You've probably heard
the term designer dog thrown around.
Not exact matches
As was previously mentioned, the
term «
designer dog» is often used interchangeably with the
term «hybrid
dog» because most
designer breeds are nothing more than a crossbreed of two different purebreds.
While some people wrinkle their nose at the
term due to the lack of regulation and their «mutt» - like qualities, some
designer dog breeds are made entirely on purpose.
While you can not predict exactly what a
designer dog like the Labradoodle will be like in
terms of its personality and temperament, certain genetic crossings have a higher likelihood for possessing certain traits.
The
term «
designer dog» refers to a hybrid.
But problems like hip dysplasia and progressive retinal atrophy rarely show symptoms until the
dog is into adulthood, so those raising
designer dogs in puppy mills may not be checking the long -
term health of the offspring, which means the recessive genes aren't necessarily getting weeded out.
If you want to call me out of touch for suggesting that profiting off of the exploited reproduction of bourgeois
designer dogs is ultimately greedy and bad for the breed in the long -
term, then by all means.
The last few decades have seen the rise of «
designer dogs,» a loaded
term that simply refers to a cross of markedly different
dog breeds.
Both of its parents may very well be purebred, but their offspring are instead
termed «
designer,» which is a more upscale way of calling a
dog a mutt.
As with all fads, the people producing these «
Designer Dogs» have a short
term commitment to this phenomenon and will look for another money maker after its popularity passes.