I wish they'd get their facts straight......

[Jennifer Tramell]

Saturday afternoon and I'm enjoying the show "Too Cute" on Animal Planet.  The show is chronicling a litter of dachsunds, chinooks, and labradoodles.  So far I've been amused by the question "Which breed was an Olympic mascot" (didn't know that labradoodles were a breed) and annoyed by the following statement "Labradoodles don't have fur, they have hair which makes them the perfect pets for people with allergies.  Because they shed very little, the need frequent grooming to keep their coat from matting...."  I don't have a labradoodle (two goldendoodles) but neither LDs or GDs are accurately described by those statements. 

 

I just hate the idea that bunches of people are watching this show and suddenly think they've found the perfect dog for their allergies.  (Oh, and I know that these aren't ALDs because they showed a yellow lab and described her as their grandmother.)  I'm accustomed to mis-informed people believing all sorts of things about doodles, I guess I expected more out of Animal Planet.

 

 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Yep, all of this media hype full of false info is one reason that the DRC got 5 or 6 new dogs in the program this past week alone. A couple of them pulled from kill shelters after the owners gave them away on CL.

And the ones who don't shed and are allergy friendly didn't fare much better. One had to be shaved down so close she's pink, and she's being treated for staph infections. The owners were unprepared for the grooming and couldn't keep up.

 

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

They would be somewhat surprised by the amount of hair Meg can shed in one day...she has not been an Olympic mascot but she would get the GOLD as heaviest shedder!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

While this is not a medal anyone would really want, JD would give Meg a run for her money in the shedding department. 24/7, 7 days a week. All of my clothes are shaggy.

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

Haley might give JD a run for his kibble on the shedding issue!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

LOL, Anne, why does this not surprise me? Haley is just about the only doodle on DK with the same coat as JD's.

[Anne & Mr. Haley]

: )

[Christine & Camus]

Camus is a medal contender in this category as well!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Clancy could certainly vie for a medal.  Love me, love my hairy clothes.

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

Flash could certainly be a medal-contender!!

[BG and Gavin]

LOL Judy!  Good one!

[Amy, Cubbie & Ollie]

Yeah, there are several Animal Plant shows that mention doodles and mention the allergy friendliness...sigh

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

And all the rest of the hokum. We had another discussion here about that recently, that show Dogs 101 or something like that.