[ SHOWGSD-L ] Hybrids/"Deginer" dogs/Mixed breeds
- From: WLFHRTGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:49:56 EST
It wasn't so very long ago that "hybrid" almost always meant it was a cross
between wolf and dog.
Couple days ago I had a labradoodle in the shop I work at -- and frankly
after looking all over, had to ask the manager where my dog was....the dog she
pointed out looked more like a wolfhound pup than anything else.
A few years ago, I worked with a woman who paid - FIVE THOUSAND - yep that's
NOT a typo -- for a lab/newfie cross. The sire and dam were allegedly breed
champions. (I can only say "allegedly" because of course, there were no papers
on this mix.) AS the puppy grew, it looked like this dog had all the lab
characteristics but no newfie. She felt "Ripped off" because she got a
purebred
lab. Adding to her complaints was the fact that the poor dog needed both hips
entirely replaced by one year of age.
I did obedience and other things with my first GSD - she was most likely
mixed, she was small and a bit fluffy like a coat, so we were able to ILP her
so I
could compete in obedience. We lost her to cancer at 12 1/2. My first
purebred GSD was a coat, and he died in his sleep at 12 1/2. At 12 1/2 I had
no
interest in an autopsy. He did have signs of DM the last year of his life, but
for the most part, I believe he stayed young-acting because after we lost
Misty, he took over the pack, and thoroughly enjoyed his status.
It was his sworn duty to beat up the younger males -- especially when they
came back from a show. He never hurt them of course, but he DID make it clear
that even though they were out with "Mom" -- they shouldn't let it go to their
heads!
I don't necessarily believe that mixed breeds are healthier - I just believe
that since there a lot of mixes, it's almost impossible to label any health
problems as "typical" for mixed breeds. They carry whatever may be in their
background, just like a purebred does.
Kelly Busse
Wolfheart German Shepherds
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