Australian Labradoodle name change to Australian CobbaDog

[Deb, Connor & Simon]

Just in case anyone hasn't seen it, here is a link to the website with the information about the ALD name change. :-)

http://www.australianlabradoodlecobberdog.com/index.html

[Joanie]

lol omg so does my little girl!!!  I always joke that she's part kangaroo!!!

[Deb, Connor & Simon]

So that's where the springs in their feet come from...Simon has them too!! :-D

[RIDOODLES]

We have had 3 customers this year lose thier Wheaton's to sudden illness which resulted in sudden death after spending much money for surgery, and the common denominator, was they were ALL only 4 yrs old :-0 so so sad..

[Deb, Connor & Simon]

I am so sorry to hear that. I lost a golden to cancer and he was only 4 1/2 yr old. It is heartbreaking for all concerned.

[Kate C Pappas]

This post is comprised of facts, not opinions. Since no one really knows what's in their RM Labradoodles anyway, what does it matter what RM calls them. Sadly she is back in business with her daughter Angela who is now Melodie Wooley. Those two have been back together for quite some time in spite of continuing to say they were estranged. That's the same Angela who willingly dumped 31 ALDs in a high kill shelter in 2007 in Florida of which several died of Parvo. Articles below:

"Owners of Tegan Park send 31 dogs/puppies to Animal Control whose policy is to euthanize dogs after 5 days.
31 multi-gen Australian Labradoodles turned in to Lake County Animal Services near Ocala, FL by a Breeder. These are exceptional puppies and dogs. The shelter stated, "the dogs/puppies can be put down the day they come in, or they can be put up for adoption and kept for a while. They are evaluated when they come in." 

Due to the efforts of many in the Doodle community, all the pups and dogs were adopted saving their lives.

The dogs that had to remain in Animal Control to be spay or neutered were exposed to the PARVO virus and 6 dogs ended up dieing.

What a sad ending for these wonderful dogs. In my opinion, the owners of Tegan Park USA (which is owned by Tegan Park) had many other options to care for these dogs, but they didn't take them. "

Link below from The Orlando Sentinel newspaper:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-12-05/news/LABRADOODLE05_1...

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In the mid 2000, she changed the name to Australian Service Dog, a name which was not received enthusiastically either. $500.00 allowed you to post that logo on your breeder's site. Then it because ALFA. It was predicted that the ALFA (Australian Labradoode Founders Alliance) organization would also fail and now it seems to have. What about all the breeders who trusted her via ALFA? Will they uproot their businesses to change everything? As for CobbaDog, this is not MY definition but anyone who decides to name a 'breed'....a 'car' ....an 'anything', should look up every possible definition of that word. This is again not MY definition but is from the Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cobba

BTW: It is the word CobbER which means friend...NOT CobbA

I'm going to go hug my two Multigen Australian Labradoodles, one who perhaps has Wheaten, but then who knows.

Remember the saying, "a rose by any other name....'.

[Elizabeth & Cosmo]

Thank you, Kate, for your post. There is a lot of back story behind all this, and I know you have first-hand knowledge.

Cosmo is and will remain a Multigen Australian Labradoodle, until the ALAA says something different.

[RIDOODLES]

Kate .. i am laughing...i just looked at the link...thanks for the chuckle ;-)

[Lynda Kamrath]

That is hillarious.  Leave it to the Urban Dictionary to entertain us all.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Thank you Kate for your courage in speaking out.  I only started to learn about this controversy the day before I was to pick up my ALD puppy from a wonderful breeder here in the US. I had been looking for a golden doodle but Finnegan found me and it was love at first sight.  And what could be better than the wonderful "story" about the research center, etc. I've had a hard time knowing what to believe as I've continued to read as much as I could about RM and TP and talk to people who have had personal dealings with BM (none of them good, I might add).  But over time, I've come to accept that this is a horrific story. Now, when I look at his "papers" and see all of the RM and TP names in his bloodlines,  it makes me sad to think of what some of those dogs may have endured, but blessed to know that Finnegan has been safe and loved since day 1.    

[Deb, Connor & Simon]

I posted this link as informational. It is not meant to serve as either an endorsement or condemnation -- just information.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Yes, but it served a dual purpose  of informing people that there has been a 'change' and that there have/been and are problems.  I am very glad that you posted this discussion so many could contribute.  Good job~

[Laura, Ruby & Sam]

This is absolutely HILARIOUS!!! 

Beverley Manners strikes again-- changing the name of an entire breed this time!!  So funny-- so so funny.  I hope no one thinks that the nonsense she posts on her ridiculous website has any meaning whatsoever, just another attempt to breed as many dogs, of who knows what descent, in horrible conditions. 

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