Right this might sound stupid to some people but others like me are slow on the uptake.  Here's my question,  adding to different dogs and getting another breed, say for instance the bullmastiff, was 40 percent bulldog and 60 percent mastiff, but when they bred these two together did they just take one pup that resembled what they wonted and bred that again but to which breed the mastiff or the bulldog.  This needs clarifying in my mind, if anyone can help please do so.

Warm regards Susan

sorry ive no idear sorry about my spelling,i would think they would be carrying half jens from one dog and half from other dog so if you bread back to each other you might get some of one bread and some from other bread dont know what would happen if u bread back to ariganal bread not very good at genetics

Thanks anyway Deb.

Warm regards Susan

There's rather more to developing a new breed than what you describe Susan. You are describing a cross breed situation nothing more.

Creating a new breed would mean generation after generation after generation of the same cross, then being bred together, again for generations never breeding back to one of the original breeds.

Incidentally, I don't condone or support deliberate cross breeding of any sort.

Dawn R.

Hi Nursery i think you'll find if you read my post propperly that i'm not trying to cross breed dogs this is how the bullmastiff came to be at present, i'm just trying to understand how they got the bullmastiff, because i can't recreate a breed what already exsists and i wouldn't wont to, for me it's just a matter of getting my head around it, also i find it interesting how things started and evovled. i'm not asking you to condone it but thats how your dogs got here, dont you think it would be interesting to understand what went into it.. And dont worry i'm not breeding mongrels in my back i'm just asking a question out of  curiousty how breeders bred there dogs to the breeds they are today.

Warm regards Susan

Hi Susan,

Between the change to your user name and the wording of your post it's easy to see why Dawn replied as she did - don't take it personally, I wondered what on earth this post was about too!  Had it not been for your signature line (which remember not everyone activates) I'd have at best ignored it or probably responded in similar terms ;)

The best way to find out something as complex and specific as you're asking is to contact the parent breed club and see what books they have for purchase (or occasionally on loan) covering the history of the breed - it's bound to be an intense and lengthy tome and not something that can realistically be covered adequately on the forum space.

It's not my breed as you probably already know but I'm sure all established breed clubs have libraries containing the sort of specific info you wish to understand - our main Club certainly has for my breed and I know of many others that do too.  Origins of individual breeds are very much reasearch type subjects - not something satisfactorily summed up in a few lines ;)

I'm sure you'll find it fascinating if you have the time to look into it.  Regards Teri :)

Susan what was your username before ? was it Frank?

Yes it's me but i thought i'd change it?  I will do as you say Terry just thought someone on here might be able to help me out.

Warm regards Susan