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Originally Posted by x54.4blue
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It seems that your line of reasoning is that Labradoodles are mutts and therefore anyone connected to them are bad and unscrupulous.
Do you think the president is a jerk for considering owning a Labradoodle?
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What I am saying is, in the established dog community, what back yard breeders are doing, creating designer dogs with catchy names and selling them as a new breed, is widely considered unethical.
Just as Puppy mills are unethical. Just as casual back yard breeders are unethical.
Breeding is a speciality that should be reserved for people who actually understand what to breed, why to breed and how to breed.
I have a friend who has a Chi and people come up to her on the street all the time and say, "I have a Chi too, we should breed our dogs together"..
- That is exactly what the formal dog community tries vehemently to discourage.
There is no reason to specifically breed a mutt when you can go to a pound and adopt one for free. I have no problems with mutt's. They can be fantastic dogs, great pets, etc. But don't charge people for them. Don't make it a profit oriented business.
- The only time breeders should charge for dogs is to recoup their investment in generating healthy liters that further the breed standard.
Personally, I think it would be horrible if the President got a Labradoodle because it would further encourage unscrupulous Labradoodle breeders to continue to break the code of ethics for dog breeders and with the seal of approval from the President.
But also, if the Pres. does get a Portuguese Water Dog, then less than fantastic breeders may start generating those dogs for profit as well, as a result, diminishing the quality of the Portuguese Water Dog in the same manner that many popular dog breeds have been overbreed.
So in reality, it's a double edged sword. I think the promotion of the Labradoodle is harmful but I also think the promotion of a Portuguese Water Dog would also be harmful.
I do understand though that the President needs a hypoallergenic dog and "SOME" Labradoodles are hypoallergenic. And all PWD (except those with improper coats are also hypoallergenic.) So again, it's a double edged sword. For me it's win/win, lose/lose, with whichever he chooses.