Table 7 Purchase levels of first-choice breeds/crossbreeds and reasons for not purchasing their first-choice breed (n = 6138) with comparison between designer crossbred puppy owners (n = 1539) and purebred puppy owners (n = 4599) in the UK
First-choice breed? (n = 5964) | Designer crossbred % (n = 1539) | Purebred % (n = 4599) |
|---|---|---|
Yes, my puppy/dog is the breed/crossbreed that was my first-choice | 79.7 | 92.5 |
No, I could not find a seller that had puppies available at the time for my first-choice breed/crossbreed | 5.52 | 2.07 |
No, I/we didn’t have a specific choice in mind | 4.68 | 1.37 |
No, puppies of my first-choice breed/crossbreed were too expensive | 3.64 | 1.35 |
No, I/we changed our mind | 1.69 | 0.59 |
No, I could not find a breeder I felt happy buying a puppy from for my first-choice breed/crossbreed | 1.23 | 0.98 |
No, but I had several breeds (> 3) that I was interested in and got one of those | 0.97 | 0.30 |
No, puppies of my first-choice breed/crossbreed were too far away | 0.71 | 0.02 |
No, but I had several breeds (≤ 3) I was interested in and got one of them | 0.71 | 0.15 |
No, I wanted a rescue | 0.65 | 0.41 |
No, our planned purchase of our first-choice fell through | 0.26 | 0.17 |