Caverpoo info please General Chat

Hi Devil dogs, is your last comment meant for me I knew my dogs would not moult as they are crossed with all non moulting breeds, cairns dont moult as such they have to be hand stripped, bichons dont moult and mini schnauzers dont moult... these dogs were bred by my friends who need dogs that dont moult, they were sick of all the ordinary breeds of non moulters and wanted something a bit different

I cannot really understand your breeder if you are saying she only cross bred to produce a non moulting dog lol She bred from non moulting patents so why did she/ he have the need to crossbreed for non moulting.

Puppies can have the wrong coats even in established breeds, so I would still say you dont know that they were going to be non moulting. CC's and Poodles are both none moulting breeds, Yet I have heard of people with the cross hand them into rescue because of the moulting.

I think the purpose of crossing the non moulting breeds is to give people more varitey, I personnally know quite a lot of people who would love an non moulting/ very low shed dog, but they dont like the established breeds, so this way they can have a dog thats different without the hairs.

Seems strange to say they don't like the established non-moulting breeds when there is such a variety? When you cross 2 of these non-mouting breeds you end up with a temperament of one or the other parent breeds or a mixture of the 2 surely? Or is it the look of the non-moulting breeds they don't like?

There are so many already established non moulting breeds that I am shocked you know people that dont like one - instead some one will buy a cross pup from two already established breeds - when in actually fact the pups from the mating could like either of the parents - defeat the object if the dont like the parents :?

Personally I wouldn't by a cross breed (been there done that) but I see no reason for anyone else not to purchase one as long as the 'breeder' doesn't advertise them as designer dogs as they are crossed at the end of the day and I think its terrible that some people pay loads of money (sometimes more than a pedigree).

I can some what understand about the crossing of a breed though to see what you get as my mum loves her Bichon dearly but he does have trouble with tear staining and wonders if he had have been crossed with a darker dog then maybe this staining wouldn't show up as much.

If you want a crossbreed, go to a rescue. Plenty of them there. Please don't buy one.

Exactly........

If I compiled a list of the most illogical reasonings I'd heard of, that would most certainly make the top 10, if not, the top 5.

Mr. A, Wants a northern type spitz dog, but doesn't like any of the popular, or less popular choices available. These include huskies, malamutes, greenland dogs, eskimo dogs, laika's etc.

He's not sure about the temperaments and some of the looks, so naturally he gets a husky x malamute...Oh yes, cos that makes perfect sence, don't like the parent breeds, so I'll get a mix of them instead. Hoping that by some miracle, it ends up looking and behaving like a great dane.

Do people seriously think like that?

Perhaps if everyone gave up using these silly made up names and called them crossbreeds or mongrels which is what they are, then people would be less inclined to pay silly money for them and avoid getting ripped off!

Seems like they do lol

My friend has a Cavapoo and I have looked after her on many occasions.

I think what people have said about you never knowing exactly what you will get with a cross breed is correct, however if you get one like the little angel I've met, you won't be disappointed.

She is the most loveable, gentle and friendly dog I've ever come across. She's never any trouble and she loves her walkies. She doesn't shed and doesn't smell that 'doggy' unless caught in the rain!

Unsure what else to say other than don't let people put you off getting a Cavapoo with the usual schpeel of labelling them 'designer dogs', saying it's unethical, etc. Fact is, cross-breeding made the Cavapoo I know and love - and it can only be a good thing that she exists!

But the point people are making is the next CavalierxPoodle you meet will most likely be completely different because it's cross of two breeds!

A friend has a caverpoo who excels at agility shes just won into grade 4 at kc shows.

...I already said that in my own post:

"I think what people have said about you never knowing exactly what you will get with a cross breed is correct"

But, to play devil's advocate, the same could be said for any breed of dog - each dog is born unique, so there's never any guarantees with what you'll get, which kind of makes it a moot point.

So have you ever asked your friend why she / he never thought of getting a poodle or a cavalier rather than a mix of both