Do you have any mongrels in your house? If so, what do you think they are crosses with?

Do you have any unregistered pedigree dogs in your house? If so, why?

Do you any unrecognised dog breeds in your house? If so, what are theY?

I\'ve got a dog lovers club registered staffy and we used to have a labrador x alsation

How come your staff wasn't registered with the KC (i'm guessing you're in the UK)

because his parents wernt KC registered they were dog lovers club registered. we didnt want a show dog so wernt bothered about the kennel club.

ive got 4 unregistered alsations, the adults were rescue dogs. i was going to get them spayed and neutered but i was too late and they had a litter. ive kept 2 of the pups, i sold the others locally. once things have settled down i will get the bitch spayed.

What a nice story. All my Pitbulls are UKC registered but as soon as they become legal in Britain I will be moving back there with the dogs. Cropped ears or not!

is the UKC like the KC?

Well from what I've been reading - it's far better. Although, the main object of the club is the same.

At first I thought you were describing the United Kennel Club in the USA which is a proper registry for all breeds with it's own shows and titles,a dn many American Kennel club registered dogs and breeders register with this organisation in additon to AKC to enjoy their different  show system which is not dominated by proffesional handlers like a lot of AKC events.  I didn't think they registered Pit Bulls, but American Staffords, have I got confused???

Your comments make me feel you are describing the so called IKC (Intercontinental Kennel club, not the Irish Kennel club) which isn't a kennel club as such but a registry set up by a person for Pitbulls, so can't see how you can compare it really.

Many appologies If I have misunderstood/misread. :)

Yeah, I think you have misread my reply :D

My dogs are registered with the UKC (United Kennel Club), not the IKC. The AKC doesn't recognise the American Pit Bull Terrier as a breed but does recognise the American Staffordshire Terrier (which are sometimes duel registered as Pitbulls with the UKC). None of my dogs are registered as American Staffordshires so they are only registered with the UKC as I believe that if you pure a bloodline of a certain breed then you should not duel register your dogs under a different breed name as this can clock up many faults.

Hope that hs explained all :)

All my pitbulls are UKC registered and as soon as they become legal in Britain I will be moving back there with the dogs.Cropped ears or not.

Why??? Are pitbulls going to be made legal over here again???

ive got one cross breed shes a 16 year old staff x jack russel .......ive got one unregistered border collie

16 years old? Wow! Did you choose not to register your collie or is it because he/she is a working sheepdog?

..... All my Pitbulls are UKC registered but as soon as they become legal in Britain I will be moving back there with the dogs. Cropped ears or not!

Don't hold your breathe for one the UK KC will not recognise the PBT & the GB government(of any party)will not repeal the DDA

& you will not be able to crop your dogs in the UK as cropping has been banned for 100+ years & that too will not be repealed

I didn't say it was going to happen tomorrow did I?!

I meant that when and if it does happen then I will move back to the UK with my dogs whether they're cropped or not. I know the UK has banned cropping ears and so be it, if I was able to move to the UK with my dogs then I will not crop their ears.

Just to back home with the dogs I love is the nice thing. It's kinda harsh being trapped outside of the country you were born and bred in!

13yrs+ dog we took from blue cross rescue 12 yrs ago. They rehomed his litter, mother was xchow, dad may have had collie in him. His new family split up & we took him when he was between 12 -18 months old. Brill dog.

wow you must really love your dogs, if it were them or moving away im afaid my alsations would have to go.

i guess some of us see our dogs the same as children, me included, i find it hard to imagine what ill be like when they eventually go to the bridge, i couldnt ever leave anywhere without them .

I know people who have got rid of their dogs because they were moving away or whatever. And so be it, their problem innit? I mean - there's no point in sticking your nose in other peoples business!

we have a Golden Retriever puppy who came from Rescue at 10 weeks old. Apparently he is KC registered but we don't have the papers as the rescue centre did not take them when they were offered by the people who bought him from the breeder. Prior to that we had a mongrel from a rescue but absolutely no idea what his parentage was - we called him a Bitzer - bits of this and bits of that! He was a brilliant dog and sorely missed when he died.

Sorry to hear of your loss but what a great name to call him!

I have a German shep x collie :-) He's now 12 years old, but my hubby got him when he was working in security, Satan was only 18 months old...he was an ex-police dog :-D

you wont be able to bring your pitbulls over here with you when you come back to this country. I suggest you read up on the DDA law for this country. Did you know that dogs have been turned away at Heathrow airport for being of pitbull type?

we have a irish/border x lakeland terrier, so very much a mongrel, but naturally looks like a pedigree! she even gets a regular hair cut xxx

we used to have a labx- we were told that his littermates (if not gone by the next day) would be drowned, so we rushed home with one and next morning asap we went to collect all 5 left, we were too late and they put them in a bucket earlier that morning :( :(

we also used to have a gsd x- at the age of 18 my grandad had a stroke and went into coma, as he was put into ambulance, Maxi followed loyally and went to get in- the paramedic told her 'No!' and she collapsed on the steps, mum took her to vet and she was pts- heart failure. how incredible is that, 18 years of companionship, gone in a second.

love our mongrels xxx

i have a unreg collie ( wsd) from a farm, and his son, a collie x golden retriever......mis mate jab that didnt work! :-)

I have a GSD x Rottie  and a Jack Russell ( not a parson JR)

My partners mum has a cross breed and i really can't make out what type of cross he is, all i can say is he looks like a dingo and is the same colour as one too

we have a rottie that is not kc regestered and a whippet x staff, my other rottie is kc regestered and has loads of health probs show that that peice of paper dont mean quality

>show that that peice of paper dont mean quality

Nor do human beings' birth certificates guarantee that they're free from hereditary disease. ;)

my other rottie is kc regestered and has loads of health probs show that that peice of paper dont mean quality

Unfortunately you're right.  Some puppy farmers and backyard puppy producers still register their pups with the Kennel Club. 
But if you take the time and trouble to find a knowledgable and experienced breeder, then you stand a much better chance of a good tempered, healthy companion.  That said, when you are dealing with nature, it can sometimes throw up defects that are not known, but at least a good breeder is doing their best. :)

we didnt bye him ourselfs when my mother was going tho divorce her x husband brought him and ask us to look after him well we got attached and he never went back we do have all his paper work tho. he is 4 this year we complained to the breeder when we found out that he was blind in one eye they didnt care, what makes this worse is the other day a lady phoned me to book her 4 month rottie in for a bath and i found out that her dog came from the same place as my boy it annoys me that they still breed  

It happens I'm afraid, which is why we always bang on here about finding a reputable breeder! :(

i would never make the mistake my self but my mums x husband was a horrible man who didnt care about anything and only wanted a big macho dog more fool him tho my boy is really sweet and is not stocky at all we keep him trim because he has bad hips as well

Hi Mollaholland,

I have a 2yr approx rescue bitch that I think is the same cross as yours (Staffie/whippet).  She is the most intelligent, confident and quick dog I have ever had.  Do you find the same with yours?  I never liked either of these breeds before but this little girl is a cracker and has shown me you should always be open-minded about dogs as well as people.

Miss Thing is black and tan with a slightly chunky whippet body but a strong Staffie head.  Sounds like a horrible combination but she is as cute as a button with round Teddy bear eyes that she uses to get whatever she wants.

What's yours like?

max is a rescue to he is about two years old approx he is so loveing he just wants to be with you all the time we have only had him for 2 weeks aprox he came from yorkshire all the way down to sussex  he is on this website  this is where we found him his name is max  have a look at rescues needing homes and at the bottom there is a keyword type whippet and max will come up

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this our new boy when he was rescued he has put on lots of weight now and has had a good bath ang got a shiny new collar lovely boy

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I recently walked past a dog tthat woudl ahve fitted into a sighhound cross staffie.  She looked almost like a very strong headed and tall strong boned Basenji, probably twice the size and substance, but rather fetching :)

Ah but did his parents have all the appropriate health tests and were bred with the health temperament and breed type required in mind, if not then yes the piece of paper means nothing, and he is no different to the one without papers except you know who his ancestors are supposed to be.

i love them both the same it makes no diffrence to me he is a pet my mums x husband was the one who brought him i know he would not of bothered to check deatails like that cause thats the sort of idoit that he is!!!!! he paid more for him than we did for our unregested female,

just looked at your pics rudy and tango are fab stunning looking dogs bet powder needs sun cream lol

numsus just looked at your pics rudy and tango are fab stunning looking dogs bet powder needs sun cream lol

i do think your dogs are gorgeous- esp. rudy! but i hope you dont mind me saying that i think some of them esp Powder's ears look horrible, ive never seen them cut so short- it looks really harsh, and doesnt frame their faces/head.

why are they cut- just to make them look mean? hope you dont mind me asking..

one 14 year old collie cross 1 staff 16 month female, 1 staff 14 week old male not registered. father is a rescue peddigree no papers, mother peddigree with papers. they are brother and sister. they are lovely dogs. all the best steve

Childhood dog was  border collie not registered & her pup who still lives with mum is half border collie, quarter redsetter & quarter whatever else dad was.