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Post by Shisa Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:42 am

Here's theLink to the article I found this in.

#3. Wally Conron Invented a New Kind of Dog/Method of Torturing Dogs

In 1988, a blind Hawaiian woman needed a guide dog that wouldn't trigger her husband's allergies, causing Aussie guide dog breeder Wally Conron to swing into action. Or more accurately, to swing a couple of dogs into some action until a Labrador and a non-shedding poodle successfully boned and created the world's first hypoallergenic guide dog.

But there was a problem. Guide dog puppies are billeted out to volunteer families to learn the basics of good-dog-ology, and those families all wanted a purebred Labrador. Putting on his best fedora hat, Conron went all Don Draper on the problem and rebranded his creation as a new breed called the labradoodle, setting off a squee that echoed around the world.

Noooo! You Maniacs!

Want a reagle (beagle/Rottweiler), a chusky (chow/husky), or a chiweenie (Chihuahua/Dachshund)? You got it, and it's all thanks to Conron, whose labradoodle kicked off a global fad for adorable portmanteau "designer dogs." Today, though, he is concerned less with the precious abominations that he inspired and more with the inhumane breeding practices that make them possible: "I opened a Pandora's box, that's what I did. I released a Frankenstein."

You see, as the popularity of Conron's breed grew, so did the demand for crazier mixes, together with their prices. Before long, backyard breeders who had no idea what they were doing -- and puppy mills that just didn't give a **** -- started pumping out anything with a cute hybrid name, with no regard for the dog's well-being or viability.

Creating whole generations of puppies with innate health problems (with epilepsy leading the charge) is bad enough, but sadly it did not stop there. According to Conron, the biggest sin that those people committed was marketing their mixes as being docile and hypoallergenic, when in most cases they clearly are not. It turns out successful breeding isn't as easy as leaving two dogs a plate of spaghetti and looking away for 10 seconds, and if you don't know what you're doing, you end up with "half crazy and untrainable" beasts that, oh yeah, also shed fur like crazy.

Another article:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/making-oodles/story-e6frg8h6-1225860114820?nk=002fdb02ca8edb4afa16def241bc41eb

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Post by Caryll Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:48 am

I read something recently that he wrote, saying that he now regrets what he did! It's opened up a whole can of worms!
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Post by Eleanor Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:06 am

I do actually feel sorry for him, as he's one of the people who actually care about the dogs' welfare. It must hurt him to see his 'invention' turned against him.
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Post by LyndaW Tue Aug 26, 2014 7:55 pm

I think a lot of the problem lies in the cute names they are given - for instance someone I know has a Bichonpoo. I don't believe she'd have been half so keen to buy a mongrel. (sorry if I'm wrong, W!)
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Post by Caryll Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:01 pm

No, you're totally right Lynda!
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Post by LyndaW Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:29 pm

They all seem to be poodle crosses don't they, and I can't help but wonder if the "poo" suffix gives them a (cute) and trendy cachet.

A couple of months ago I met the cutest baby puppy you ever saw in your life - a "Maltipoo". I met her again last week - still adorable of course as all puppies are, but beginning to show signs of being a "scruff", coatwise, and I foresee the owners having to get her trimmed and groomed on a regular basis to prevent her coat from becoming an impenetrable tangle.
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Post by Shisa Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:18 am

My problem is that they're marketed as something extra special and the prices charged. It also seems that they're bought by a certain 'type' that wants a show-off dog to brag about more than a companion pet.
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Post by Eleanor Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:34 am

Ever wonder where the 'Designer Dog' trend started Pugglewuggle_zps6dc8c111

'Nuff said. cool
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Post by Caryll Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:34 am

laughing
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Post by Shisa Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:21 am

Looks like a photoshopped polar bear.
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Post by Eleanor Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:20 am

Nope, you're wrong. It's a puggle wuggle.
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