First, I am a poodle person. I've had standards for over 20 years, love them and think there is nothing better. I am also a dog trainer, writer and photographer, all dog subjects. I love just about every breed and mix. I have just completed an article on the bad rap that poodles have.
This is my 2 cents on the subject.
Doodles cost a ton because they are the "in" breed right now. Sad but true there are tons of very bad breeders out there. I for one do not care if people breed different breeds together. What I care about is temperament, health and sound bodies. I don't want to see dogs housed in kennels and I don't want to see dogs being bred every heat.
Whether a dog is a purebred or a mix they should still have all the genetic health testing done on the breeding parents. There is no way that a mix
is healthier than a purebred, that is a huge falicy. The problem with some purebred dogs in the linebreeding and that can happen with mixes just as easily. Outcrossing is the best way to bring in new blood but one must know what the lineage is on these outcrosses. A outcross is a breeding dog that does not have any of the same lineage as the other breeding dog.
If you were to be very allergic to dogs I would stick to a poodle. I have many clients that have got a doodle only to find out there were allergic to it and already in love with their puppy, sad.
I think the doodles are adorable but with the good traits of both breeds you can also get the bad traits of both breeds.
Everyone thinks my poodles are doodles because of the way I clip them. Most people who don't want a poodle but want a
doodle do so because of the stupid hair do. If you saw my two poodles you would probably want one.
So many men say to me "Wow, I didn't know Iliked poodles."
Either way, do your research and visit each kennel. Some new breed breeders can be very savvy when selling pups.
Sherri
HollyAnn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Your goldador sounds really sweet, Cay!
When trying to decide on a dog, I originally wanted to go with a small
breed, since that's what I was used to all my life (my family had two dogs
when I was growing up: one was a mixed mutt of some kind and he lived to be
18 years old; the second is a Jack Russell/Beagle mix, and she's just
turned 10 years old this past June). My husband, on the other hand, was
used to giant-sized dogs...Newfoundlands! His mom used to breed them a
while ago, and he had a Newfie of his own. I only had the pleasure to know
our Newfie for about a year and a half after we got married; she soon
developed cancer and was already an elderly dog and even the vet said that
he was against operating on her because of her age. She had one of the
sweetest personalities and temperments I've ever seen in a dog.
As much as I loved our Newfie, I didn't want another one. I like their
temperments, but...I can't stand their drool! Nor can I stand how your
hands feel so oily after petting them for a while (their fur is
water-resistant), and they shed like the dickens. Our Newfie passed away
in December 2001, and we've since moved once, and I'm STILL finding her fur
in our things! I don't mind a bit of shedding here and there, but that
was too much for me to handle at times...and her fur has also busted a
vacuum too...
So we had a debate: I wanted a small dog, he wanted a big dog. It went on
and on until we finally decided to meet in the middle and go with a
medium-sized dog. An aunt of mine used to have a Lab mix (I think he was a
mix between a Lab and Golden), and I didn't feel intimidated by his size
the way I did when I met my husband's Newfie for the first time. She also
had a Collie/Husky/Shepard mix that was a little smaller than her Lab mix,
and I was fine with that size too...So I'm thinking I'll be fine with a
medium dog. The reason that size is also important to me is that
everything seems bigger when you're 5ft 2" ;) My husband is a foot taller
than me, so he doesn't think big dogs are *that* big...but they are to me ;)
I'm still very much liking the sound of Labradoodles. I wonder why they're
so expensive? Is it because of their hypo-allergic/low-shedding coats? Or
that they're the popular breed at the moment? I know a long time ago, when
my family and I got my family's Jack Russell/Beagle dog, Jack Russells were
all the rage, because of the kids' show "Wishbone", as well as "Eddie" from
Fraiser. I don't see too many listings for Jack Russells these days
though. But it could be me and my horrible way of looking things up ;)
~Lisa~
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