One of my concerns when selecting a pet was health and I am certain you know its a fact that a cross breed has less health problems than a purebred. Simply more diverse DNA.
Actually thats recently been proven incorrect. And its especially incorrect if the parents come from breeds that have the same sets of health problems, which both the BM and the EM do.
I don't dislike mixed breeds. I
HATE BYBs who advertise their mixed breeds under cutsy names designed to draw in people into paying massive sums of money for dogs who've had no health testing (which is
FAR more than just having a vet pronounce both dogs healthy), and with little vet care for the parents and pups. These BYBs have very little care for the temperments they're breeding together, for the phsyical qualities of the dogs they're breeding. They don't really care about the homes the pups go to, or what happens to the pups after that point. Their goal is to make money off their fancy mixed breed pups.
I have no problem with breeders who choose two dogs of different breeds, have complete health testing done on them, have a specific goal in mind with the breeding, and have a plan in place to handle any pups who don't find homes or who's homes don't work out.
I understand that accidental breedings happen. Bitches will frequently do anything to attract a mate and males have been known to go through walls, doors, fences, crates, etc in order to get at a bitch in heat. But someone who's truely had an accident, who truely cares for their dogs and pups isn't out to make money and is out to ensure a good home for all the pups. And
ISN"T going to have repeated "accidental litters".
You say you care about the health of your pup, did the parents have their health tests done? Do you know their hip and elbow scores? Their hearts checked? their eyes checked? Thyroid and Kidney's checked? DNA runs done to confirm they don't carry a fairly signifigant list of genetic diseases? How about their parents? There's a REASON the good pure-bred breeders do those tests, and some of them are REALLY NASTY WAYS TO DIE, and the rest are extremely painfull ways to live.