What the heck is a miniature Australion Lapradoodle???

[Jessika]

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

Well the same arguement could be used against breeding the current breeds, you know??

I don't agree with designer breeds but at the same time that IS how our current breeds all came to be in most cases. Now more "established" designer breeds SUCH AS the Labradoodle have a better chance of becoming a "real" breed but other ones like the Puggle and whatnot are crosses that are only made to feed the public for a certain time span. Once the public is bored with Puggles those "breeders" will move on to a new "designer breed". It's sick but true.

[IRescue452]

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

"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."

Well there are 2,344 golden retrievers (to pick a breed) on petfinder right now, and many purebred puppy litters. So when a "reputable breeder" (not to mention any names) sells puppies, don't they also lessen the chance for shelter puppies to be adopted? I mean they cancelled out a family that was looking for a golden puppy. If you read my siggie I hope you agree that all breeders, even show breeders, should stop unless they are willing to do something with the shelter dogs that lost their chance because of them.

[finn's mom]

and, just a question...is it laPradoodle? Or laBradoodle? I mean, it makes more sense that it's the second one, but, heck, the whole thing doesn't make sense, so, I wasn't sure. I've seen it both ways, but, I'm assuming one way is right...anyone know for sure? I thought it was labradoodle...

[Allecto]

I've always seen it as labradoodle, with a b.

[Jessika]

its LaBradoodle, because its a mix between a Labrador and a Poodle.

And also she spelled Australian wrong in the subject too so I would chalk it up to typos

[Flatcoatluver]

jessika you should know by now i can't spell to save my life!

[Jessika]

jessika you should know by now i can't spell to save my life!

Oh hon I wasn't knocking on your spelling as I said they were probably just typos!!

Funny story though, for the LONGEST time I thought "Australian" was spelled "Austrailian" lol

[finn's mom]

jessika you should know by now i can't spell to save my life!

I wasn't knocking your spelling, either, as I've seen many people spell it with a 'p.' and, i hadn't noticed the title at all...oops.

[Flatcoatluver]

OH no I was just saying that jessika knows i suck at spelling !

[lv4dogs]

and, just a question...is it laPradoodle? Or laBradoodle? I mean, it makes more sense that it's the second one, but, heck, the whole thing doesn't make sense, so, I wasn't sure. I've seen it both ways, but, I'm assuming one way is right...anyone know for sure? I thought it was labradoodle...

It probably was just a typo. But as you said I too have seen it spelled both ways. Since it's not really a breed I guess you can spell it however you want to. There is no right way to spell a mixed breed other than, mixed, mutt, heinz 57, alloyed, amalgamated, assimilated, assorted, blended, brewed, composite, compound, conglomerate, crossbred, crossed, different, disordered, diverse, diversified, embodied, fused, heterogeneous, hybrid, hybridized, incorporated, infused, interbred, interdenominational, joint, kneaded, married, merged, mingled, miscellaneous, mongrel, motley, multifarious, tied, transfused, united, varied, woven, etc... lol

[Flatcoatluver]

Just a question why do people call mix breeed heintz 57 never herad that expression b4!

[Allecto]

It is tied to the Heinz 57 varieties ad slogan... basically, a Heniz 57 dog conatins so many 'varieties' that you can no longer pick out what breeds he came from. Some of the cutest little dogs...

[Vela]

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So when a "reputable breeder" (not to mention any names) sells puppies, don't they also lessen the chance for shelter puppies to be adopted? I mean they cancelled out a family that was looking for a golden puppy. If you read my siggie I hope you agree that all breeders, even show breeders, should stop unless they are willing to do something with the shelter dogs that lost their chance because of them.

No way. I want responsible breeder breeding to BETTER the breeds and breed out the genetic deformities now popping up in them and doing all of the required testing so that I can buy a healthy dog. I have nothing at all against shelter dogs, but if I specifically want a Boxer, I want to go to a boxer breeder who does all the appropriate things so I stand a better chance of getting a healthy dog. Responsible breeders should NOT be penalized because someone else was stupid and didn't fix their pets or is a BYB. The only way to ever better the breeds and breed out genetic abnormalities to have those FEW experienced breeders willing to shell out for the showing and testing of their breeding stock to produce quality animals. If you want to stop the overpopulation of dogs, try going to the source of the problem, which is NOT responsible breeders. You would actually get farther by banning all pet store from selling puppies, kittens etc. Then the puppy mills wouldn't have so much business and all of those sick dogs from those puppy mills with inherited genetic and temperament issues wouldn't end up in the shelter.

I hate the fact that so many wonderful dogs are put down every day, but that is not a responsible breeder's fault. I have had shelter dogs, and I may again, but I also want to be able to purchase a dog of whichever breed I choose from a responsible breeder who can provide me with copies of their health testing on paper so I can see it and who show their dogs to make sure their stock is of the best quality. There is nothing wrong with that.

[K9soul]

The people who feel responsible breeders need to stop breeding at all to clean up the messes of the irresponsible, puppymills, and so on are promoting the opposite of what they seem to want. That would only SUPPORT puppymills and BYB and the like, I don't understand how people can't see that? It's not realistic to think that if all reputable breeders were stopped, suddenly it'd solve the homeless/shelter dog problem. That's just not how it would be. In effect it would be like pit bull banning which punishes the responsible people and forces the bad owners/fighters to go to the next breed or go underground. You're wanting to punish and penalize the few people who are doing things the RIGHT way. Sure someone MAY go to a shelter instead of to a breeder, but they just as likely may go to their neighbor who is now breeding puppies because demand is higher for that certain type since it's hit and miss at the shelter.

Reputable breeders' dogs rarely end up in shelters because any true responsible breeder will always take their dog back if things don't work out. Outlaw all breeding, and quicker than you realize dogs will be phased out (and of course you know there'd be an underground trade for it then as well.) If all reputable breeders stopped the way you say they should, pet stores, puppymills, and BYB would become much more profitable and I'm willing to bet you there'd be no decrease in numbers at the shelters.

People who go to a reputable breeder are not bad people and there is nothing wrong if they want to go that route. People who ARE reputable breeders, truly responsble, are NOT to blame for dogs dying in shelters. I say efforts should be aimed at stopping puppymills, backyard breeding, designer mutt breeding and irresponsible breeding. Not focused on stopping the one group who are doing things correctly and responsibly.