The Bolo Tzu is a Designer Dog and as such will typically be healthier
than either of his parent breeds.
Not exact matches
A soft name meaning «light,» Lucas sounds a lot nicer
than Luke making it more appealing to a new
breed of parents.
My
parents took Sivko in when he was a baby cat because someone just left him there on the island, he belongs to an Egyptian
breed called Mau and that is perhaps why he is so fond
of catching birds (he can jump higher
than normal cats).
For example, the Puggle, the offspring
of a Pug / Beagle
breeding will be 50 percent Pug and 50 percent Beagle, but any characteristic may resemble one
parent dog more
than the other.
Groups calling themselves «humane» bring hundreds
of strays from across the borders to our shelters and yet it is our own purebreds we spay and neuter while turning our
parent «
breed» clubs into little more
than human societies.
Mating two individuals
of the same
breed that are sufficiently unrelated that the IC
of the progeny is lower
than the average
of the
parents.
The
parents of the puppies are something to consider, as a proven record
of good
breeding may be more eloquent
than any word said by the breeder.
Among purebred dogs, those from a reputable breeder that considers the health and vitality
of the
parent dogs before
breeding tend to be far healthier overall
than those that are
bred by puppy mills or backyard breeders that don't consider the health
of the
parent dogs.
Thankfully, Goldendoodles tend to live longer and healthier lives
than either
of the
breeds in their
parent - line — mostly due to the fact that they're a hybrid.
While you will have to have more patience
than in an instant - gratification pet store purchase, you'll also be able to meet at least the mother and possibly the father
of your puppy, seen the conditions in which your puppy was
bred and raised, see the documentation
of what health testing was done on your puppy's
parents and grandparents — and have someone to call when you're tearing your hair out because Puppy is going through teething or has hit adolescence.
It is possible to have a dog with more or less
than 50 percent
of each
parent breed in its heritage.
Both
of their
parent breeds are known to be stubborn and while they are intelligent, teaching Basschshunds simple commands and tricks may take more time and patience
than other
breeds.
The Shar - Poo is a Designer Dog so likely dates back to the 1980s or 1990s when breeders first began mixing 2 different pure -
bred dogs to produce puppies with the ideal traits
of the
parent breeds such as smaller, hypo - allergenic, gentler and often healthier
than the
parent breeds.
In fact, many
breeds are crossed in a bid to cancel out some
of the more problematic genes and the hybrid outcome ends up being more physically sound
than their
parents.
This means you get the best characteristics
of both
of the
breeds and are thought to be even healthier
than their pet
parents.
If a breeder does his or her due diligence in selecting the right
parents, crossing purebred dogs
of different
breeds results in puppies that are healthier
than either
of their
parents.
Maybe the only
breed of dogs smaller
than the Chiweenie is his
parent, the Chihuahua.
For example, the AKC registers more
than a dozen
breeds of herding dogs but the only working sheepdog
breeds in the US are the two whose
parent clubs have fought AKC recognition in order to preserve the working qualities
of their dogs.
The reasons for doing so are hopefully to bring forth a better dog
than either
of the
parents, and to share with others your own reasons for becoming involved with the
breed.
More
than most other
breeds, how a Chihuahua turns out depends largely on the genetic temperament
of his
parents and grandparents (entire lines are social or antisocial) and how it is raised (socialization and training) when brought home.
It is possible to have this
breed with more or less
than 50 percent
of each
parent breed in its heritage.
The Schipper - Poo is the offspring
of two different purebreds so he doesn't qualify to join the coveted American Kennel Club (AKC) however each
parent breed has been a member for more
than a century; the Poodle joined AKCs «sporting» group in 1887 while the Schipperke was named to the same group in 1904.
These hybrids take on some
of the characteristics
of either
parent breed, so one might suit your situation better
than the other would.
there is also no real guarantee on health or temperament with shelter dogs whereas breeders know their
breed and the
parents and can be more sure
of these things
than a shelter or rescue can be.
While champions in a pedigree are not a guarantee
of quality, it is more likely that a puppy with a champion
parent or several champion grandparents is a better specimen
of the
breed than a puppy with no champions or only a few in the fourth or fifth generations.
The MVD protocol voluntarily in use by UK CKCS breeders however, advises not
breeding from an individual if the
parent is affected at less
than five years
of age, and it remains to be seen whether restricting
breeding based on the disease status
of the parental generation will have a positive effect in reducing the prevalence
of MMVD in the UK CKCS population.
These efforts are opposed by the American
parent clubs
of the Golden Retriever and Poodle, which view Goldendoodles and similar hybrids as genetic gambles that create expensive designer mutts
bred primarily to deceive the buying public into thinking that there is something «better» about them
than their purebred predecessors.
However, they do have what is called «hybrid vigor,» which makes them generally healthier
than either
of their
parents or other purebred dogs
of either ancestral
breed.
So your dog may be the offspring
of two dogs that appear to be pure -
bred, but if there is a slight percentage
of another
breed in their lineage, then a recessive gene may carry through to your dog, making it look more like its un-typical ancestor
than its
parents.
Other
than that, they don't have anything specific to them, but can take on the health problems
of either
parent breed.
First generation Bichpoo puppies tend to be much healthier and robust
than either
of their pure -
bred parents.