A lot of new crosses are appreaing in my area - Dogue de Bordeax/ Mastiff, Staffy/ Mastiff etc. I really don`t think these dogs are being bred to go to gentle loving homes! They seem to be going to a particular type of young urban male.

Dogs have always been bred to fulfill a particular function, unfortunately, the type of dog wanted by some yums is an aggressive type of fighting/guard dog to give them "status" and street cred. I have seen obvious pit bulls in my local town in the hands of said yums, I thought the breed was not "legal" in Britain does anyone know if it is?

wish i had not been so quick to comment on the other thread and cause this one to be started lol.
i think a lot of people on here are getting defensive and thinking that people with purbred dogs are insulting their cross breeds- that isnt the case i think people (including me) get so annoyed that there breed or any other is being used to produce these 'fashionable' crosses for nothing more than money after all what makes the huskamute better than a husky or mal? and what makes a labmaraner a better dog than a lab or weimaraner? the answer..nothing does i can understand that a gr x lab might be a better worker for guide dogs but they have valid reasons to do this and use them.
Dont get me wrong im not saying pedigree dogs are above cross breeds- there really are some lovely xs out there but they do not need silly names- you cant create a breed by just doing a first cross with another breed- it takes various crosses and numerous years to even start to do something like that- not that it is necessary-if you look hard enough there is breed of dog out there for every purpose and in my eyes, no need to cross.

wish i had not been so quick to comment on the other thread and cause this one to be started lol.
i think a lot of people on here are getting defensive and thinking that people with purbred dogs are insulting their cross breeds- that isnt the case i think people (including me) get so annoyed that there breed or any other is being used to produce these 'fashionable' crosses for nothing more than money after all what makes the huskamute better than a husky or mal? and what makes a labmaraner a better dog than a lab or weimaraner? the answer..nothing does i can understand that a gr x lab might be a better worker for guide dogs but they have valid reasons to do this and use them.
Dont get me wrong im not saying pedigree dogs are above cross breeds- there really are some lovely xs out there but they do not need silly names- you cant create a breed by just doing a first cross with another breed- it takes various crosses and numerous years to even start to do something like that- not that it is necessary-if you look hard enough there is breed of dog out there for every purpose and in my eyes, no need to cross.

Interesting thread

I am with the majority in that I dislike seeing x-breeds bred purely for profit and quirkiness I don't have a problem with x-breeds bred for a specific function as long as they are healthy and raised in the same way as a good pedigree litter.

I am not at all keen on seeing new members flogged, tarred and feathered and hung out to dry before they have even had a chance to settle in ... no matter what breed, cross or mongrel they choose to share their life with.