what is a pedigree pure breed dog and a designer dog?
A Pedigree Pure Bred Dog has parentage that is known AND: • Both parents are of the same breed. • The breed is recognised by the Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) or one of its Affiliates. • The dog’s breeders are registered to breed puppies. • The parents of any puppies are registered with the ANKC or one of its affiliates to be bred from and • It has a pedigree showing at least 3 generations of parentage A Designer Dog is many things including: • A puppy resulting from the deliberate mating of two unrelated breed types. • A puppy resulting from an accidental mating of two different breed types (note these dogs used to be called mongrels or cross breeds) • A puppy resulting from the mating of two cross bred (or designer bred) dogs. • A puppy resulting from the mating of one pedigree or pure bred parent and one cross bred or designer bred dog. • A designer dog has not been bred by a registered breeder • A designer dog is not pure bred or pedigree.