Labradoodles and other dogs mixed with poodles.

[showpug]

yeah, agree Wildwings. Most, if not all, reputable breeders wouldn't be advertising in the local papers though, I don't think. Our lab was cheap though (my husband paid $350 for her) ofcourse she isn't show quality or anything just your regular everyday lab.

You are right, reputable breeders do not advertise in the paper, they don't need to. When I got my first show pug the breeder told me that she chose me out of 50 people I am not saying it for bragging rights, but using it as an example of how the good breeders have people waiting for a very long time. Reputable breeders also don't sell first come first serve. I had to fill out a lengthy application and go for an interview. Small steps to assure the dogs get good homes. It was worth the wait and I was proud to be selected and she was happy that she found the right person for one of her dogs.

 

[bubbatd]

Show pup. I'm glad you were chosen ! I told one gal with one breeding she wasn't ready for a pup and said I'd put her on pick of the litter the next . I bred Bubba to a female ( not mine) 2 years later and had the pick which I sold to her. To make a long story short, my 1st gutt feeling was right.... 2 years later she turned him into my rescue group and I now have him ...my Chip of Bubba . he had his " issues" and to this day 6 years later isn't what my " home grown" golden would have been, but we love each other dearly !

 

[juliefurry]

atleast you got him back though. How did you find out that he was in the rescue?

 

[bubbatd]

she called me to ask how to put him into rescue !!! I went to foster him as I couldn't at my age and my husband's illness permanently adopt without testing him in our household. Luckily it worked out, for all of us !!

 

[juliefurry]

I'm glad it all worked out for you guys. He's a really lucky dog to have found a good home like yours with someone who understands and loves the breed as much as you do.

 

[bubbatd]

Thanks !! we're pals...right now he's telling me to get to bed !!!

 

[mrose_s]

that was good. I think the crossing of breeds is ok, if DONE RESPONSIBLY. And that is not always done with the 'fad breeds'

 

[Melissa_W]

I've seen Labradoodles go for $1000-$2000 around here. It's insane.

 

[wildwings811]

That was my point exactly reputable breeders should not have to "advertise" a litter they should have a waiting list those are the type of peole that you want to buy from not someone advertising in the local newspaper

Juliefurry- I was not saying the $350 was cheap I just used it to say that the prices of dogs are going up in general sorry if I offended you in anyway

 

[juliefurry]

no you didn't offend me. I was saying that she was cheap, I know she was cheap. The more research I did on her breed they say you should expect to pay atleast $500 bucks for a pup. She came from a friend though so that is why she was discounted. I wouldn't really trust putting an ad out in the paper if I was a breeder. You never know what psycho might end up with your puppies and what might be done to them. The reason most people will look in the papers are cheap, or even free dogs. I wouldn't trust a breeder who advertised in the papers because they don't care abuot their animals.

 

[nicco]

The site you pulled this from is actually a giant breed rescue group. They are actually for a good cause. I think they made up the name to be cute, not to promote mixed breeding. If you look closley at their site they give names like that to a lot of the mixes, but it's not to sell them, this is a rescue group.

Yes...I realise that...but I only wanted to show you the dog...it's wierd....

 

[Old Dog]

All these cleverly named mutts, yorkipoos,schnoodles ect are bred for the ignorant public to buy and passed off as rare or unique to command ridiculous price tags....its all about money sad to say backyard breeders and puppy mills started all this years ago with cockapoos........they are what they are mixed breeds with no guarantee if you breed the same 2 parents again you will get the same looking puppies you had the first time around........they will never be able to be registered because they will never breed true......... I agree we need more discriminate breeding and unless you are improving on your breed spay and neuter...........there are too many dogs put to sleep because they are treated as throw away pets...............

 

[Rubylove]

We have a labradoodle who is the fourth generation labradoodle - ie her last four generations of ancestors have all been labradoodles.

I was under the impression that they were bred to be used as hypoallergenic guide dogs. And I also thought that the breed itself had now been approved as a purebreed by the American Kennel Club - no longer a crossbreed - as the labradoodle was supposedly the `original' oodle breed.

But could be wrong? Anyone know for sure?

Ruby is certainly everything they are supposed to be - she doesn't shed, she is HIGHLY intelligent and loving, and she was not too expensive, either. Around the $500 mark.

 

[bridey_01]

We had an unusually dog aggressive labradoodle pup at puppy kindy for the past three weeks. It's the only puppy I've seen attack other puppies viciously and repeatedly, trying to cause real damage. Other than that one occurence, I've generally had good experience with the mix.

 

[Gempress]

I once ran into a lady walking a little dog at the park. She admired Zeus, and I asked what kind of dog she had. She said proudly "it's a registered purebred yorkiepoo." I said "Oh, a yorkie/poodle cross?" and she looked kind of offended. "No," she said, "it's a purebred. Both its parents were yorkiepoos, and it has papers."

Poor lady. I bet somebody charged her a fortune for that cute "papered" mutt.

I've never heard of the labradoodle as a breed. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but if a breed is not in any AKC shows, then it's not recognized by the organization. Although I have to admit, they are a rather cute mix...

 

[Giny]

The Lab/poodle mix is not recognized breed though AKC. I find this article very interesting when it comes to doodle and poos.
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/poodogs.html

 

[Giny]

Also, you often hear that the Labradoodle in Australia was first bred to be a guide dog but many fail to also state that the project failed and was abandon.

Quoted from and article in national geographic:

"Labradoodles originated in Australia in the 1970s when the Guide Dogs Victoria, in Kew, Australia, received a request for a low allergy guide dog. But their Labradoodle breeding program was largely abandoned because it produced inconsistent results. The breed also arose independently on the farm of Don Evans, who ran a mixed dog farm in Northern Victoria, Australia. "

 

[Gallien Jacks]

Whats going to happen to these dogs when they are no longer the in dog?

 

[AmberwayGSD]

They are already in shelters and that is where they will go once they are no longer the IN Breed.

 

[Athe]

I don't have any problems with putting new blood into an old stagnant purebred gene pool. IMO, no one should have to pay money for a dog, the most that should be payed is just a slight adoption fee...this would cut back on overpopuation and breeders breeding horrible unhealthy dogs. There would be no profit for anyone to breed. Look at our cats, the ones that suffer from disease are the purebreds, your regular cats (normal, or in the dog world they would be considered mongrels are healthy).
There is no such thing as a "pure" bred dog...all dogs come from ancestors of mongrels and mixed heritage...the only difference that set them apart are at one time is how they naturally evolved to suit their environment. You would have had livestock gaurdian dogs, border collie type dogs, mastiff type dogs...not purebreds just types or as some may say Mongrels. So, some people may argue that a certain breed has been around for hundreds of years, this is false...what they are seeing are natural types of dogs that basically had the same name...but, these dogs did not have a breeding program and just naturally evolved without the help of man. Natural selection is much healthier overall for a race of dogs.
Purebred dogs are fairly new, and when you think of it purebred breeding promotes inbreeding...you have to inbred to create a purebred dog, and you have to inbreed and line breed in the future...there is no other choice especially with most breeds coming from very few founding fathers. Say for instance (this is just speculation) when they brought the Siberian Husky over here to North america...they started out with about 6 dogs, all of our current Siberian Huskies would come from these 6 orginal dogs (except for responsible breeders who knew how horrific a closed stud book could be and crossbred their siberians and lied to the kennel clubs, that happens...some breeders know how unhealthy purebred breeding is). So, if some one asked me what do I think is more healthy I would definately say crossbreeding is healthier than purebreeding. How shallow we people can be when we become so obcessed with how a dog looks....and quite frankly we don't have the need or jobs for purebred breeding as we did at one time when our dogs actually worked for us. Even when they started simular breeding (planned breeding) a couple hundred years ago they were not exactly keeping purebred dogs but types of dogs...they didn't even care who the father of the pups was just the mother as the pups would learn all the required behaviors and job from her.
Just my opinion