tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post1632008573532325051..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.614-05:00Comments on Borderblog: Doodle Dilemma Part 2Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00547292170354458260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post-75129108856900029572014-02-27T18:21:10.469-06:002014-02-27T18:21:10.469-06:00ahh the Doodles, we see more and more almost every...ahh the Doodles, we see more and more almost every week on our Addison Dogs list. People don't join our list for entertainment or to make new friends.. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744354426654131900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post-2796343104064073542014-02-24T11:37:04.538-06:002014-02-24T11:37:04.538-06:00It seems like folks find out about purpose mixes e...It seems like folks find out about purpose mixes every year or two and blog about it.<br /><br />And for some reason the blogs also all stated something like "recently" but actually they've been breeding mixes for flyball since the late 1990's. So it's not recent. <br /><br />At this point with some of the common F1 mixes (Boderjack, Borderstaffy) there is a type going on. You can see common behavior traits and a common look. I don't know how that works but it does. Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post-22911485409308463372014-02-22T10:56:25.162-06:002014-02-22T10:56:25.162-06:00I agree with Nicki. She is right.
Dad I agree with Nicki. She is right.<br /><br /><br />Dad Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post-42192578261869235472014-02-22T07:02:35.075-06:002014-02-22T07:02:35.075-06:00I Agree with a lot of that. The doodles are defini...I Agree with a lot of that. The doodles are definitely a worse problem, and these purpose bred dogs are not as likely to end up in a shelter. And again I don't really have an issue with the horse thing, probably for the same reasons you stated. I guess my thinking is you can find a flyball dog in the pound a lot easier than you can find a superior hunter jumper floating around Craigslist or wherever. I just can't buy into this right now, even if its "less" of a problem. But again, that's just me!<br /><br />And another good point-should we breed border collies, etc. specifically for agility vs herding? Maybe not-maybe that's how we get some of these over the top crazy, aggressive dogs with no regard for their bodies that get hurt all the time?Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547292170354458260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264392333565933559.post-46241062314536301882014-02-22T00:27:49.381-06:002014-02-22T00:27:49.381-06:00My first instinct is the same as yours - I see no ...My first instinct is the same as yours - I see no purpose for breeding mixed breed dogs on purpose. However, then I think of my history in the horse world, where cross breeding is widely accepted if not encouraged. You can breed a thoroughbred with anything and get what most people consider an "improvement" upon the original. I owned a Percheron/TB cross myself, who was bred by a farm with a very nice draft cross sporthorse program. People cross various warmblood breeds together for dual registration and to get desired characteristics. <br /><br />So yes, I'm conflicted. Why am I pro "mixed breed" horses but totally anti mixing poodles with anything? I don't know, maybe it had something to do with the numbers produced (1 vs many). Or maybe because any idiot can have a dog and it's a bit harder to own a horse? Not really sure.<br /><br />For some reason, purpose-bred sport dogs bother me far less than all of the Doodles. Maybe it just comes down to the fact that the average owner seems more responsible. The working border collie crowd thinks it's a travesty that people are breeding border collies solely for sport purposes, so is it really much different? I don't think these purpose bred dogs are the ones ending up in shelters because they tend to be placed in screened sport homes. It's the people breeding for cute names that you have to worry about. Karissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605123382073277736noreply@blogger.com