HYBRID VERSES PURE BREED

Why a hybrid dog?A hybrid puppy has two purebred parents of different breeds. This intentional mix of breeds allows us to have the predictability of the purebred, while maintaining the genetic diversity of a mixed breed dog. A hybrid puppy's characteristics will fall within the range of the two breeds his parents are from. All of our puppies are first generation (F1) crosses. The F1 hybrid is the healthiest cross possible due to "hybrid vigor" or genetic diversity. We carefully select each purebred parent for the characteristics that would result in puppies with the most desirable pet qualities. The hybrids are bred just to be a perfect pet for you. 

What are the advantages of having a purebred dog?Purebreds provide predictability with respect to size, color, coats, temperament and traits. If you want a friendly dog or an aloof dog, a high-energy dog or a low-energy dog, a small dog or a large dog, a dog with lots of fur or a dog with very short fur, you can choose a purebred that tends to have those characteristics. The parents produce offspring that are totally predictable.......they will be just like their parents. 

Disadvantages Over 300 genetic health defects have been documented in purebred dogs, the incidence of defects is extremely high. Reasons for this include: Breeding dogs to a detailed standard of appearance. Breeding to some standard is how breeds are developed in the first place, but eventually it results in loss of genetic diversity, which leads to problems with health and vigor. The only way to get dogs to produce true to type (produce puppies that look like themselves) is to inbreed. Health and temperament can be sacrificed for a certain type of hair, eyes, etc. A limited and closed gene pool. Without the introduction of new and unrelated genes, in the long term all living creatures suffer "loss of genetic diversity," which inevitably leads to weaker animals with health problems. Even when trying to breed unrelated dogs, there will be a few common ancestors in almost every pedigree. Breeding the same champion dogs over and over. This floods the breed not only with the same sets of good genes, but also with the same sets of bad genetics. But when the same few dogs are bred repeatedly, as is done with the most successful show dogs, their particular defective genes become more common throughout the breed. Then the chances are much greater that two dogs with the SAME defective gene will get bred together -- and the defect gets expressed. Breeding for unnatural builds. Breeds with short faces (such as Pugs and Shih Tzus)) are sweet dogs, but they can't breathe normally and are prone to many health disorders. Breeds with long bodies (such as Dachshunds) are prone to crippling back problems and paralysis.

According to AKC statistics, there is a 40% mortality rate for purebred dogs in puppy hood.