Thoughts/regrets From The 'inventor' Of Labradoodles

[chelynnah]

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If only the general public would read this

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/nov...ors-idea-regret

 

[meddling]

you have to feel for the bloke, he did it for all the right reasons, now its all just gone mad!

 

[chelynnah]

I absolutely do - and I have so much respect for how he has handled himself with what he's said in the last paragraph.

 

[FeeFee]

It is a shame more people won't see this. I get so depressed seeing all the various poodle crosses for sale - mongrels with silly names at silly prices bred for no good reason in terms of function. I'm even more depressed to see the numbers of various kinds of 'doodles' turning up in rescue over recent years.

There's a litter of 'Jackadoodles' advertised in our newsagent at the moment, £350 per pup 'ready for Christmas'

 

[fallenangel]

I do feel sorry for him and over the eyars have come across quieta few poodle crosses being alergic to dogs there not been one cross i was ok with so have allways been stuped whn they are sold as allergy free at least he explains that most are not allargy free that he breed. and growing up witha poodle there lovley dogs and very clever but allso bonkers. what shame is working in trying to help a blind person has turne out so badly. i hope one day thsi craze ends

 

[nighthawk]

i didnt think much of the breed when it first came out,but after reading his story i feel sorry for him.I dont think folk realise how much work and research goes into a new breed,or even the breeds we have now.But its a quick buck,quick money to be made,just like any back street breeder.Good reading though,as i never knew till now the real reason why they were bred.

 

[rm1]

as always selection is the key and that takes experience, brains and research Sadly most dog breeders don't bother doing the job properly. I have only known two labradoodles and despite being very friendly both were oddly hyperactive nd not dogs i would like to own. Like most other breeding it is the individual dogs used not the breed which dictates the end result.

 

[k4tie-d]

i bumped into a woman yesterday with a cocker/poodle £700 she paid for it

 

[meeka123]

i have a cynical friend who told me shes going to put a post on a dog forum saying shes thinking of gettting a poodledoodle.then when they all ask what it is? guess?its just a poodle with a fancy name!LOL! :teehee:

 

[Northolm]

Ok Guys time to guess the crosses this is what Ive had in the shop last week.....

A Jug

A Sprocker

A Cockerpoo

A Pocket Puppy

A Jackerpoo

The sad thing is that these people think they have a kc registered breed as "both parents are kc registered" Ive had to explain on many occasion that the kc will not register progeny of 2 different breeds although one guy saw fit to tell me that it is going to be a recognised breed shortly!!

 

[masta]

Ok Guys time to guess the crosses this is what Ive had in the shop last week.....
A Jug

A Sprocker

A Cockerpoo

A Pocket Puppy

A Jackerpoo

The sad thing is that these people think they have a kc registered breed as "both parents are kc registered" Ive had to explain on many occasion that the kc will not register progeny of 2 different breeds although one guy saw fit to tell me that it is going to be a recognised breed shortly!!

Whats sad if they are happy with what they have? ok its not a kc and they are vastly overpriced but if the people buying them are happy where is the sadness?

the sadness is once again with the breeders for money, but this runs through ped as well as designer breeds

 

[banana]

really interesting article

 

[eingana]

I know several people who have got not just a dog that sheds as bad as the non-poodle parent, but one which has both sets of breed health and temperament problems, despite buying the puppy (at huge cost) as a non-shedding perfect dog that would have neither set of health problems (in the words of the blurb of the adverts).

This is the big problem with cross breeds being marketed as something more special than a pedigree. There's no way of guaranteeing no health problems and I do understand that, but how many people buy a dog under these false pretences? People buying a puppy should be making fully informed decisions and way too many people who buy a 'jug' or a 'somethingdoodle' do it under the understanding that this is going to make a perfect dog, not that the product will be a dog with its own needs, training needs, grooming needs and potential health problems.

A first generation crossbreed is very unlikely to have lost any of the inbred problems that the parent dogs have, and the only way to reduce the inbred breed problems is to breed a lab/poodle with another lab/poodle in successive generations, and that then runs the risk of bringing in yet another set of inbred problems as you get closer to a true new breed.

Either you want a pedigree or you want a cross breed. Both have their problems and both have their benefits- you just need to understand what risks and benefits there are to both of them.

 

[Dizzyjenni]

Absolutely fascinating article - I has no idea how this has come about. Poor chap.