This is hilarious!

[RobDar]

I Found this very entertaining!

(November 28th) NY Times had the following story in its Metropolitan
Diary section:

Dear Diary:

I'm at the Carl Schurz dog run with my pug. A young, very well-to-do
looking woman walks by me with her dog, a breed that is unfamiliar to
me.

As she pulls out treats and special water, I ask her what type of dog
it is.

She gives me what seems like a patronizing look and says, "A puggle."

"A what?"

"A puggle. It's a cross between a pug and a beagle."

She then looks at my dog with what seems like disdain and says: "I
used to have a pug, but they're just awful dogs to maintain. That's
why I switched."

Feeling a bit like we're discussing trade-ins on automobiles, I
resume watching the dogs frolic.

Just then, an elderly woman walks by the dog run and stops. She looks
at the puggle, pauses, and asks the first woman what kind of dog it
is.

The woman sighs, exasperated by this point, and says sharply: "A
puggle. A cross between a pug and a beagle."

The elderly woman thinks for a bit, then says, "Or, as we called them
in my day, mutts."

She leaves, and only one of us isn't smiling.

Story contributed by David Toussaint

[suki]

good one!!!!:D

[DiggityDogs]

Yay! finally! I'm so tired of hearing about these designer dogs! I mean, I think the 'puggle' has the cutest face, but good grief, people! Thats an awesome article, Thanks for sharing!!

[catcher T]

I do a bit of rescue,,and a week ago I had a goldendoodle,,he is only 8 mos old,,very very tall,,I had such a hard time placing this dog,,he is a good boy,,very intelligent,,the owners paid about 1500 for him! couldn't believe it,,hes cute as he can be,,no-one wanted him cause he was to big,,they are just ruining these breeds

[Dogwise]

Poodle, Mastiff, Dachshunds, Rhodesian, Labrador, GSD, Great Dane, I can go on and on, all the way back to one of the oldest of breeds, the Saluki, which still exist today. All dogs are believed to have originated from wolves, then by the natural order of things with out mans help, we ended up with foxes, dingo's, african wild dogs etc, etc. Then man stepped in and created many of the ones I mentioned earlier along with several hundred others. It took several breeds to create your Golden Retriever, your Chihuahuas and on and on, and yet the Saluki which was also used to create several other breeds is still around today. It didn't disappear. And actually as far as mutt's go, when several breeds were used to create such dogs as mentioned before and not to leave out others such as the Beagle, West Highland Terrier, etc, etc, doesn't that not in some way mean they too are or were mutt's of the breeds they were created from?

Man over thousands of years has created many breeds, so is there a specific reason one gets upset when man continues to create new breeds? I'd be intrested in any thoughts on this.

[DiggityDogs]

I'm not upset, per-se, that someone wants to create a new breed, but why? what's the need? If someone were to come up with a breed that would be a better assistance dog than a lab, or police dog than a malinois, great, but I'd have to see it to believe it. The people that breed goldendoodles, for example, are not creating a 'new breed'. They breed cross breed puppies to sell for a thousand bucks a piece, and they never go beyond the F1 generation. A true, 'new' breed would be developed by breeding generation after generation of the same cross together until you get uniform results for a minimum of 3 generations- goldendoodles apear to be uniform in size, coat, etc, except for the obvious size difference from those that are a 'standard', 'mini' etc, but any goldendoodle breeder will tell you that a true goldendoodle is produced by breeding 1 male poodle with 1 female golden, period. There's no interest in creating a breed in that practice, just in creating puppies to sell to someone who thinks they're getting a 'lo shedding' or 'hypoallerginic' dog. A true new breed has to come out uniform enough after those 3 generations that a standard for the dog can be set, and I haven't seen two labradoodles that look alike. I'm sorry, but I think there are MORE than enough pet dogs out there without having to pass of some mutt as a 'new' breed. Plus, the there are more than one crappy kennel clubs out there that allow these lowlifes to register their 'breed' so that they can sell these mixed breed dogs with 'registration' papers for more money. I have met more than one person who owns a somethingdoodle that thinks it's a purebred dog because it comes with papers, and that's what the breeder told them. I can guarantee that there is NO research going into the genetics of cross breeding these dogs, let alone any health testing, which makes them no better than any other puppy mill or backyard breeder. Here's a quote from www.goldendoodles.com just to prove my point-
"As more and more people live in the city, needs have changed. Most are not looking for dogs who can hunt, we are looking for companions. We look for dogs who are playful, friendly towards people and pets, easy to train and easy to maintain."

A shame really, when you consider that both poodles and goldens were originally bred to hunt. and why exactly do we need MORE companion breeds? If they're to be used as 'lo-shed guide dogs', why not just use a poodle? or a portugese water dog? or a giant schauzer, irish water dog, curly coated retriever, or even an airdale terrier? all of these breeds are similar in size and have a single coat, therefore they are lower shed than labs or GSD's. It's all about the fad.

Here's what they say about labradoodles:
''Labradoodles were first bred by the Australian Guide Dog Association in 1989 as an allergy friendly seeing eye dog. To this day, Labradoodles are bred by the AGDA as demand requires it. Their popularity as healthy family pets spilled into North America during the late 1990s. Dr. Kate Schoeffel in NSW, Australia was the first to breed miniature Labradoodles in the early 90's, and still breeds them to this day."

I have heard otherwise- that the australians have all but abandoned this practice because they realized that the cross was NOT producing lo-shed dogs. They are still bred there for companions.

[Dogwise]

Excellent response, and point well taken. Thank you DD. It is these types of discussions that help us all become well informed. And by being better informed perhaps we can make this planet a better place for both man and dogs, and do away with the type of ignorance that causes things like BSL's to take place.

Next! will be to expose and do away with such terroristic groups such as PETA.

[DiggityDogs]

Don't get me wrong with all of my ranting and raving- I love the dogs because I love dogs in general- Several of my clients have 'doodles' and they really are sweet dogs, i guess this is another that falls into the 'punish the deed not the breed' category.

[Dogwise]

Don't get me wrong with all of my ranting and raving- I love the dogs because I love dogs in general- Several of my clients have 'doodles' and they really are sweet dogs, i guess this is another that falls into the 'punish the deed not the breed' category.

Agreed! But then that would mean accountability.

[DiggityDogs]

and who has time for accountability when there's money to be made? :rolleyes: