ugh! :x I hate it when these people who know so little about a type of dog go on tv or write some uneducated article and influence so many people!!!
On our local news this moning this pure bred golden fanatic trainer was on and talking about how bad it is to mix breeds. "the pure breds are bred for consistency... blah blah"
she kept making these totally idiotic comments like "I have seen goldendoodles this size (small) and THIS size (large)... pure breds are bred for consistancy and are much more predictable"
well honestly... havent you seen large goldens and small ones?! I have! and it all depends on the size of the parents!
she also was talking about how people get them because they're supposed to be non-shedding and then "because one parent sheds and the other doesnt, a large portion of the litter will shed". well no not exactly. they might but they might not. and what about the multi-gens and the F1bs? they are much less likely to shed! the she started saying that if you want consistency you should go with a pure bred dog and kept referencing the golden (that sheds!!!). the reality is that many people do not want poodles because they have this fru-fru and yippy idea in their head (that is absolutely wrong) but that doenst mean that people with allergies cannot find a doodle that will suit their needs.
I agree with all of the breeders on this forum that it is never a sure thing that a doodle will not shed, so we dont advocate buying an F1 if you will have health problems etc if there is shedding... but thats no reason not to breed doodles!
then she starts talking about price. "a couple of years ago these dogs were being sold for upwards of $4000, whereas a predictable pure bred should only cost you $1000". i dont know anyone who charges four grand for a regular non-breeding puppy! if they are that IS ridiculous, but definitely not the norm!
she kept saying that she recommends finding a purebred dog that fits your family needs (but i dont WANT and purebred!) :evil: jeeeez! :wink:
and then at the very end she threw in this comment about how people should go to shelters and find homes for dogs that have been picked up because over a thousand dogs are euthanized every day because people dont go pick them. (partly because they're buying pure bred dogs! ha!) what a bad argument! she just went against everything she was saying about how people should get pure breds!
grrr... sorry for the venting... these people are just so ignorant! okay I am done with the exclamation mark now.
On our local news this moning this pure bred golden fanatic trainer was on and talking about how bad it is to mix breeds. "the pure breds are bred for consistency... blah blah"
she kept making these totally idiotic comments like "I have seen goldendoodles this size (small) and THIS size (large)... pure breds are bred for consistancy and are much more predictable"
well honestly... havent you seen large goldens and small ones?! I have! and it all depends on the size of the parents!
she also was talking about how people get them because they're supposed to be non-shedding and then "because one parent sheds and the other doesnt, a large portion of the litter will shed". well no not exactly. they might but they might not. and what about the multi-gens and the F1bs? they are much less likely to shed! the she started saying that if you want consistency you should go with a pure bred dog and kept referencing the golden (that sheds!!!). the reality is that many people do not want poodles because they have this fru-fru and yippy idea in their head (that is absolutely wrong) but that doenst mean that people with allergies cannot find a doodle that will suit their needs.
I agree with all of the breeders on this forum that it is never a sure thing that a doodle will not shed, so we dont advocate buying an F1 if you will have health problems etc if there is shedding... but thats no reason not to breed doodles!
then she starts talking about price. "a couple of years ago these dogs were being sold for upwards of $4000, whereas a predictable pure bred should only cost you $1000". i dont know anyone who charges four grand for a regular non-breeding puppy! if they are that IS ridiculous, but definitely not the norm!
she kept saying that she recommends finding a purebred dog that fits your family needs (but i dont WANT and purebred!) :evil: jeeeez! :wink:
and then at the very end she threw in this comment about how people should go to shelters and find homes for dogs that have been picked up because over a thousand dogs are euthanized every day because people dont go pick them. (partly because they're buying pure bred dogs! ha!) what a bad argument! she just went against everything she was saying about how people should get pure breds!
grrr... sorry for the venting... these people are just so ignorant! okay I am done with the exclamation mark now.