insult to true, bonafide breeders (of any breed) to see their breed, be watered down (oh dear...I'm gonna catch heck for making that statement), and sold for exorbitant prices. My husband recently came home, and told me that his boss purchased a "labradoodle". ...{cough...cough}..to the tune of $2500.00 for a 3rd generation pup. My head nearly spun around, and I was near levitating. I wouldn't spend that on a mutt...not a chance!

I think that people pay the high prices because they have had a registered dog before.  ( i don't mean quality just papered)  They have a bad experience with the purebred and believe the smoke and mirrors about mixed breeds being healthier etc.  Because I groom dogs daily and have done so for 26 years I have seen the frustration people have with purebreds and are trying someting different. It is very sad to see the quality of purebreds out there, especially in the small breeds.   I had to laugh when I moved to the North I found the best shih tzu I have seen to date.  Guess what they are unregistered whatszits being sold for 200.00. Best temperments and structure I have ever seen.  Why???  They are bred on the reserves, live outside and only the strong survive!  Poor temperments are wiped out as they run lose, biters are shot.  The weak can't survive a winter here and dogs with poor facial features cant survive out in the sun.  I am not recommending this as a breeding program but it sure makes some nice dogs!

It kills me though......How even 15 years ago these would have been given away because Suzie didn't spay her dog, a poodle, and Fido the German Shepherd came for a visit one night and they got it on.......And then 9 weeks later she has 10 puppies.  People come over, and Suzie gives the puppies away for free.  And this happens over and over.   Now....people use it as a sales gimick and give it a fancy name, put a huge price tag on it, and say it's going to have traits of each breed...but they say it will only have the best traits, and be easier to handle, shed less, and a 5 million mile list of traits follows.  

I'm even seeing this in the Husky world. I see people breed Retrievers with Huskies and sell them for high amounts.   Kind of frustrating.....

Do GSD rally have 89?? inheritable issues?   I kinda thought HD, DM, megasophagus and gasteric issues were the biggies.   But 89????

I don't know for sure if it's 89.  That may be an over exaggeration by the breeder who stated it.