We breed crossbreds because people like what we breed, and because you can only go so far with purebreds here... to be honest with you, there is such an issue with iffy purebred breeders near us, I mean for example...the Lab Breeder we dealt with a while back for our girl and her first breeding, we decided to find a Stud, he was fantastic and his babies were gorgeous and well mannered, perfectly healthy... but the woman was terrible, she kept her dogs in a disgusting amonia filled basement, much of her litters died because of poor conditions, and half the females were bone-racks... after breeding and paying we reported her to the SPCA, and it's sad to have to report someone whos money goes to their young kids, but it was just disgusting and depressing how badly these dogs were cared for, it was the same with our Newfie girl and boy, they're both in the picture of health, but we had come into contact later on with someone who had bought a puppy from the breeder we bought our girl and boy from, and they had called the SPCA because their puppy had died, and they went to check on the place it came from and it was a dump, 75 dogs were living in a disgusting and dirty portable, and these aren't little dogs... these are huge Newfoundlanders. Our two, the breeding pair we bought and nursed back to health had both come infested with tapeworm, Chandler (the girl) was riddled with worms, her coat was disgusting, she was underweight and pregnant, and we nursed her back to health and her babies were all so beautiful and in great health.. Riker, the boy, he's a Bronze Landseer Newfie (Chandler is a Black and White Landseer) was filled to the brim with tapeworm, but in better shape than Chandler... although he weighed 80lbs and should have weighed about 120lbs.
Anyway, we breed crosses because we like them, we like their personality, looks, etc. Purebred breeders here like to flood the market, not the crossbreeders, it's strange occurance when you'd think it'd be the other way around lol.
Responsible breeders choose to breed their dogs with those that are well regarded in the 'dog community' for good conformation, bloodlines, and working accomplishments, for the improvement of the breed as a whole. Reputation is everything, and nobody who has worked to attain a good reputation for their kennel will risk it by keeping their animals in squalor. Responsible breeders do not obtain their foundation stock from puppy mill rescues. Puppy mill dogs have a far higher incidence of inherited, breed-specific disorders, and any responsible breeder would never consider producing litters from these dogs.
Anyway, we breed crosses because we like them, we like their personality, looks, etc. Purebred breeders here like to flood the market, not the crossbreeders, it's strange occurance when you'd think it'd be the other way around lol.
Responsible breeders choose to breed their dogs with those that are well regarded in the 'dog community' for good conformation, bloodlines, and working accomplishments, for the improvement of the breed as a whole. Reputation is everything, and nobody who has worked to attain a good reputation for their kennel will risk it by keeping their animals in squalor. Responsible breeders do not obtain their foundation stock from puppy mill rescues. Puppy mill dogs have a far higher incidence of inherited, breed-specific disorders, and any responsible breeder would never consider producing litters from these dogs.
