Our old doggie died a month ago – 13 yrs old.
13yrs ago – there appeared to be 2 strains of dogs.
Pedigree or Heinz 57
Looking on a website 'pets4home' – mongrels (Heinz 57) have all gone upmarket and now have wierd and wonderful 'breed names'
Cockapoos for sale, sprotties for sale, Jackadoodles for sale – all very expensive 'mongrels'. Are mongrel dogs suddenly fashion items where one off mongrel breeds are now more sought after than pure pedigrees? Have I just lost the plot when it comes to choosing a dog?
Thoughts and strange breed names welcome.

Mother in law has a Labradoodle. We have proper dogs (greyhounds)!

I have an Irish Wolf Chihuahua

If you ask me its a con, call a mongrel a fancy name and charge the earth for it.

They're supposed to have a certain generation of breeding before they can carry the names, however people just clag the breeds together and call them by the new names.

Someone on here proudly anounced their dog as a labradoodle.. I think I'd keep it very quiet, not cos of the type of dog, just the STUPID NAME!

I think Fifi is a great name Dez 😉

You'll meet her on a ride sometime and see she is a great biking dog too!

Alex

to be honest its been going on with lurchers for a very long time.

Well technically it's happened for centuries but we have to ignore that so we can mock the new breeds.

We have proper dogs (greyhounds)!

+1!

Laziest dog In the World though.

Sometimes I have to prod him just to check he hasn't died!

I think I'll breed mine with a Cocker Spaniel and call the pups Short-Haired German Cock Pointers.

Well technically it's happened for centuries but we have to ignore that so we can mock the new breeds.

I am not mocking "breeds" as such, the animals are what they are but the fancy name seems to have in most cases masked the fact that the dogs are mongrels – hence in my opinion the high asking prices – most being £200 plus

Like I said they're supposed to be from several generations before they have the name. But many just breed the two breeds and call them by the new name. All breeds started off as mongrels for example border terriers are only about 100 years old.

I want an Abyssinian wire haired tripe hound

Pics please.

there you go, im afraid its the only one 🙁

I have an Irish Wolf Chihuahua

😆 😆

Labradoodle
Cockapoo or Cockadoodle
Puggle
Cavoodle
Pomchi
Yorkiepoo
Jackahuahua
Schnoodle

Go to Australia,they love these things and don't seem to want Pure breeds anymore.

That's because they have less genetic issues

That's because they have less genetic issues

Mongrels or Australians?

Labrasaurus here – lab (probably) crossed with something enormous and unidentified. Rescue dogs FTW. The current vouge for labradoodles and such only encorage irresponsible breeding from people that think they are going to get £700 a pup.

petrieboy, given the irresponsible breeding of pedigree dogs I'm not sure it matters. The rise in popularity of cross breeds is due too increased coverage and awareness of genetic problems in pure breeds.

Labradoodles were bred for low allergies to humans and to help with guide dogs. Bog all to do with genetics.

well it is to do with genetics but thats just the pedant in me….. Are you telling me all the labradoodles I see in the parks have blind owners because they dont seem blind. What dogs were bred for has very little to do with why they get popular, how many fishermen own labradors?

No not at all but that's how they started but sadly yes now they're bred to make money.

My inlaws got a mini-doodle

Cost them £1000+. In advance. BEFORE CONCEPTION!

and they had to be vetted by the breeder to make sure they were a suitable home.