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February 13th, 2014, 04:31 PM
#41
Why would anyone take the time and effort to develop a new breed. Work to get it recognized, when you can cross just about anything and sell them to J Q Public for big money. My hair stands on end every time someone introduces me to their pure bred labradoodle or goldendoodle that they paid 1200 to 1800 dollars for. The general public has not got a clue when it comes to dogs.
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February 13th, 2014 04:31 PM
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February 13th, 2014, 07:43 PM
#42
Originally Posted by
yellow dog
I had never seen one and was interested if they even behaved like a lab.
I've known one fairly well. A buddy got it for his wife. The only thing that it had in common with a regular lab is that it was extremely friendly and ate everything in sight. It is the single most unintelligent animal that I have ever encountered. It is so dumb I'm amazed it didn't drown in its own water bowl.
"Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours." John Locke
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.
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February 13th, 2014, 07:55 PM
#43
ROFLMBO
I had a dog once that would keep banging his head against his crate door if it was closed.
" We are more than our gender, skin color, class, sexuality or age; we are unlimited potential, and can not be defined by one label." quote A. Bartlett
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February 13th, 2014, 08:15 PM
#44
Here's another great cross. A friend had a large chessie which tended to be dog agressive but he was a good looking dog. A guy approached him to breed his Irish Setter. He wanted to produce a better upland dog. Would have been a great match, a dog that bit you but didn't know why.
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February 13th, 2014, 08:16 PM
#45
Anyone get a look at the labrador that won best of group at Westminster?
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February 14th, 2014, 08:25 AM
#46
Originally Posted by
ebenezer
Why would anyone take the time and effort to develop a new breed. Work to get it recognized, when you can cross just about anything and sell them to J Q Public for big money. My hair stands on end every time someone introduces me to their pure bred labradoodle or goldendoodle that they paid 1200 to 1800 dollars for. The general public has not got a clue when it comes to dogs.
Every dog is a cross breed, you never know, someone may take the labradoodle over the next 5 generations and end up with the best retriever that money can buy, and you would not have to invent the next best vacuum to clean up after it, ha ha.
If you could have a retriever that would do its job and not shed like a lab why not 
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That being said, poodles were originally bird dogs and in the water too, maybe we just need the poodle breed to be bread for its original purpose again rather than to look good for its owner.
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February 14th, 2014, 11:38 AM
#47
With so many proven breeds out there , I cannot understand why some one would pay an exorbitant price for a crossbred dog that will exhibit any possible crap shoot of characteristics with no guarantee of what the dog will turn out to be.
What happens if you wind up with is a dog with the worst characteristics of both breeds ? what do you do euthanize it?
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February 14th, 2014, 11:52 AM
#48
Originally Posted by
jaycee
With so many proven breeds out there , I cannot understand why some one would pay an exorbitant price for a crossbred dog that will exhibit any possible crap shoot of characteristics with no guarantee of what the dog will turn out to be.
What happens if you wind up with is a dog with the worst characteristics of both breeds ? what do you do euthanize it?
Which is why there will always be people who will breed these dogs. They only do it for one reason. Money. Hyphenate two breeds and the idiots will line up to buy them.
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February 14th, 2014, 12:00 PM
#49
Originally Posted by
terrym
Which is why there will always be people who will breed these dogs. They only do it for one reason. Money. Hyphenate two breeds and the idiots will line up to buy them.
Ugh, and there, Terrym has hit the nail on the head
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February 14th, 2014, 12:22 PM
#50
Originally Posted by
Ugo
Gosh, I find this post very depressing. I had my heart set on a pink Lab for my wife. Who cares if it can't find the kibble on the kitchen floor! Not sure how I'm going to break this to her now.
LOL , hmmmmmmm :/ you could always slap a pink collar with little red hearts on the pup, she'll just melt when you surprise her with it
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