What the heck is a miniature Australion Lapradoodle???

[Allecto]

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]

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]

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

[Flatcoatluver]

I Know!!!!

[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.

[Jessika]

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]

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]

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.

[Bigyummydog]

I always make a joke about not charging 'extra' for the fur. MAXIMUS sheads somethin' awful....Yeah, that's supposed to be funny, about the extra fur they may have on their stuff before they get it back. Anyway, this lady was saying, as I measured her hem lines....."The lab puppy we just got is mixed with a poodle, so she is not supposed to shed." What's that supposed to mean? I just...OOOO...almost went off on her. I should have stuck her with a pin(I've never done that, BTW.) Designer dogs!!!!!!!! AAhhh!!! Dogs made just to be what some people think they need/want. Aren't we supposed to accept them as they are? I think it would be better to have designer humans. Wouldn't that be cool??? Make people what they "should" be. Not what we think they should be.....but, what they really should be. That's just what I think though. I need to go to bed, I've been up too long. I think, I'm thinking to much to be reading PT. I may just get really ugly about some things. And, not because I don't mean it.

[lv4dogs]

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]

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.

[Jessika]

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.

Could it have just been a long-haired dachshund??

[finn's mom]

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.

[Flatcoatluver]

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.

yeah but do we really need more dogs in our population with thousands of healthy dogs are dying every year??

[lv4dogs]

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.

Thats what I thought too, but at the local shelter I volunteer at they often have little conferences about different subjects. I went to one a couple months ago where they had vets, trainers & breeders speak about designer breeds. I can't remember all the technical things that explained why but apparently they ALL said that a labradoodle can NEVER be breed, not even after thousands & thousands of years. I'll have to ask my trainer next Sat, as he was one of the speakers... see if he knows/remembers exactly why.