The Queen Is A Byb

[Fanuilos]

For some strange reason I was looking up the Royals today and found out a very strange fact. The Queen, who is the Patron of the Kennel Club, is also a backyard breeder of Designer dogs

Straight from the Royals website - http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/...Familypets.aspx

For her eighteenth birthday, The Queen was given a Corgi named Susan from whom numerous successive dogs were bred. Some Corgis were mated with dachsunds (most notably Pipkin, who belonged to Princess Margaret) to create ‘Dorgis’.

At present, The Queen owns four Corgis: Linnet, Monty, Willow and Holly and three Dorgis: Cider, Candy and Vulcan.

OKay, I found this funny.

[Ons]

My understanding is that the first mating between the corgi and the daschund was accidental but the Royal Family liked the combination so had more litters ;)

[Bilbo Baggins]

;) :p ;) :D :D :D :D ;)

[Tay.]

well... that's annoying!!!

[Christina]

The royal family really do make some stuff ups. Not impressive really.

[GeckoTree]

Dorgis OK then. they could have came up with a better name than that lol.

[OSoSwift]

See even really famous people can be really dumb!

[Mim]

Yeah I shook my head when I found that out.

Not sure if she still does but years ago I read that the royal family breeds labradors and she's the boss, overseeing breedings and such.

[becks]

Dorgis OK then. they could have came up with a better name than that lol.

say it with a posh english accent and she has just called them 'doggies' which is as good a name as any for a mutt! lol

[tdierikx]

Hmmm... inbreed your family, but crossbreed your dogs...

T.

[Crisovar]

The Queens Sandringham Labradors were actually very well performed in working and field trials and the Queen herself was a very good handler, like her father before her.

Sandringham

[corvus]

What does it matter if she gave them all good homes? It's not like she's in it for the money.

[PRADA68]

I was going to say at least she is in the position to keep all the puppies and look after them properly and hopefully desex them.

[minxy]

I was more amused by their names - all quite cute, pleasant names until "Vulcan" at the end

[Souff]

Good grief, the accidental litter between the Corgi and the Dachshund happened about 30 years ago, hardly new news. And I hardly think that the elderly monarch is about to set up a website selling designer dogs.

Her Labradors are doing very nicely in the field, I hear. I met a staffer of one of the Royals some years back and he told me about the Labradors - until then I only knew that she bred Corgis so she is hardly out there promoting her breeding ..... she doesn't have to after all

She has a genuine love of dogs and that is good enough for me.

Souff

[Tim'sMum]

Good grief, the accidental litter between the Corgi and the Dachshund happened about 30 years ago, hardly new news. And I hardly think that the elderly monarch is about to set up a website selling designer dogs.

Her Labradors are doing very nicely in the field, I hear. I met a staffer of one of the Royals some years back and he told me about the Labradors - until then I only knew that she bred Corgis so she is hardly out there promoting her breeding ..... she doesn't have to after all ;)

She has a genuine love of dogs and that is good enough for me.

Souff

Thank Souff....for saying what I wanted to say.

I have heard, that in her younger years, she was a superb trainer and handler of Labradors and could work them better than many professional trainers.

She is also well aware of how important pedigrees are..in both dogs and horses. I would suspect she just kept up the X breeds because they come from dogs she has loved. It's not as if she has a sign on the fence of Buckingham Palace saying...'Designer puppies for sale!'

By the way...I'm not sure which palace grounds it is in, but the Royals have a special pet cemetary, where each and every much loved dog is buried, with a headstone.

She is also Patron of Dogs Trust....a dog welfare/rehoming organisation and the largest dog welfare charity in the UK.

From the Royal's website......

"The Queen is Patron of over 30 animal charities from the RSPCA to The Red Poll Cattle Society and the Labrador Retriever Club. Many of the charities reflect Her Majesty’s personal interests: she is patron of The Royal Pigeon Racing Association and owns her own pigeons which are kept on the Sandringham Estate; her Patronage of the Royal Windsor Horse Show was a natural choice as the Royal Family have been involved with the event since its inception and her involvement with the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association is indicative of her private interest in breeding and racing horses.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s animal patronages reflect his interest in birds (the British Falconers' Club, Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology and Birds Australia) and conservation (World Wide Fund for Nature, South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association and Friends of the Sea Otter amongst others).

The Duchess of Cornwall takes a keen in interest in animal welfare and is Patron of the following animal organisations, the Animal Care Trust, the Brooke Hospital for Animals, the Moorland Mousie Trust, and the Langford Trust which supports the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Science.

Other members of the Royal Family are involved in numerous animal charities, from small, niche organisations such as St Tiggywinkles or the British Goat Society to international wildlife organisations."

Edited December 10, 2010 by Tim'sMum

[Rusky]

That would be so funny

a sign on the fence of Buckingham Palace saying...'Designer puppies for sale

she still trains her gun dogs according to a recent programme I saw, and stays out in the field till every last dog is home.

[Hairy Maclary]

Hmmm... inbreed your family, but crossbreed your dogs...

T.

[Monah]

I agree Souff ;)

I also LOVE it when I see her traipsing into some castle, palace or whatnot with muddy wellies, headscarf and several gundogs/corgis etc. following and sitting on the valuable antiques...

So much for not allowing dogs indoors because they may ruin something...

I adore her to bits

[Fanuilos]

Good grief, the accidental litter between the Corgi and the Dachshund happened about 30 years ago, hardly new news. And I hardly think that the elderly monarch is about to set up a website selling designer dogs.

Her Labradors are doing very nicely in the field, I hear. I met a staffer of one of the Royals some years back and he told me about the Labradors - until then I only knew that she bred Corgis so she is hardly out there promoting her breeding ..... she doesn't have to after all ;)

She has a genuine love of dogs and that is good enough for me.

Souff

Thank Souff....for saying what I wanted to say.

I have heard, that in her younger years, she was a superb trainer and handler of Labradors and could work them better than many professional trainers.

She is also well aware of how important pedigrees are..in both dogs and horses. I would suspect she just kept up the X breeds because they come from dogs she has loved. It's not as if she has a sign on the fence of Buckingham Palace saying...'Designer puppies for sale!'

By the way...I'm not sure which palace grounds it is in, but the Royals have a special pet cemetary, where each and every much loved dog is buried, with a headstone.

She is also Patron of Dogs Trust....a dog welfare/rehoming organisation and the largest dog welfare charity in the UK.

From the Royal's website......

"The Queen is Patron of over 30 animal charities from the RSPCA to The Red Poll Cattle Society and the Labrador Retriever Club. Many of the charities reflect Her Majesty’s personal interests: she is patron of The Royal Pigeon Racing Association and owns her own pigeons which are kept on the Sandringham Estate; her Patronage of the Royal Windsor Horse Show was a natural choice as the Royal Family have been involved with the event since its inception and her involvement with the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association is indicative of her private interest in breeding and racing horses.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s animal patronages reflect his interest in birds (the British Falconers' Club, Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology and Birds Australia) and conservation (World Wide Fund for Nature, South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association and Friends of the Sea Otter amongst others).

The Duchess of Cornwall takes a keen in interest in animal welfare and is Patron of the following animal organisations, the Animal Care Trust, the Brooke Hospital for Animals, the Moorland Mousie Trust, and the Langford Trust which supports the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Science.

Other members of the Royal Family are involved in numerous animal charities, from small, niche organisations such as St Tiggywinkles or the British Goat Society to international wildlife organisations."

I actually only posted this as I thought it was funny. Not to imply the Queen doesn't care about dogs. Yes I do know she has quite a successful kennel and not just labs.

Also, if the mating was an accidental mating more than 30 years ago, why does she still have 3 Dorgis? I've never heard of a dog living for 30 years!