... is still a mutt! Nothing wrong with that at all, but when I hear about "designer" dogs, I cringe!
Here's a link to an article that will help in choosing the right breeder and type of dog you really want as a new member of the family. Maybe the perfect pet for you is at the local pound!
"When you want a dog that's one of a kind, there's no need to spend big bucks to get it. Visit your local shelter instead and come home with your very own roughcoated Malibu griffon, Golden Gate Chiwienie dog or North American mottled shepherd.
Whatever you choose, and whatever you call it, the dog will be just as unique and special as a pricier pup."
I totally agree with the article. If I want a "designer dog", I will get one from the pound!!! I just can't wrap my mind around paying $1,500.00 for a malti-poo or a golden doodle.....rediculous!!!
I agree. I have a friend who wants my pup to mate with her dog, who is a 'chorkie'. I guess that would be a chorkenese?? It makes me very uncomfortable, beside that it would break the contract. I just said that I couldn't because of the legal implications, but in reality, I don't want to dilute the breed. I bought a purebred, if I wanted to breed him, it would be with another purebred. If I wanted a mixed breed, I would adopt one, not mix one up in a 'doggie lab' for a designer breed
Joanne - if I am guessing correctly, a chorkie is a Chihuahua and Yorie mix. That sounds like one ugly puppy....sorry. Gland you aren't going to agree.
"Chorkenese" !! ROFL!! The names that come up are nuts.
Debbie, that is both sad and very frustrating. I just shake my head at the audacity of pet shops as well as backyard breeders that only do this for the money. There is no way anyone will convince me this is for the "betterment of _________ breed(s)" !
The thing is.... before I researched any one breed and before I got onto Havanese lists (and this would go for any breed online mailing lists/groups), I had no clue that designer dogs were such a bad idea!
I was naive about it all until I learned and that's what I hope this forum does....... teaches those looking for a dog to really think about it, to really do the homework and make sure they aren't encouraging the 'business' of getting sick dogs that end up in shelters because they can no longer afford to or want to care for them. And God forbid more people decide to BREED these "designer dogs" even more! Can you imagine one, two, five generations from now?? Heck, those pups could go for $5000 if the idiots had their way!!
I really don't want to get started on this subject again. It makes me really mad. You can go to any animal shelter and get a designer dog, and they are called mutts. I guess a rose by any other name, etc., etc.
But, on the lighter side, I have a cousin who has a Malchi - Maltese/Chihuhua X. She is cute, black and white, looks like a maltese but very hyper. My daughter has two Dachshunds and they are not fixed because she wanted to breed them. Her male has taken a liking (a very strong liking) to my Shelby and we have been trying to come up with designer names for them - Havahunds, Dachsanese - just in case. Shelby will be spayed in a couple of weeks!
While I've been researching fior the last few months, I've seen something really interesting about dog pound mixes. Often, rescue groups get dogs from the pound and I've seen that when the rescues have a cute young puppy, even if it is a mix they ask a higher dollar amount for it! I've seen dogs for 400.00, even 600.00 from a rescue, being called a "guardian dog". The money received for a dog such as this goes to cover surgeries and care for the others. It seems that even the price of pound dogs is on the rise.
I agree that if you want a designer dog, please get one from a rescue. There are some wonderful dogs needing homes!
*The down side of mixing dogs is that you don't always get the best of both worlds. Sometimes you get the worst. There is no guarentee of a non-shedding dog just because it has been bred with a poodle or other non-shed breed. The only way to get a semi reliable mix of breeds is to breed a pure bred dog to another pure bred dog! Most back yard breeders aren't one hundred percent sure of the purity of the breeding stock they have!
Jolynn, don't laugh. The Havapoo does exist. They tried to sell me one at Shake-A-Paw pet shop. I was there because I fell in love with a little Shiba Inu that was there. I told the guy that he was crazy if he thought I would pay $2000 for a mutt and he said it was a "hybrid". That is when started researching more and more.
I didn't get the Shiba Inu either.
Well, along the lines of Havapoo, you know you can also get something else from the Havanese + Shih tzu..... Sorry, crude I know, but I could not resist
You are all to funny! I burst out laughing drinking my tea - not pretty at all! My kids were looking at me like "Okay..... my mom has lost it...." That was just too funny ROFLMAO!!!
THANKS A BUNCH GUYS!!! I have not been on much, having a really bad week with a wedding reception at my house this coming Sat (50 plus people) I am doing all the cooking and yesterday the bride had panic attacks & I had to talk her off the ledge.
she wants to xcell the church, do only the house, call people & tell them not to come etc etc etc etc - its been crappy!!
This post made me laugh so hard!!!! it is nutty the mixtures that you can come up with for these "designer dogs" Little did my dad now when we were little that his "mutts" were worth somethin!!
Hey Laurie, I am happy to hear you at least got a laugh I am sorry to hear you are under quite a bit of stress. You can always vent at our little coffee shop, if you need us. I wish you the best of luck, and simply do YOUR best, that's all you can do and before you know it, it will be all over. We'll be here waiting
Thanks guys!! Wedding is on- she is calmed down so all is on schedule. My only problem is worrying that on Monday my baby Logan gets snipped. But I am sure he will be fine & the wedding will go off without any problems.
I'm not sure where to post this, and actually I'm not sure how to start a new thread as the only one I started was as a new joiner, so sorry if I'm in the wrong place ….
Here in South Australia, the Havanese seems very little known, though there are breeders in Victoria and NSW. Often people on the beach say "what is she , a Shi Tsu cross?" or something. When I say "no, a Havanese" ,they say " a Habba …what ? I say "No, a Havanese, you know, Havana, Cuba" . Then I enter into to a short history lol. Spain- invading Cuba- revolution -fleeing to America-reestablishing breed world wide etc. I do this even when they clearly don't care, and especially if they seem not to know what/where Cuba is. If they ask about her name, Corazon, I give them the meaning of that too.
I think I am now known as that boring woman with the cute Habbasomething dog.
Are Havanese really well known the US and elsewhere ?
I'm not sure where to post this, and actually I'm not sure how to start a new thread as the only one I started was as a new joiner, so sorry if I'm in the wrong place ….
Here in South Australia, the Havanese seems very little known, though there are breeders in Victoria and NSW. Often people on the beach say "what is she , a Shi Tsu cross?" or something. When I say "no, a Havanese" ,they say " a Habba …what ? I say "No, a Havanese, you know, Havana, Cuba" . Then I enter into to a short history lol. Spain- invading Cuba- revolution -fleeing to America-reestablishing breed world wide etc. I do this even when they clearly don't care, and especially if they seem not to know what/where Cuba is. If they ask about her name, Corazon, I give them the meaning of that too.
I think I am now known as that boring woman with the cute Habbasomething dog.
Are Havanese really well known the US and elsewhere ?
Hi, I live in the South-Eastern part of the United States. I can say that neither the Bichon nor Havanese are well known in my area. When I had a Bichon, she was always referred to as a poodle. It will be interesting to hear the responses once I finally adopt my Havanese.
My Mia is a breeder “accident”. They thought her mom show dog was bred to a Havanese but the daughter’s papillion due to be neutered shortly did the job instead. I do not advocate mixes but I have the sweetest dog in the world. So I guess she is sort of a rescue. They were having a hard time finding a home for her. She looks pretty much like a Havanese except when her ears pop up. I do think there could be a cross breeding issue as her face is more refined than the typically Hav and her tongue will not fit in her mouth...always hanging out. Note I paid $200 for her...
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