Q&A: Is anyone here members with the Mixed Breed Dog Club of American (MBDCA)?
Question by Anna L: Is anyone here members with the Mixed Breed Dog Club of American (MBDCA)?
I was wondering, if you are… How do the Conformation classes work if they’re mixed breeds.
I’m not gonna get a mixed breed dog but I heard of this and It was different, thought I’d read up on it =)
Thanks
UGH! I hate the nicknames like labradoodle and peke-a-poo and Shepoodle.. .ick!
I would only adopt a mixed breed from a shelter, I’d never support the breeding of Mutts/ Mongrels/ Mixed breeds, ever…
So don’t worry, like I said “I’m not planning on it”
=)
thx
To Andie: I was wondering that SAME thing, it’s WIERD! I don’t get it lolz
Best answer:
Answer by Andie
How can a mixed breed dog have a conformation?
I think that club is probably a lot of bull crap.
What do you think? Answer below!
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Number 1; No reptuable registery reconised MUTT, mixed breeds or hybrids, as simple MUTTS have no standard, no set temperment, no set size, not set confirmation-So there no way possibled a mixed breed registrary would have confirmation classes due to the fact mutts come in all shapes and sizes!
2. Mixed breed clubs are a load of rubbish!
3. NO reputable breeder breeds mutts, ONLY PUPPY MILLS AND BACKYARD BREEDERS!
These Beag-A-Poos are registered with the ‘Dogs International Kennel Club’.”
The word “registered” has a magical effect on people. They seem to think something that’s “registered” must be legitimate and valuable. Not so! Registered simply means recorded. Somewhere someone has the dogs name and date of birth written down. Registered certainly doesn’t mean healthy, or valuable (every dog is priceless to its owner). There are many canine registries in business today that will register any kind of dog whether it’s purebred, mixed breed or even of unknown origin.. Best known of the is the US Kennel Club that advertises that they register “rare breeds, hybrids, even pet class.” Other “clubs” have appeared that will produce official-looking “Championship” papers if you send them a photo or video of any dog. Any registration can often cause the price of a mutt to skyrocket, when the paper it’s printed on may only be worth using for housebreaking. Puppy buyers are sometimes fooled into paying pay hundreds ofdollars for a “registered” mutt. Being a registered mutt does not make a dog any different from a similar one sitting in a shelter, and it certainly does not turn a mutt into a purebred. Basically being able to call these dogs registered gets the breeder, pet store or puppy mill more money.
If you are planning on investing in one of these breeds (the goldendoodle, the cockapoo, really any of the -doodles or the -poos), I guess that’s your prerogative, but please just hear me out first.
If, somehow, you have missed it, there’s a new trend in celebrity dog ownership: strang, unnatural crosses of unhealthy dogs that people pay thousands of dollars to own. They call them “designer dogs.”
Look at these Amazon links to the left! There are books now about these popular dog “breeds,” describing their temperaments and how to raise them. Again with the wanting to smack people. These animals are not a new breed; they are mutts! Accidents!
Now, I’m all for the owning of mutts. I, myself, have never had anything else. But to breed (that is, intentionally) is to choose two champion animals with a high quality of various traits and to test the parents for congenital diseases. Puggle, labradoodle, pekepoo, or any other cutesie-named dog breeders are not doing this. They are picking cute animals and forcing them to breed beyond their capacity. They are not breeding to “improve the breed.” They are breeding solely to make money, and that poses problems for the animals and for their owners.
· “We have been responsible breeders of Bass-A-Poos for four years.”
What is responsible about breeding dogs not knowing what the puppies will be like. Or worse yet doing it solely for profit knowing that dogs, just like the ones that they are breeding, are being euthanized . Almost every breeder claims to be “responsible.” How trustworthy is a breeder who deliberately misleads people about the value of a mutt? I think you can answer that question for yourself. Truly responsible breeders are honest and knowledgeable with a strict code of personal ethics. They care about the puppies they produce and the people who’ll buy them. They would never let their puppies be sold in a pet store, and will always take their dogs back if there is any trouble at anytime during the dogs life. Would a responsible breeder deliberately cross dogs with completely different and potentially incompatible physical structures and temperaments? Would they deliberately mix any breeds? No, not when they know the results will be completely unpredictable and that there are already thousands of accidentally bred mixed breed dogs in need of good homes.
Does this mean that all producer of mixes are unscrupulous and deceitful? No, many of them are simply ignorant of responsible breeding practices and unaware of what they’re really doing. Both the deceitful and the ignorant, though, prey on the ignorance of the public. Once people know the truth about these breeders and pets, people will start adopting instead of buying and the breeders will stop breeding. It is simple supply and demand.
Don’t be fooled by the cute names, “one of a kind” titles, and the high prices! You can find “designer dogs” of every size, shape, color and personality as close as your local humane society or rescue service and at a far more reasonable cost. Why not go there first and save a life? You’ll be glad you did!