What's the difference between a designer dog and a mutt?
Generally, a mutt is of uncertain ancestry. A designer dog has documented purebred ancestry, and one knows for sure what it is.

We believe in Hybrid Vigor or Heterosis, which is an increase in the performance of hybrids over that of purebreds, most noticeably in traits like fertility and sterility, however we drive for the Euro genetics, (such as the imperil shih-tzu and Mediterranean bichon).

Heterosis is a term used in genetics and selective breeding. The term heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor or outbreeding enhancement, describes the increased strength of different characteristics in hybrids; the possibility to obtain a genetically superior individual by combining the virtues of its parents.

A mixed-breed dog Heterosis is the opposite of inbreeding depression, which occurs with increasing homozygosity. The term often causes controversy, particularly in terms of the selective breeding of domestic animals, because it is sometimes believed that all crossbred animals are genetically superior to their parents; this is true only in certain circumstances : when a hybrid is seen to be superior to its parents, this is known as hybrid vigor. When the opposite happens, and a hybrid inherits traits from their parents that makes them unfit for survival, the result is referred to as outbreeding depression.

The dominance hypothesis attributes the superiority of hybrids to the suppression of undesirable recessive genes from one parent by dominant genes from the other. It attributes the poor performance of inbred strains to loss of genetic diversity, with the strains becoming purely homozygous at many loci.
Certain combinations of genes that can be obtained by crossing two strains are advantageous in the hybrid vigor.

So what's up with these hybrid, "designer" dogs? Are they healthier?
Hybrid dogs can still have genetic problems because you are still crossing two first generation dogs, however the percentage of hybrid dogs with genetic problems is much lower than purebred dogs Because the gene pool is mixed. Breeders who breed purebred to purebred creating a first generation hybrid believe in the heterosis effect and hybrid vigor. Ours are F3 so third generation each generation thins bad recessive genes.

Hybrid Zuchons (aka Shichon) and teddy bears are a Bichon Poo & Shih Tzu cross, The Hybrid* Zuchons (aka shichons) and teddy bears are not a purebred dog. They are a designer or hybrid dog . It is a cross between the Bichon-Poo and the Shih Tzu.
The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. A close breed to these designer puppies are recognized by the American Canine Hybrid Club as a Zuchon.
Also known as "teddy bears" and are also commonly called Shichons by many hybrid breeders. These designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. (Bichon / shih tzu) They were called teddy bears after the true breed *Teddy Bear due to the close linage, but are not true teddy bears.

The True Teddy Bear is Bichon-Poo-Shihtzu It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses. These multi-generation crosses help thin out undesired results such as the monkey mouth of the shih-tzu. Our teddy bears are F3's and have eruo linage among the blood line.

Designer Dog?? What the heck is a designer dog you ask??
A "designer" dog (as the media has labeled them) is a cross between two purebred dogs. in the case of the teddy bear or shichon, it is the Bichon-Poo - Shih Tzu cross, hybrid means each shichon puppy that is born looks and has the same temperament and characteristics as one another, and they all have the preferred features, and do not inherit the unattractive features, which would be known as a gremlin.
In most cases a standard is written and breeders must follow this written standard. Only dogs which make the written standard are to be bred. In our case we have gone one step further into the breeding process and have included Euro bloodlines which are...

F1 - meaning first generation True Teddy Bear (later shichons were nicknamed teddy bears), his father being Mediterranean bichon-poo, a smaller bichon with Euro features, such as, button eyes, thinner snout, softer hair, and long silky tail hair.

Then the Imperial *Teddy Bear (a Hybrid Zuchon "aka shichon" The true teddy bear mix Bichon-poo & Shih tzu). So in our case the Imperial is the euro linage.

F2 (second generation True Teddy Bear) with imperial shih tzu on the fathers side to provide us with Euro features, such as, the baby doll face and "Ewoak" (on Star Wars) like features, with smaller size of course.

The funds from the puppies adoptions go into the development of these ONE OF A KIND dogs, they are ONE OF A KIND because they have the Euro lineages and the social development that NO ONE else combines. They also help us foster victimized pets from the human centers, and allow us to donate puppy's to handicapped or hospitalized children.

Our Puppies are second generation and third generation Teddy Bears and shichons (F2), and not only are they 100% "teddy bear" (later zuchons or shichons were called teddy bears, because they are part shichon) but they are the only Mediterranean and Imperial bloodline zuchon hybrid mix , that we know of in the market. We carry two bloodlines among our litters, one has standard shichon and Mediterranean "Teddy Bear" Bloodline, and the other has Mediterranean "TeddyBear" and Imperial "TeddyBear" bloodlines.

Our breeding process includes Euro bloodlines which are.....

the Mediterranean Teddy Bear. The Mediterranean *Teddy Bear (a Hybrid Zuchon "aka shichon" The true teddy bear mix Bichon-poo & Shih tzu). So in our case the Bichon is Mediterranean Bichon which is the euro linage.

F1 - meaning first generation True Teddy Bear (later shichons were nicknamed teddy bears), his father being Mediterranean bichon-poo, a smaller bichon with Euro features, such as, button eyes, thinner snout, softer hair, and long silky tail hair.

Then the Imperial *Teddy Bear (a Hybrid Zuchon "aka shichon" The true teddy bear mix Bichon-poo & Shih tzu). So in our case the Imperial is the euro linage.

F2 (second generation True Teddy Bear) with imperial shih tzu on the fathers side to provide us with Euro features, such as, the baby doll face and "Ewoak" (on Star Wars) like features, with smaller size of course.

These are true Teddy Bear Puppies, but a step up with the euro bloodlines.

Our Teddy bear puppies come in a variety of colors....

• Panda bear (white with black spots)

• Parties (white with calico spots)

• Campaign (white with gold spots)

• Reds (they get redder as they grow)

• Cinnamon (brown & white under coat)

• Black and brindles.

They also come in several sizes, because of our breeding process,
(depending on shichon dam bloodline),

They all come with Euro features, such as...
Thinner snout, softer hair, long silky tail hair, button eyes, baby doll eyes,
and "Ewoak" (on star wars) like features.