cross 的狗狗可以买吗？

taoyuan

原帖由 ewsd 于 2009-3-14 19:41 发表
纯种的狗狗性格相对比较稳定，如果可以还是从breeder 那里买纯种。当然，也有很多很好的cross的狗狗。

不管是什么狗狗，重要的买回来以后要对他/她负责任。

刚刚研究了一下，为什么要cross breed.原因是cross的品种可以改良狗的性格和脾气秉性。
见摘录。

Cross-Breeding to Improve Temperament

      The Golden Retriever has a coat which is a little more difficult to look
      after, and sometimes it can become a little worried while working. This,
      coupled with a streak of stubbornness, which can even result in a refusal
      to work, makes it a complex breed. Handlers have to be careful how they
      assess a situation. They may need to decide, for example, whether a dog is
      showing genuine concern or just being stubborn.
      These days, only one in ten guide dogs is a German Shepherd. They make
      excellent guides in the right circumstances, but there is less call now
      for dogs with their qualities. They do seem to need highly competent
      handlers who will use their dogs a great deal, and they will not tolerate
      clumsy following and insensitive handling. They tend to worry more than
      the gun dogs and are inclined to have health problems, such as digestive
      upsets, in some stressful conditions.
      For similar reasons, very few Border Collies are used. They need very fast
      walking owners with plenty of initiative who will give them a high work
      load.
      In recent years, many more people in the upper age range, and with
      additional disabilities, have been given guide dogs, and this means that
      the number of suitable handlers for GSDs and Border Collies has declined
      as a proportion of the total.
      Since the start of the breeding programme in the 1960s, the success rates
      of the pure breeds has risen steadily, although credit for this must be
      shared with the puppy walking scheme. Cross-breeding the Labrador with the
      Golden Retriever is now achieving even better results, producing dogs that
      combine the tolerance of the Labrador with some of the sensitivity of the
      Golden Retriever. Breed specialists were generally opposed to deliberate
      cross-breeding, but the arguments against it are largely irrelevant in the
      case of guide dogs because the ani mals are always neutered.
      In the past, second crosses have been tried by keeping some of the first
      crosses as breeding stock. However, this was stopped when it became
      evident that the result was an increase in problems of temperament.



TECHNICAL REVIEW
      Cross-Breeding to Improve Temperament

      CROSSING FOR TEMPERAMENT
      The Association's cross-breeding programme set out to produce more dogs
      with good temperaments. The ideal dog is:
      Stable.
      Of a happy, pleasing disposition.
      Not neurotic, shy or frightened.
      Reasonably energetic.
      Not hyperactive.
      Not aggressive: pure apprehensive protective.
      Of low chasing instinct. Able to concentrate for long periods. Not easily
      distracted. Willing.
      Confident with and tolerant of children
      Confident with and tolerant of other animals
      Responsive to the human voice. Not sound shy.
      Able to show reasonable initiative. Not too dominant or self-interested.
      Able to change environment and/or handler without undue stress. Within the
      limits of body sensitivity. As free as possible from hereditary defects
      (physical).
      The achievement of the cross-breeding programme can he judged from Table 1
      which compares the success rates of the pure breeds and the crosses. To
      put the figures in perspective, the number of animals surveyed is given in
      the last column.
      The survey included dogs at all stages of training, from puppy-walking
      through to working dogs that are withdrawn before the normal average
      working life.
      
      CONCLUSION
      There now seems to be little doubt about the value of first-crossing
      selected breeds. In order to achieve the best results, it is essential not
      only to select the parents carefully, but also to bred bitches. monitor
      the success of previous litters. The Association's computerised are now
      very accurate and comprehensive.
      First crosses, not second, will provide 35 to 4- percent of our working
      dogs. Only pure breeds will be retained as breeding stock. The overall
      demands of our breed-mg programme will require 50 pure-bred studs and 200
      pure-bred bitches.
      There is no evidence to suggest that it matters whether the father is
      Labrador and the mother a Golden Retriever, or vice versa. The important
      factor is the temperament of the parents.

fzha8447

如果不是为了育种，CROSS的可能比纯种的还要聪明一些呢(monkey22) ！
但养无妨。 严重支持！

kaiak

的应该更好养才对的