| Labradoodles and Doodles In General |
There is a new trend of cross breeding almost any dog with a poodle and
calling it a "?????doodle." Please read this from the Labrador Retriever
Club. Most other breed clubs have the same type of article on their
web-page. The people breeding these cross-breeds are making a fortune
by charging $1500-$2500 and the people purchasing think they are getting
something "special" when all they are getting is a "MUTT" Same goes for
"Puggles" and "Schoodles" and all the other "Designer Dogs". Pass this
information on to other dog people so they will be informed also.
LABRADOODLES
The Labrador Retriever Club, Incorporated is dedicated to the health and
welfare of the Labrador Retriever breed while conserving the original
breed function - that of a "working retriever." A purebred dog offers to his
owner the likelihood that he will be a specific size, shape, color and
temperament. The predictability of a breed comes from selection for traits
that are desirable and away from traits that are undesirable. When a breed
standard or type is set, the animals within that breed have less
heterozygosity than do animals in a random population
A Labradoodle is nothing more than an expensive mongrel. Because the
genetic makeup is diverse from the Poodle genes and the Labrador genes,
the resultant first generation (F1) offspring is a complete genetic gamble.
The dog may be any size, color, coat texture and temperament. Indeed
Labradoodles do shed. Their coat may be wiry or silky and may mat. Body
shape varies with parentage but tends to be lanky and narrow. Behavior
varies with the dog and within a litter with some puppies poodle-like in
attitude and others somewhat like the Labrador Retriever.
The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. are opposed to cross-breeding of dogs
and is particularly opposed to the deliberate crossing of Labrador
Retrievers with any other breed. These crossbreds are a deliberate attempt
to mislead the public with the idea that there is an advantage to these
designer dogs. The crossbred dogs are prone to all of the genetic disease of
both breeds and offer none of the advantages that owning a purebred dog
has to offer.
Frances S. Smith DVM, Ph.D.
LRC, Inc. Board of Directors
Diplomate American College of Theriogenology
June 20, 2005
(For more on Labradoodles read the article from the AKC Gazette by Mrs.
Anne Rogers Clark)
calling it a "?????doodle." Please read this from the Labrador Retriever
Club. Most other breed clubs have the same type of article on their
web-page. The people breeding these cross-breeds are making a fortune
by charging $1500-$2500 and the people purchasing think they are getting
something "special" when all they are getting is a "MUTT" Same goes for
"Puggles" and "Schoodles" and all the other "Designer Dogs". Pass this
information on to other dog people so they will be informed also.
LABRADOODLES
The Labrador Retriever Club, Incorporated is dedicated to the health and
welfare of the Labrador Retriever breed while conserving the original
breed function - that of a "working retriever." A purebred dog offers to his
owner the likelihood that he will be a specific size, shape, color and
temperament. The predictability of a breed comes from selection for traits
that are desirable and away from traits that are undesirable. When a breed
standard or type is set, the animals within that breed have less
heterozygosity than do animals in a random population
A Labradoodle is nothing more than an expensive mongrel. Because the
genetic makeup is diverse from the Poodle genes and the Labrador genes,
the resultant first generation (F1) offspring is a complete genetic gamble.
The dog may be any size, color, coat texture and temperament. Indeed
Labradoodles do shed. Their coat may be wiry or silky and may mat. Body
shape varies with parentage but tends to be lanky and narrow. Behavior
varies with the dog and within a litter with some puppies poodle-like in
attitude and others somewhat like the Labrador Retriever.
The Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. are opposed to cross-breeding of dogs
and is particularly opposed to the deliberate crossing of Labrador
Retrievers with any other breed. These crossbreds are a deliberate attempt
to mislead the public with the idea that there is an advantage to these
designer dogs. The crossbred dogs are prone to all of the genetic disease of
both breeds and offer none of the advantages that owning a purebred dog
has to offer.
Frances S. Smith DVM, Ph.D.
LRC, Inc. Board of Directors
Diplomate American College of Theriogenology
June 20, 2005
(For more on Labradoodles read the article from the AKC Gazette by Mrs.
Anne Rogers Clark)
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