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I dunno what it is lately, but it seems all I see people getting is maltese crosses... And It's driving me nuts. Lesse, I've seen poodle malt mixes, cavalier malt mixes, shi zhu mixes, pom mixes.. it goes on and on. What's weird is some of them are the most ugly dogs I've seen in my life... But I have a cross you say, I have a malt pom mix. I did NOT go and pay well over 700 dollars for him.. I did NOT seek him out... and I did NOT get him at a pet store... or because it was a designer dog. I got Boom because he needed a home or he was going to a shelter. I love him dearly, but never would have gotten him otherwise.
I have learned a lot from this forum, a lot about responsible breeding to better the breed. It drives me nuts to see all these puppies that are crosses. They're different colors. They're waaay outta standard for either dog. And how many decent breeders cross breed? So many of these come from pet stores and I worry about them. Fine you think your mix is cute, why not get one from a shelter... why produce dogs that aren't bettering anything?
I'm sure I've ruffled some feathers with this post and that wasn't my intention, however its just been irriatating. Seriously, don't be pissed at me for this, I think all dogs deserve to have a home, but why bring more crosses into the world.
BTW: my next pup will be a pure malt
I have learned a lot from this forum, a lot about responsible breeding to better the breed. It drives me nuts to see all these puppies that are crosses. They're different colors. They're waaay outta standard for either dog. And how many decent breeders cross breed? So many of these come from pet stores and I worry about them. Fine you think your mix is cute, why not get one from a shelter... why produce dogs that aren't bettering anything?
I'm sure I've ruffled some feathers with this post and that wasn't my intention, however its just been irriatating. Seriously, don't be pissed at me for this, I think all dogs deserve to have a home, but why bring more crosses into the world.
BTW: my next pup will be a pure malt
