what do you think?

[Ginny Nightingale]

I saw this online today while looking up a local labradoodle breeder--

 

"There are two distinct types of Labradoodles, the Australian Labradoodle and the American Labradoodle. Australian Labradoodles are purebred dogs, while the American Labradoodle is a hybrid dog."

I think it is unfortunate that people are willing to spread this kind of lie in order to sell their australian labradoodles at a higher price--doodles are all wonderful dogs and I love them to pieces, but they are not "purebreds", in my opinion. A lot of people think that the American Kennel Club has recognized them as such because of this. Many American labradoodles are just as "purebred" as the australians are since people have been breeding mulitgens for years now.

What does everyone else think? I would be interested to know if I am totally wrong about this! But let's keep it civil, OK? 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

And don't forget that Australian labradoodle breeders also have F1s so just to say a dog is an ALD and think you have a multigenerational almost 'pure' bred dog is also a misnomer.  When we got Ned, we ended up with an ALD seventh generation.  We didn't know enough about doodles to even choose between multigenerational, F1b, ALD, goldendoodle etc. Ned does closely resemble his parents, and if I had never joined doodlkisses and learned so much, I would still think that all doodles resembled their parents and were pretty much a breed.  I would also think that doodles didn't shed except in the brush and don't smell 'doggy.'  Little did I know!

My husband and I have always giggled at the people we have met who think their dog is somehow more special than others' because it was imported from Australia. All of our dogs are special to us.