Why Cross the Czech and Saarloos Wolfdog??

Thought I would ask as I really dont understand the thinking behind this?

Why when these two breeds have only just managed to be in teh UK without the need for a special license, and why as they are fairly new breeds and also have took a long time to established and get recognised are they being crossed?

My opinion is that the majority of WolfDog owners I have spoken to do not think that this is a good idea nor is it helping establish a breed that they have worked hard to get this far? I dont think they have had a chance to become popular in their own right over here and also I dont feel that the breeders crossing these dogs have enough experience of the breeds to be doing so...

I also think that crossing wolfdogs with wolf look alikes is very misleading to the public and confusing to say the least, as a No Content Breeder I am finding it increasingly difficult to find insurance as the powers at be dont seem to be able to work out that there is a BIG difference between Wolf Dogs and Wolf look a likes... for me it is causing no end of problems?

Also how can you tell what the temperament of these pups are going to be like in the future when these are new mixes and I know from reading it took the Czech and Saarloos breeders a lot of time and work to create the temperament they desired in these breeds, as have the NI and the Ute folks, BUA are embarking on a mass new blood new founders and we have all these things to think of in our future, this is one of the main concerns and high priority in our choices of mates...GSD,MAls and Huskies have been in this country for decades so we have a fair understanding of what lines we should use, researching the history of these, the hindsight of watching how these breeds have mixed in the past...these breeders mixing wolfdogs do not have that so how can you know what is going to happen..

Would it not have been better allowing these breeds to establish before messing about with them? Maybe if you wanted to mix breeds you could have looked at older established breeds instead or even just been happy with the Wolf Dog the way they are?

It just doesnt make sense to me and personally I forsee it causing alot of problems in the future

What are your views?

Lanie you worded that so much better this time
imo..... no need to cross.

Lanie wrote: Thought I would ask as I really dont understand the thinking behind this?

Why when these two breeds have only just managed to be in teh UK without the need for a special license, and why as they are fairly new breeds and also have took a long time to established and get recognised are they being crossed?

Money. It's a driving factor for a lot of people, and in this instance those involved believe they'll likely produce a lot of it.