Just what everyone needs…
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/viral/the-dollar75000-micro-pit-bull/vi-AAnd6Zk
I don’t like the “designer” dog craze regardless of what breed combo they are. I do know of some agility trainers that do outcross to pit bulls and also sight hounds to get a purpose bred agility dog.
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All I can say is kudos to him if temperament is a major part of his breeding program. He seems sincere as he mentioned it multiple times.
Oh and there are people around the country breeding bully type crossbreds to “purpose”.
That micro pit bull always sounds like she is struggling to breathe, like English bulldogs often do. She has legs like an English bulldog too and that breed is very prone to hip dysplasia. Frankly, anyone who would pay thousands of dollars for such a dog is an idiot.
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I’m also not sure what the purpose of breeding pit bulls or their crosses is. No matter what anyone thinks of the breed, there is no pit bull shortage. Just look at the Los Angeles’ animal shelter’s adoptable dog list: http://www.laanimalservices.com/adop…g-a-companion/
At least half the dogs are pit bulls or mixes. Heck, it may be more than half, but I don’t have time to count. The situation is very similar at many city animal shelters across the US.
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You’re right Garnet, it can’t breath well and will end up having a host of physical problems before it reaches the age of three. I wonder where the litter mates are, if they even survived.
Where the owner/breeder said the dog always makes that sound when she gets excited, sounded more like an attempt at a growl while he was trying to get the sweater on her.
Reminds me of that South Park episode where the scientist created the Four-Arsed Monkey.
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A designer dog is one that vets called “mixed breed.” If you breed a labradoodle to a labradoodle, you do not get a litter of labradoodles. That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.
People come into our office with a labra-Tzu-morkie-doodle and tell us how special it is. And the receptionist puts down “mixed breed.” Or the people who come in with their Beagle-Boxer mix. Yeah, it’s a pit bull. You can call it what you want for your insurance, but it’s a pit bull and that’s what we’re calling it.
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My little dog is a “designer” breed. And the people who I got her from paid a very healthy chunk of change for her with no consideration for her temperament or their lifestyle. They wanted a “sturdier dachshund” and someone who let their cocker and their dox breed must have seen them coming. Then I got an amazing mutt for free because they couldn’t deal with her.
Designer dogs are dumb. But mutts are awesome 
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The “hybrids” are very variable- I have seen puppies get the worst of both breeds, but sometimes you do get a good one.
My butter is from the very earliest days of the designer dog trend. She’s a chug, chihuahua/pug. She got the chi ability to breathe and the pug love of everyone. Her breeder dropped her off at the pet store with her little sister, pregnant mother and father, they didn’t want them anymore. Her name was booger. That was 14 years ago, and she is my soulmate.
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There are people breeding deformed pitbull types to look like frogs (“micro exotic bullies”). It’s literally gag worthy. These poor animals cannot possibly be healthy.
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I googled those. What was I thinking? Their legs really are splayed out to the side like a frog’s or lizard’s. To top it off, breeders charge $5000 or more for them.
What’s ironic is that many of those breeders had designed their sites to present a tough “badass” sort of image and the dogs often have tough-sounding names (like Machete). In reality, I don’t think a dog with frog legs and a smashed-in snout is going to be very tough or robust.
They’re supposed to be “tough” … they can BARELY WADDLE. What is tough about that?
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I get calling the labradoodle a mixed breed.
I do not get calling a dog that you do not know the history on a breed.
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Yeh that was what my quote about lots of people breeding bullys to “purpose” was all about. Search Shorty Bulls as well. Or Frenchie Bulls.
And I always have an eyeroll when the breed name is copyrighted…
In 16 years of practice, I know a pit bull when I see one. If someone brought in an Afghan hound, I know it when I see it. Same with a pit bull. You can call it what you want, but it’s a pit. On the Rabies certificate, we will call it a horse if you want us to, but you’re not fooling anybody.
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Hmm, what would I try to call an afghan hound?
Gypsy Vanner Greyhound?
Lhasa apso x borzoi?
Shih Tzu x wolfhound
LOL. Sometimes being a vet must be fun…
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Our county is now requiring a breed to be placed on rabies certificates. Mixed is no longer acceptable. I hate that because really there are some mixed breeds that are not identifiable.
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Back of sofa hound?
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Mix is fortunately, acceptable where I live and practice. There aren’t many, but I do meet some that I couldn’t pick a predominant breed for
