There's no lab in that dog!

[Lynda Kamrath]

I took Harpo to his obedience class last night and as I was leaving the ladies at the registration desk asked me if "that dog" was registered.  I assured them that I had registered him last week.  They said they had my check but no papers on "that dog".   They asked my name and pulled up the papers on him from two years ago when he was in the puppy class.  I checked the papers and said, "Yep, he is that dog."  When I had registered him as a puppy, I told them he was a labradoodle and they put his breed down as a lab mix.  They responded, "But there is no lab in that dog."  I see why the confusion, but I think they are so into the purebreeds that a "mixed breed" like a labradoodle just floored them.  The trainer, however, recognized him immediately.  She had two questions for me, "Is that a labradoodle?" and "Does he like water?"   The hall was filled with briards, standard poodles, dobermans, and two beautiful afghans, Irish wolfhounds, shephards, and many smaller dogs.  But the way they said "THAT DOG" made him sound less than acceptable in the obedience class.  Luckily I have a very thick skin and like that old mule who was being buried alive, I just "stamp down the dirt, shake it off my back, and rise to the higher level".  Ever heard that story, Laurie?

[Leslie and Halas]

That dog is a beautiful dog!

[Linda and Murphy]

Harpo is beautiful!

[Donna K & Quincy]

There will always be people whose mouth is in gear while their brain is still in neutral. "That dog" is adorable with or without the lab. :>)

[Lynda Kamrath]

WHOOPS!  Got that story a little wrong.  It is 1) shake off the dirt, 2) stamp it down, and 3) RISE to the next level.

[Doris, Knox & Flash]

I'm going to have to remember that! Thanks, Lynda!

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

Just wait till Harpo starts kicking all the other dogs' butts in class. That will show them! Go Harpo!

[Lynda Kamrath]

Oh no!  We would both be in trouble.  But they are sure going to be surprised when they see his new haircut.  Maybe he will look more like a labradoodle then.