What the heck is a miniature Australion Lapradoodle???

**Flatcoatluver** · 12-04-2005, 10:21 PM

I don't know but it just sickens me thinking there is tons of mixed breed dogs (beutiful by the way) that are sitting in a shelter watching their life pass them by.

**Allecto** · 12-04-2005, 10:31 PM

I agree, but a part of me can't totally knock the people working hard to establish a new breed, and I have sympthy for people who's allergies won't allow them to own just any old mutt instead of a $$$$$ mutt.

**Jessika** · 12-04-2005, 10:33 PM

That's what I find so funny about these dogs being bred because they are "hypoallergenic". There is NO hypoallergenic dog! LOL ALL pets have skin and saliva, every dog has dander.

**Lady's Human** · 12-04-2005, 10:33 PM

Just remember, regardless of what the websites say, there is NO hypoallergenic dog. Period.

**Flatcoatluver** · 12-04-2005, 10:34 PM

I Know!!!!

**Allecto** · 12-04-2005, 10:35 PM

I didn't say there was such a thing as a hypoallergenic dog, but there are certainly some dogs less likely to trigger allergies than others.The lady next door to me can't live with the poms and pekes she loves, but has never had an asthma attack from her poodle.

**Jessika** · 12-04-2005, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Allecto

I didn't say there was such a thing as a hypoallergenic dog, but there are certainly some dogs less likely to trigger allergies than others.The lady next door to me can't live with the poms and pekes she loves, but has never had an asthma attack from her poodle.

While this is true, it can vary from breed to breed, it can ALSO vary from individual dog to individual dog as well

**Allecto** · 12-04-2005, 10:41 PM

Yes, I know, all I really said was that allergies kept people from being able to pick up just any old mutt, and that some DOGS (dogs, not breeds) are less likely to trigger allergies. The hypollergenic assertion just kind of got pinned on me.

**Lady's Human** · 12-04-2005, 10:46 PM

People who have dog sensitive allergies need to live with a dog for a time to determine if the animal will trigger their allergies or not. The designer mutt industry has tagged labradoodles, schnoodles, etc, as being hypoallergenic, which they are most certainly not.

**lv4dogs** · 12-05-2005, 09:58 AM

Just another yucky desinger name. I refuse to call any labradoodles, or goldendoodles & the such a breed no matter what.
They will NEVER EVER be a breed, a breed is what you get when you breed 2 of the same dogs to get that dog. Well with those dogs you have to breed a lab & a poodle to get a labradoodle, you CAN NOT breed a labradoodle with a labradoodle and get labradoodle puppies. They have to half & half.

Personally I could not of kept my mouth shut in your situation. I would of told them exactly that and more. I wouldn't care if I sounded stupid, I'd just point out that that I am stupid when it comes to dogs that are not breeds, they aren't breeds to begin with and they never will be.

**areias** · 12-05-2005, 01:31 PM

Yea, its probably just a mixed breed. I hate designer dogs!

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but on a similar note, we had an "Australian Bush Terrier" come into the kennel last year. I just though it kind of looked like a Dachshund mixed with something with fur. What do you think? I couldn't find anything on the internet about them.

**finn's mom** · 12-05-2005, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

They will NEVER EVER be a breed, a breed is what you get when you breed 2 of the same dogs to get that dog. Well with those dogs you have to breed a lab & a poodle to get a labradoodle, you CAN NOT breed a labradoodle with a labradoodle and get labradoodle puppies. They have to half & half.

I disagree with the whole designer dog thing, too...but, isn't this how almost all breeds started out? Breeding two different types of dogs for enough years to eventually consistently and predictably get the same puppies with the desired characteristics? It makes sense that if they keep breeding these dogs, that eventually you would be able to breed a labradoodle to a labradoodle and get labradoodles. I just hate the stupid names they make up for them. It's dumbing it down for people so that they know what they're getting. Ugh. I mean, if they're really trying to come up with a new, long lasting breed with future hopes that it will be recognized, why not just come up with a completely new name? Anyway...it's a cycle that will always always be moving...unfortunately.

**lute** · 12-05-2005, 05:30 PM

i don't like designer dogs. they are just stupidly priced mixed breeds. alot of them end up in humane societies and don't get adopted. when i worked at a petstore they had a litter of labradoodles ON SALE for $2,000!!!

amazingly they all sold quickly!