Designer dogs and mutts

Designer dogs on the other hand are not purebreds but are similar to mutts. The fundamental difference between the two is that designer dogs are cross breeds that involve two or more known purebreds while mutts are a product of unknown parent breeds.

This means that it is far easier to get the best out of designer dogs as opposed to mutts because every product of cross breeding is a combination of the parent breed i.e. you only need to apply the knowledge required for handling any of the parent breed in the cross to the offspring in the area where that parent breed is dominant.

However in the case of the mutt, you are flying blind since mutts are of unknown pedigree.

What all of this clearly mean is that before acquiring a designer dog like the German shepherd husky mix you must have a good understanding of the parent breeds involve in the cross breeding and you should only go ahead to acquire the cross breed if you are comfortable with everything about the parent breeds.

This is because with a designer dog you will end up with any combination of the characteristics and/or traits of the parent breeds. So if you are not 100% comfortable with everything about the German shepherd and the Siberian husky then you should avoid acquiring a Gerberian Shepsky.

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