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Posted by phborzoi on January 19, 2003 at 05:29:22:
In Reply to: mixed breed larger than parents? posted by introibo on January 18, 2003 at 13:55:46:
:I recently adopted a year old supposedly poodle/papillon mix from the original owner. She bought it from a mall pet store. The dog is 23 pounds. Is it possible to get a dog that big from a papillon and (I assume) a miniature poodle, even a large one? I doubt the poodle parent was a standard poodle!
Yes, it's possible, because people who breed for pet stores don't breed to standard, so they don't care if the parents are suppposed to be a certain weight(unless breeding for those rare inconceivable 'teacups'.) And sadly, been proven a number of times, coming from puppymills don't mean that your dog is what the papers or clerk said it was. .
Enjoy her/him tho!