jenson

[saundra]

sons new puppy called jenson
hes 7 weeks a cross labrador/spanial
and indi there other labrador is sulking

[Diflower]

Oh Saundra he's beeeautiful

Minnie is a labrador/Springer spaniel cross

[Kaz]

Ooooh it makes you all broody For a puppy, not a baby, I hasten to add!

He's gawwwwwjuss

[meriad]

Aww, that is just too cute..... I'd love to have a dog as well, but my working hours just won't allow it. One day when I'm retired.....


Di - I was wondering about Minnie when I saw the photo's of her. Friends of ours had a black spaniel and Minnie looks similar but not quite the same; now I know why . It's a beautiful x of two dog breeds

[Diflower]

It's perfect meriad
Most people think she's a flatcoat but she's a much more delicate build. She has a springer face and ears that go curly when wet

Apart from the fact that we now know Springers are one of the breeds susceptible to IMHA It's still pretty rare though, and I've always favoured crosses, they're generally more robust than pedigrees

[JoM]

How cute is Jensen??!

Di, John was determined that we were going to have a cross breed for that same reason

[miasmum]

Apparently Springadors as they are now known are very popular and looking at that cutey you can see why

[Diflower]

Yes they are MM, we've seen them advertised for a fair bit. It is a lovely cross, but I can't go along with people charging a lot of money for them, of any type.
The money charged for pedigrees is fair enough really, the responsible breeders have a lot of expenses.

[miasmum]

I am with you Di, but it seems give it a cute name is a market for charging silly money for cross breeds.

My friend has a Shih-Tzu he is one year old and very sweet. Someone stopped her in the street and this is the conversation

"what breed is that puppy"
"he is a Shih-Tzu"
"what is that a cross between"
"nothing, its a breed on it own"
"what two dogs the same"
"err yes"
"oh, I want one of those pedigree cross breeds with the funny names, not one with the same mum and dad"