Are Labs stinky?

[Mother]

we are in the market for a playmate for grace

the puppy shots kill me

[Triple J]

I love the dogo as well, although I live in a working class city with a number of rough neighbourhoods and dogos have already become fairly popular with the backyard breeding, douchebag set, as are cane corsos, as are presas. I believe it's due to the pitbull ban in the province I live in. Sadly, the result has been the douchebags moving on to bigger breeds.

What a bummer. That pisses me off.

[gh0stie]

not Lab related but I just found this video while researching Boerbels and thought it was awesome.....not that I want one

South African Boerboel dog training

[pitbull]

cute video

[pitbull]

I don't understand the existance of the labradoodle. Don't get me wrong, I think they are lovely dogs and everyone of the number  I've met have been sweethearts.

However, the standard poodle is a retriever already, so mixing with a lab seems redundant to me, although I'm certainly open to being enlightened on the matter.

[pitbull]

LOL Nice!!

I think the whole point of the labradoodle is it's a great hypoallergenic family dog that's easy to live with. I never even liked dogs before.

As to the question of the legitimacy of their existence, you would have to ask someone who actually spends the time thinking about that kind of thing.

Well.......the standard poodle is also hypoallergenic, or at least as hypoallergenic as a dog can actually be.


Again, I hope I didn't sound like I don't like labradoodles, because I certainly do and yours looks very sweet in the pic you posted. I just don't understand why they were initially bred, although many people certainly do given their popularity.

[AJ]

Well.......the standard poodle is also hypoallergenic, or at least as hypoallergenic as a dog can actually be.

Again, I hope I didn't sound like I don't like labradoodles, because I certainly do and yours looks very sweet in the pic you posted. I just don't understand why they were initially bred, although many people certainly do given their popularity.

I thought it was to dilute the intelligence and need for tasks/attention of the poodle with a breed that's a bit less cerebral (goldendoodle being a great example)...

I do love labradoodles and poodles both.  My neighbor's grey poodle is the best groomed poodle I've ever seen - always with a Tina Turner fro, her back is sometimes racing stripes, sometimes a mohawk, and when the mohawk gets long...dinosaur plate shapes are created!  Cracks me up every time

[IZ]

Well.......the standard poodle is also hypoallergenic, or at least as hypoallergenic as a dog can actually be.


Again, I hope I didn't sound like I don't like labradoodles, because I certainly do and yours looks very sweet in the pic you posted. I just don't understand why they were initially bred, although many people certainly do given their popularity.

I feel the same about Puggles.  I don't understand the reason?  The cute name??  It seems like there was as much thought put into that, as well as, why the two were even bred to begin with.  I think I'd take these "designer dogs" a bit more seriously if they came up with names that weren't a combination of the 2 breeds, i.e.: Labradoodle, Cock-a-poo, etc. and they had some standards.  That's just me though.  I'm into the traditional dog breeds and standards.  Every one of the Puggles I've met has been sweet but even the websites I read don't know why they were bred other than to..what it seems..make a buck.   

http://www.pugglesavvy.com/

Puggles have an extremely short history, and very little is known about when the first cross breed took place or why. What is known is that that Puggle breed originated in America, and a Wisconsin Puggle breeder known as Wallace Havens was the first to register a Puggle litter with the American Canine Hybrid Club (ACHC). Havens is also credited with giving the breed its name.   

http://www.pugs.org/Puggles.htm
"Therefore, why take these two wonderful breeds and combine them to make a "breed of the month"? There are very good medical reasons not to mix such health issues and one wonder if the purchasers of these "Puggles" are willing to not only pay the price of medical problems but also undergo the heartache when their fashionable breed experiences life threatening issues.

We urge reputable breeders, dog press and lovers of both breeds to join together in a concentrated effort to educate the public of the possibilities of unsound, unhealthily and questionable temperament whenever you mix breeds"

[pitbull]

I thought it was to dilute the intelligence and need for tasks/attention of the poodle with a breed that's a bit less cerebral (goldendoodle being a great example)...

I do love labradoodles and poodles both.  My neighbor's grey poodle is the best groomed poodle I've ever seen - always with a Tina Turner fro, her back is sometimes racing stripes, sometimes a mohawk, and when the mohawk gets long...dinosaur plate shapes are created!  Cracks me up every time

yeah........maybe that's the answer. Mixing in lab or golden retriever does seem to make the dog a little less protective and dog aggressive perhaps.

I was raised by a large standard poodle that lived to 17. He wasn't aggressive per se, but very dominant and territorial towards other dogs. He also was very wary of strangers and would always get between them and a family member.

[pitbull]

I feel the same about Puggles.  I don't understand the reason?  The cute name??  It seems like there was as much thought put into that, as well as, why the two were even bred to begin with.  I think I'd take these "designer dogs" a bit more seriously if they came up with names that weren't a combination of the 2 breeds, i.e.: Labradoodle, Cock-a-poo, etc. and they had some standards.  That's just me though.  I'm into the traditional dog breeds and standards.  Every one of the Puggles I've met has been sweet but even the websites I read don't know why they were bred other than to..what it seems..make a buck.   

http://www.pugglesavvy.com/

Puggles have an extremely short history, and very little is known about when the first cross breed took place or why. What is known is that that Puggle breed originated in America, and a Wisconsin Puggle breeder known as Wallace Havens was the first to register a Puggle litter with the American Canine Hybrid Club (ACHC). Havens is also credited with giving the breed its name.   

http://www.pugs.org/Puggles.htm
"Therefore, why take these two wonderful breeds and combine them to make a "breed of the month"? There are very good medical reasons not to mix such health issues and one wonder if the purchasers of these "Puggles" are willing to not only pay the price of medical problems but also undergo the heartache when their fashionable breed experiences life threatening issues.

We urge reputable breeders, dog press and lovers of both breeds to join together in a concentrated effort to educate the public of the possibilities of unsound, unhealthily and questionable temperament whenever you mix breeds"

while I appreciate the many different breeds, I am in no way a fan of conformation breeding....... I think it has been the ruin of far too many breeds and created a number of breeds that really don't serve much of a purpose.  I'm not sure if pug crosses are more or less healthy than purebread pugs, but it seems to me the pug is an inherently unhealthy  breed for much the same reason british bulldogs are. I think both breeds are cute and have lots of character, but , I dunno...... I just don't get it I guess.

[Travman]

We will pick her up in about 3 weeks. Current name possibilities are Lulu and Georgia.