Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Learn More About Purebred Dogs

By Ferd Emy Ferdinand Okeke Nnaemeka Okeke

Today, dog breeds accredited by kennel clubs abide by very rigorous standards. These standards are so stringent, yet so subtle, that theyre obscure for most people. Even when you go to a dog breeder, and request from him or her to allow you to see his or her show quality puppies and pet quality puppies; both of which are purebreds, you will not be able to tell the difference at all.

Even those that are pet quality, purebred dogs can be pretty expensive. This is a result of the fact that it is highly costly to raise them, and also because when you purchase a purebred dog, you have a warranty of how the dog will be like when it grows up physically and behaviourally.

However, many dog breeders do not think that the process of breeding is complete, and they endeavour to make new breeds by crossing purebred dogs from different breeds. These mixed dog breeds are created intenionally to obtain the optimal characteristics of the parents.

Mixed dog breeds are often unsuccessfull because some genes are recessive, while others are frequent leading to not being the one the breeder wanted and the pups might end up with more than one bad traits from both or one of the parents. In addition, first generation mixed dog breeds vary overwhelmingly from litter to litter, even with the same type of parents. It is also usual to have puppies of the same litter with different features in form, size, color, and hair.

Because of this, it needs many generations to produce true mixed dog breeds that will consistently give the same characteristics, even second, 3rd or 4th generation puppies will occasionally give a nasty surprisal by showing a trait that managed to remain recessive up until that moment.

Nonetheless, many mixed dog breeds have showed consistence and have reached popularity. Peradventure the most famed of these mixed dog breeds includes the mixing of poodles.

Mixed poodle breeds are popular due to the fact that they result in individuals with a coat that sheds very little and that make very little dander, as well as overwhelming hypoallergenic properties, which they obtain from their poodle parent. Additionally, they inherit at least one good trait from other parent's breed, for instance, the Cockapoo displays the amorous and social tendency of the Cocker Spaniel.

Notwithstanding, inspite of the gains or lineage of mixed dog breeds, big kennel clubs refuse to acknowledge them, and it is not astonishing, given how stringent they are in their rules and selections.

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