Martin Duffy
Well-Known Member
I've only ever had rescue dogs, and had a mixture of cross-breeds and a couple of pure-bred Jack Russells (my favourite breed!).
I'm not sure why there would be any issue with cross-breeding?! If anything, until recently, cross-bred dogs were considered to be healthier due to the gene diversity, reducing as it does the breed-specific risks associated with pure-bred dogs. Although I believe more recently they have decided cross-breeds and pure-bred pedigrees are as healthy as one another.
This might be of interest:
http://blogs.rspca.org.uk/insights/2014/03/03/designer-dog-disaster/#.U2AjPdq9KK0
I'm not sure why there would be any issue with cross-breeding?! If anything, until recently, cross-bred dogs were considered to be healthier due to the gene diversity, reducing as it does the breed-specific risks associated with pure-bred dogs. Although I believe more recently they have decided cross-breeds and pure-bred pedigrees are as healthy as one another.
This might be of interest:
http://blogs.rspca.org.uk/insights/2014/03/03/designer-dog-disaster/#.U2AjPdq9KK0