Whats the attraction with labradoodles?

Laurelin

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Yoshi is NOT ugly. I have always thought she was one of the prettiest dogs on chaz. I would seriously take a rescued goldendoodle or labradoodle any day. They have a really great look imo. But then again I also like the big scruffy gundogs like spinones, etc.
 

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I really wish they would change their name to separate them from the rest of the designer breeds. I suppose if someone is breeding them for a purpose and doing all the right things I'm not entirely against them. But they were the start of this awful "let's mix dogs and make money" fad where people are mixing dogs because they know people will want this "exotic breed". There is no purpose for breeding these dogs. The lab/poodle mixes were bred for a legitimate reason and so long as there are breeders who continue doing this and start an actual purebred dog then I guess it's okay, I just think they need to set themselves apart from the people who are throwing together different breeds to make money or to have fun by seeing what they get. If they don't give a mixed name (name with half lab and half poodle in it) they at least sound more like a breed (since this is what I hope they are aiming for, to stop mixing and to establish a purebred with a physical and temperamental standard)and less like a mix. Whenever I hear someone call a labradoodle a breed I am a little bothered because labradoodle means lab/poodle= mix not breed.

I do not agree with people breeding mixes because they are cute or they want to see what happens (pug/beagle, cocker spaniel/poodle, pretty much every purposeful mix) but if they actually breed labradoodles for the purpose of service dogs or some sort of work that this mix does better than the other breeds then I'm okay with it so long as they do their testing and other good breeder things.
 

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When two or more breeds are bred and the off spring for several generations are homogenous...that is... where each litter is coming out looking about the same, then that can be called a breed. It is not merely a mutt once it becomes fixed. All purebred dogs started out by mixing together different breeds. Take a Doberman. They have all kinds of dogs thrown into the mix. But after a time, they all came out looking the same and were called a Doberman Pinscher. BTW...the Germans were good at fixing a breed in a relatively short time. Anyhow, I wish people would stop referring to Labradoodles that are from breeders who are producing homegeny in their dogs as nothing more than a designer breed, mutt or mixed breed. They are not. They are a breed. Sure, lousy breeders who do not produce likeness or uniformity are just like any other lousy breeder. And those dogs don't qualify to be called a breed.

I totally see the point in creating the Labradoodle. I love Poodles and I love Labs too. But to say that mixing the two creates nothing different than a Lab or a Poodle by itself is just false IMO. They are very different in looks and in temperament. I personally love both breeds but they are different... and I can see where one can tone down certain characteristics that might not be just perfect for someone in the other and where it can enhance the other too.

I met a tiny, baby Goldendoodle yesterday on the beach in Seattle. OMG! She was adorable...such a nice puppy.

You people with your pictures are ruining me. You should be ashamed.:rofl1:
 

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I have the right to my opinion, and that is that. The person that is control of your feelings is yourself. If you get offended, that is something YOU have control over, not me. I was not being offensive, just expressing an opinion,
You should maybe tell that to yourself. Do you remember all the many threads where you were offended on account of something someone said which was his/her opinion? You thought they were out to attack you and you counter attacked after the first parlet. :fighting0040: LOL. Most people thought what was said was inoccuous or unintended to offend. You have shown a high sensativity to pain from other peoples' opinions where you or something related to you was the subject and even when it was not related or directed to you personally. So, when you give the very good advice that the person who has control over his feelings is he, himself (or she, herself)....that needs to apply to everyone.

Actually, I don't entirely buy that there is no possibility of influence by other people in how our feelings are "controlled." (no matter what the cliche has always been)

This, just so you know is not designed to hurt your feelings either. It is something that caught my eye because I do remember many occassions where you, unfortunately were hurt, defensive or up in arms because of someone's opinion where it didn't jive with yours....where you took things personally when they weren't intended to be personal. Just a good thing to watch out for all around....for all of us. Again, I am not setting out to hurt you but rather to point something out in as gentle a way as I know how.

I know how it kind of hurts me when people say things like...Chihuahuas are ankle biters or look like bats or rats...that little dogs are this or are that (insert insult or massive, ignorant generalization here). It hurts for a second. But I get right over it. But some people are more sensative.
 

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Tessa, it is my opinion that you need to mature a whole lot. But that's just my opinion. Please don't get your panties in a wad over it.
 

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And by the way, I think labradoodles are really pretty dogs... Sophie is one of my favorite dogs on here. She has the prettiest coat and looks like she has such a great personality! :D
 
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Yoshi is a Labradoodle? I had no idea, which goes to show some of the variation inherent in the first crossbreedings. Very cute, although its totally not what you expect from one!

I do like them to look like primitive water dogs though, Portugese water dog, without the small gene pool.

Doverluv: Calling Chis bats? I am sorry, but I am going to have to use that one. A friend of mine has a herd of them, well, I guess its a colony now that they're bats.
 

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I do believe that Yoshi is of an Australian breeding ....which now a standard . I love her !
 

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i don't really know too much about them but yoshi came from not a great home *i got her from shelter not mill/byb* she originally went in with two siblings that i saw the first day i went in to look at a puppy *puppy i originally wanted wasn't yoshi... yoshi was a last minute decision* they even as puppies looked a lot different. they were all roughly the same colors. the other two were thicker/sturdier looking than yoshi and they had fur more like dr2little's sophie. i've seen them since at a few rescue events around ne oklahoma and they are larger than her and their bodies are way thicker than hers their fur is also WAY different than hers.

yoshi isn't from a great place and was in horrible condition when i first got her so i think she's kind of a case of someone just threw whatever poodle and lab dogs together. i have only met one other that looked like yoshi all other's leaned more toward sophie's looks
 

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I can see the attraction... I personally don't care for curly coats... but if that's what people are into. However I wouldn't search for one from a "breeder," maybe a rescue yes. My neighbor's have a "goldendoodle" that's the same age as Juno (they're best friends!), she's a sweet puppy. So I can understand why someone would want one... I would just rather find a well bred dog that has similar characteristics.

My aunt has a maltese/yorkie mix puppy that she paid $800 for. :yikes: THAT I don't understand. You can get a dog from a reputable breeder for that price.
 

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How much do labradoodles cost these days? I think they're bred now by backyard breeders and puppy farms because they are said to be fashionable.
 

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I really wish they would change their name to separate them from the rest of the designer breeds. I suppose if someone is breeding them for a purpose and doing all the right things I'm not entirely against them. But they were the start of this awful "let's mix dogs and make money" fad where people are mixing dogs because they know people will want this "exotic breed". There is no purpose for breeding these dogs. The lab/poodle mixes were bred for a legitimate reason and so long as there are breeders who continue doing this and start an actual purebred dog then I guess it's okay, I just think they need to set themselves apart from the people who are throwing together different breeds to make money or to have fun by seeing what they get.

If they don't give a mixed name (name with half lab and half poodle in it) they at least sound more like a breed (since this is what I hope they are aiming for, to stop mixing and to establish a purebred with a physical and temperamental standard)and less like a mix. Whenever I hear someone call a labradoodle a breed I am a little bothered because labradoodle means lab/poodle= mix not breed.
I agree with this. I can see labradoodles making astounding service dogs, which would definitely be breeding for a purpose. However, that isn't happening for the most part, which is unfortunate. I see possibilities in the mix, but if they're just breeding for a cute, supposedly hypoallergenic dog...
 

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and they should really be pushing for the hypoallergenic, when you mix a lab and a poodle there is no guarantee of a hypoallergenic dog(or low allergenic, nothing is absolutely hypoallergenic) so they should work on breeding only those with the hypoallergenic coat.
 

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and they should really be pushing for the hypoallergenic, when you mix a lab and a poodle there is no guarantee of a hypoallergenic dog(or low allergenic, nothing is absolutely hypoallergenic) so they should work on breeding only those with the hypoallergenic coat.
Agreed. However, there is a lot of room between "should" and "would", unfortunately. :(

I failed to mention earlier that I like the look and temperament of most every labradoodle/goldendoodle I've met. I think some of the more wiry-haired ones look like mutant Muppets, but that's cute in it's own way. Makes me want to scratch their bellies :D
 
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Yoko, personally I think Yoshi's one of the most adorable dogs ever :)
I couldn't agree more!! I have ALWAYS loved Yoshi's scruffy, not "over groomed" look. I wish that I could get Sophie to look that that but her hair is quite light and fluffy and when I brush her out I loose it.
Love me some YOSHI!!!!!
 

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See personally I don't see the attraction in a standard poodle.. they just aren't my thing. I don't like their 'shape' at all. (body structure shape) I DO like the look of doodles though. They are a bit 'rounder'. So just talking on aesthetics... I prefer doodles.

I have met some wonderful poodles. I have also met wonderful doodles. But if I HAD to choose one I would pick the doodle.

Interesting its like me with chocolate and peanut butter. I don't like either... but when you put them together yummmmm! I don't think I would ever own a standard poodle or a lab... but I have liked every doodle that has come through class. (one I wanted to steal-he was adorable, smart as a whip, and reallly driven to work)
If you really look, a nice standard poodle is shaped a lot like a Doberman. Even the head and teeth structure. My old trainer had a standard and he pointed that out to me and once I started watching the dog, it was easy to see the similarities in build.

As far as the other comments go, it's pretty funny, I haven't been around much in the last few months, yet you can come back and read a thread and it's like you never missed a thing! :)
 

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