[aki]

Besides health testing, which I'm sure a good portion of people selling doodles for top dollar DO NOT do, you also have the problem with consistency.

You never really know what your going to get, especially 1-2 years after the fact. You go into a pet store and buy this cute little doodle puppy that supposedly doesn't shed but has the personality of a Lab or Golden Retriever, and lo and behold 2 years later you have a dog that sheds and is hyperactive. There is too much inconsistency between the temperament and the looks of the produced dog. Not to mention we really don't know what problems health-wise can arise from these breeding's. IMO most aren't too nice to look at either, especially when these conflicting features of each dog come together.

I honestly don't see the point. Supposedly they were originally bred as sight dogs which don't shed, but a Poodle is perfectly capable of that job, so why not just train a Poodle? It really doesn't make any sense.

 

[aki]

I so agree with this. There's enough dogs out there already. Breed only if you can bring something positive to the breed. Otherwise speuter and just enjoy your dog as a fantastic pet.

I like that! Speuter. It's catchy lol.

 

[aki]

I still insist I have the best "doodles". They've even ended up in National Dog of Australia mag.
Carole

Now THAT's a doodle I'd pay top dollar for :wink:

But puppylove has also made a fantastic point, and this is how most doodles will end up. Abandoned, scared, skinny, and lacking in social skills. It's a sad reality. I wish those celebrities like Eva Longoria and all those others who really set the "doodle" craze off understood the type of damage they are doing.

 

[aki]

Ok those prices are the very high end for those mutts. Heck even for many show dogs those are high. Most prices I have seen for these mutts is in MD and FL is $800.00 and down. I am sure CA is higher like it is in everything. Probably NY and some of Tx too.

No, those prices are pretty much the average right now across the U.S. I've checked a couple of Florida breeders and that's the going rate.

Now if you looked for a doodle in the newspaper or something you will probably find doodles for under $800 in FL, and more specifically Miami. I've seen all sorts of dogs, purebred and mixed, in the newspaper for under $200.

 

[aki]

Those are some horrible stories!

It's sad that most people buy dogs these days as accessories, not pets.