Of course your Australian Labrapoo is unique! They are all unique because they haven't been bred to the point where there is a definable breed standard. If you don't believe me, look at the Australian Labrapoo's website & read their "standard"! Even THEY can't define their own supposed-breed!
As far as my saying that my dog was unique, it was to adress a post suggesting that there is nothing unique about this mixed retriever as opposed to either the Poodle or the Lab - Please read context before quoting... Their beginings (Rutland Manor and Tegan Park) are the places to look if you really want to post facts. By the way, the line that Soph came from is extremely predictable so I'm not sure if you're comparing what I posted to BYB's
On that topic, it takes many, many, many generations of careful breeding to replicate genetic traits to any reliable degree. Some very established breeds have problems with undesireable traits popping out in new generations, even after more than 100 years of breeding. IF the Australian Labrapoo is ever a real breed, it won't be in our lifetime. (Well, unless you are one of the folks on here who is 14!
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Thanks for your insight, I've been in the dog world in a professional capacity for many years and am well aware of what it takes to breed true.
As for the number of show quality pups out of each litter, that is impossible to say, because it depends on the genetic quality of the sire & dam and their succeeding generations. The breeder I got my Standard Poodle from is VERY well-known in the breed community, has had her dogs placed in TV programs, commercials, & movies, and admitted to me that out of eight litters a year (with 6-8 pups per litter), she sees an AVERAGE of 1-3 dogs which she considers "show quality". (BTW, there is more to "show quality" than a dog that closely fits the breed's physical standards)
Not sure if you point is pro/con/undecided but what I was was trying to get accross was that breeding a litter of 10+ puppies, often the case with a Standard Poodle, 1 "show" quality puppy is 10% to improve the line and 90% pet or other purpose???
I did a little experiment and called about 30 Standard Poodle breeders that I found on the internet (yes, I have free long distance) and... wonder of wonders!... each one who had a current litter had a show quality pup available (at a slightly higher price, of course). The simple fact is that "show quality" = "pick of the litter" to most breeders. And not to divert this thread again, that is most often the case with BYBs!
And on another topic, I think alot of owners/breeders don't realize HOW MUCH work and $$ it takes to finish a dog. It would not be unusual to spend $8-10,000 before earning a CH title in many breeds (especially in the AKC circuit!)