There are increasing numbers of  "breeders" out there selling Siberians crossed with German Shepherds, Malamutes etc etc under a variety of  names (Huskamutes, British Inuits, Northern Inuits, Utonagons, Tamascans, "Wolf Dogs" etc etc.) in the hope that they will con unsuspecting and naive individuals into parting with large sums of money for what are, in real terms, crossbreeds (or less politely, mongrels!)

Some will claim their dogs are "part wolf" and will market them accordingly. Some will claim that they are somehow a return to the "original" dogs of the eskimos. All these alleged "breeds" have several things in common -

1. They are not "breeds" recognised or registerable by the Kennel Club in the UK (or anywhere else for that matter), and are extremely unlikely ever to be recognised.

2. They are, at most, a few generations away from the crossing of two or three unrelated breeds (Sibe/GSD cross is most common) and some are first generation crosses.

3. They cannot be shown in any dog shows organised by/licensed by the Kennel Club (apart from the "novelty" classes in Companion Shows.

4. No reputable breeder of good quality Siberian Huskies, German Shepherd Dogs or Alaskan Malamutes would ever consider allowing dogs of their breeding to be used for such a purpose. The likelihood is, therefore, that the dogs used in the original mating were poor quality, unhealth-tested, inferior examples of their respective breeds. Any health or conformational problems in these original dogs are unlikely to have been bred out of the "new breeds." 

Some might say that in the past new breeds were created by crossing existing breeds, so why is it so unacceptable now?  The biggest problem around "new breeds", "designer crosses" or whatever you might want to call them is that times have moved on.

Yes in the past people put existing breeds together to create new breeds, but in those days people didn't have the same concerns about animal welfare, and the crossbreeds which didn't "come up to the mark" in terms of the standard for the new breed, could easily be discarded/culled/abandoned with little or no thought.

Today, thank goodness, we think differently and to deliberately produce thousands of unwanted "not quite right" puppies while you are working to create a new breed which produces consistently for structure, type and temperament is completely unacceptable in this day and age.

Rescues throughout the country are full of unwanted crossbreeds bred accidentally or deliberately by irresponsible people already, without deliberately creating more.

It takes many generations to create a new breed and it is an egotistical luxury that the dog world cannot afford. There are already enough breeds out there to satisfy almost any desires - creating new breeds is not about dogs at all but all about ego!

Mick

The bottom line is this - Don't waste your hard-earned money on a dodgy crossbreed. If you want a crossbreed - get a rescue dog from Battersea or its local equivalent - You'll be helping to rehome an unwanted dog and you won't be lining the pockets of unscrupulous charlatans. If you insist on disposing of your money - give it to a rescue charity