Doodles In Ads

[Richard Crowe]

We have noticed that, lately, Doodles are appearing more and more often in magazine ads and on television commercials. This seems only natural. If the attention our Holly gets when we walk her is any indication; people just love the looks of Doodles. Here is a “Fabrese” ad which Judy clipped out from a ladies magazine because she wants to clip Holly like that for her winter coat.
Let’s hear about some other Doodles you have seen in ads or on TV!

[37s8mbb5ro8bh]

This ad for "Spotbot" has a dog that could be a doodle, I'm not sure. Also there were Target ads that came in the mail last year that had a dog that looked a lot like a labradoodle. Also, here is a link to a professional doodle model with pictures of where he has appeared: http://www.bocker.tv/career.htm

[Adina P]

Bocker's owner is a member of this site...if you go to the Members section and search for Marie Shelto you'll find her =)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

When we consider what happened to Dalmatians as a breed thanks to Disney, and the way American cocker spaniels were almost entirely ruined thanks to (Disney again) Lady & the Tramp, perhaps it is a good thing that they are being portrayed as smelly, messy, etc.
The more popular a breed becomes, the worse it is for that breed. Everybody wants to jump on the bandwagon. ("Hey, Mabel, did you hear about these new dogs, lab-a-doodles?") The mills go crazy churning them out, everyone and their cousin becomes a "breeder", and the quality, temperament, & health of the dogs goes down. We are already seeing more than a 100% increase in doodles in shelters & rescue groups in the last 6 months alone.
It IS cute to see them in the ads, but I sure hope we don't see too many.

[Adina P]

That statistic is interesting! Is there a website that lists such stats?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Hi Adina:
I don't know if there's actually an official statistic on doodles, I am basing it on the numbers of doodles of which I have knowledge listed or placed within that period through IDOG and some of the other rescues like Carolina Poodle Rescue which also handles doodles; it is probably not 100% accurate. I do know that some of the AKC breed clubs do keep actual records as far as such things are possible. It would be nice if there WAS a way to know for sure. (Sorry, Richard, didn't mean to hijack your discussion...I'll hush up now!)

[Adina P]

The Swiffer ad (which I can't find for the life of me) with a dog that looks like it's shaved like a lion and a ralph lauren ad too...again don't have copies of either...also feature doodles.

[Dianne Carter ~ Trinity Doodles]

Hey Adina ~
They got that look (Swiffer) with - are you ready? Pantyhose! Too funny! Maybe you already knew, I thought it was hilarious when I read it.

[Adina P]

Yeah I'd heard...was trying to figure out a way to do that to Rosco for Halloween so I don't have to shave him down to look like a lion...hmmm...

[16sw5t1fs8pxs]

There was an ad on TV tonight from Best Buy and I'm not sure what kind of dog it was. It looked like a labradoodle. Anyone have a guess?

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Crockett is a beauty!...She has had WAAAAAY too much plastic surgery......

[Tante & Jordan & now Annie!]

I saw this add today at work, I of course said "OH look it's a Goldendoodle."
(My co-workers put up with a lot from me.)
Karen and Jack I agree with you 100%.
Is Bocker the LD with the tag line "the worlds most famous doodle"?
Tiger Woods and Gwyneth Paltrow have Doodles, on my myspace I have an album called Famous Doodles, If I see a celebrity with a doodle I post it.

[Jacquie Yorke (DRC)]

Sir Donald Campbell, who broke land speed records in the 1950s in Bluebird, was one of the first Labradoodle owners.[22]
Golfer Tiger Woods has two Labradoodles named Yogi[23] and Riley.
Actress Jennifer Aniston also owns a Labradoodle, bought for her by former husband, Brad Pitt.[24]
Actresses and sisters Courtney Peldon and Ashley Peldon have two Labradoodles named Odysseus and Calypso.[25]
Actor and TV presenter Graham Norton has a Labradoodle named Bailey.[26]
Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson and his wife Francie have a Labradoodle named Dodger.[27]
Richard Hammond (also a presenter of Top Gear) owns a Labradoodle called TG (often referred to as "Top Gear Dog") which occasionally features on the BBC show.[28]
Model Christie Brinkley owns a Labradoodle named Maple Sugar.[29]
Actress Barbara Eden has a Labradoodle named Djinn Djinn (named after her invisible dog in the TV show I Dream of Jeannie).[30]
Actor and Director Henry Winkler of Happy Days has a Labradoodle named Charlotte.[31]
Musical star Hugh Panaro (who played the lead role in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera) has a Labradoodle named Soot.[32][33]
Political folk/rocker Billy Bragg also owns a Labradoodle. [34]
Writer Carolyn B. Ellis and her three children own a Labradoodle.[35]
Middlesbrough F.C. (UK) player Andrew Taylor has a Labradoodle named Sonny. [36]
Tom Griswold of The Bob and Tom Show in Indiana has a Labradoodle named Tazzie.[37]
Author Garth Stein owns a Labradoodle.[38]
Blogger Perez Hilton owns a labradoodle named Teddy Hilton.[39]
Legal thriller author David Baldacci's Labradoodle is named Finn.[40]
Rodman Primack, chairman of the London auction house Phillips de Pury & Company has a chocolate Labradoodle named Theo [41]
LA Kings Star Forward Dustin Brown and his wife Nicole own Milo, a Chocolate Labradoodle [42]