My friend actually works at a pound and so sees bad mixes and such all the time, and has some experience in breeding, and this wish of hers for a Malahound was more theoretical; I did a poor job representing it in my post. The question was more “Could this ever come out good?” rather than “I’m gonna do it, how should I?”. Thanks for the advice though, I learned much about dog breeding from this, but also, you don’t always have to act like an ass just because someone knows less than you do (as a few people in the first few posts did). Everyone here is here to learn, not get bitched at.
I Googled various combinations of “Malamute” and “Wolfhound” and found few matches. Under Google Groups in rec.pets.dogs.breeds I found this thread discussing an attack by a rumoured Wolfhound/Malamute cross in which Wolfhound breeder Alan Cowen states that
Perhaps a more specialised board/group such as the newsgroup quoted above could provide a more in-depth summary of the pros/cons of crossing the breeds?
A-freaking-men. I won’t give advice on breeding Pugs if I even suspect the person wants to do it for profit only. Want to breed a litter to pass some quality traits, only to sell them? Fine. As long as there aren’t any genetic flaws, you’re breeding a quality set to continue the Pug health and disposition. The health problems still exist, but eventually the breed gets healthier with responsible breeding. My youngest has excessive flesh in the nose-folds which could be passed on. She’s fixed.
Want to breed them so you can make the $300-$700 (depending on where you live) per pup just to make some money? Nope, see ya later. Breeding is done for the breed, not the wallet. (I’ve owned Pugs for over 20 years now)
And cross-breeding? If you’re doing it for shits and giggles, you’re going to do it. Some breeds are the result of cross-breeding, but they (AKC and UKC accepted) were done with an interest in the breeds selected. Not just a thought of “Hey, let’s get these two to fuck and see what we get!”
Actually, there are a lot of very popular poodle crosses, many with cutesy names likes cockapoos (cocker spaniel) and schnoodles (schnauzer.) Apparently the idea is to get from the poodle side the (relatively) non-shedding coat and its (relatively) high intelligence/trainability with something of the looks and personality of the other side.
