spandit Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I'm not that old but I'm sure that when a dog produced puppies that were of mixed breed they were known as mongrels and folk would be only too glad to get rid of them. Now they all seem to be fashionable cross-breeds with portmanteau names and accordingly high prices. My mother in law bought a mongrel filthy half-breed cockerpoo (it's what used to make the Pulp tour bus pull over... ;)) - anyone care to guess how much she paid for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 At least a grand I reckon. Why aren't they called pookers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) daughter just paid £750 for cockerpoo.. friend of outs breeds springers.. springer x springer =£500 aprox.. he put springer to a poodle, springer x poodle £800 and didnt have enough pups re advert..., no kc reg etc Edited April 4, 2019 by peejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 You're both way off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 They are still mongrels, if people are daft enough to spend that much on them then they can buy some of my magic beans at a bargain price . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbriar Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Friend of mine paid 850 for a Labradoodle............ And I have a BeddyWhippet..........which is still a mongrel, when all's said and done ! Edited April 4, 2019 by Blackbriar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeydredd Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 £1500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Just now, Mickeydredd said: £1500 That is a ridiculous amount of money to guess... ...but you are spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 My son and daughter in law paid around £800 for a FRUG - Pug / French Bulldog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 minute ago, spandit said: That is a ridiculous amount of money to guess... ...but you are spot on £1500, i have to ask why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spandit Posted April 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I have a sprocker, who is called Muddy, but I call her "mudblood", because she's a filthy half breed. Actual pedigree is "amphibious stinkhound" Just now, welsh1 said: £1500, i have to ask why? Why is it ridiculous or why did she pay it? My mother-in-law, who lives with us (and they let me keep guns in the house...) recently had a windfall when someone left her a house in their will. If she wants something, she just buys it, whether or not it is suitable/value for money. She doesn't have the patience to research or wait for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Personally i think it's ridiculous to pay that sort of money for a mongrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 27 minutes ago, welsh1 said: They are still mongrels, if people are daft enough to spend that much on them then they can buy some of my magic beans at a bargain price . Do you still have some left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Dogs in general are stupid prices. We're looking to get another Ridgeback later in the year. £1200 is about the norm but at least they are purebreeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 29 minutes ago, welsh1 said: They are still mongrels, if people are daft enough to spend that much on them then they can buy some of my magic beans at a bargain price . Have to agree with you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 minute ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Do you still have some left? I can sell you 2 beans for £500 and you get another free, or for today only 3 beans for £499. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 minute ago, welsh1 said: I can sell you 2 beans for £500 and you get another free, or for today only 3 beans for £499. Does that include postage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, walshie said: Does that include postage? Postage is free, i'm not out to diddle anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 The dogs that you have described are crossbreeds not mongrels..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 21 minutes ago, stumfelter said: The dogs that you have described are crossbreeds not mongrels..... mongrel /ˈmʌŋɡr(ə)l/ noun a dog of no definable type or breed. "she's a particularly intelligent mongrel with a lot of collie in her" synonyms: cross-bred, mixed-breed, half-breed, hybrid "a mongrel bitch" any animal resulting from the crossing of different breeds or types. synonyms: cross-breed, cross, mixed breed, half-breed, hybrid; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) I used to have strong feelings against this but surely like anything are they not worth what somebody is willing to pay for them 🤷♀️ If a cockerpoo or what have you is worth £1500 to the person who buys them then leave them to it I guess 🤔 Does rankle a bit when I sell my beautifully bred health tested springers with hours spent poring over pedigrees for £450 or thereabouts when these ‘breeders’ just chuck two dogs together but then again I’ve never bred to make money. The worthwhile part of it to me is to see the pups doing great and happy in their new homes. If I ‘make’ a bit of money to cover time worrying and whelping the bitch, a day off work, docking and dew clawing, microchipping, looking after, worming, defleaing and playing with the aforementioned pups (not to mention hours upon hours cleaning up poo) I reckon it works out at about 75p an hour 😂😂😂 And that’s if all goes well! Edited April 4, 2019 by bigbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 £1500 is even worse than the £850 springers that were for sale on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 The definition of crossbreed. Produce an animal or plant by hybridising or mating two different breeds, species or varieties. So I'd prefer to call them crossbreeds because generally the matings are planned, as an added bonus crossbreeds also benefit from hybrid vigour. If it makes people feel somehow superior because they own a "pedigree" dog my advice to them is crack on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Well I say bol*ocks to those designer breeders. I am the very proud owner of an out and out mongrel no ifs no buts. A local farmers Huntaway New Zealand Sheepdog got lucky with a local Black Labrador bitch. I paid £200 for a pup. So far Celt (our dog) is a cracking and loving pet, and does seem to be in with a very good chance of being a gundog, he's not gun shy, goes into cover and retrieves a feathered dummy to hand he's 15 months old. Over the next few weeks we're doing some pigeon roost shooting, Come September we're out on the marsh together. I will say this though, I reckon Huntardor or Labaway is a far cooler name for a mongrel designer cross breed than cockerpoo!! Anyway to answer the initial question yes it still possible to find mongrels, I know I've got one.....So There Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I have a wee brown dog. Terrier type. Otherwise known as a Bitsa. Bitsa this and Bitsa that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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