Thanks for the link, how interesting. The labradoodle is often given as example of how some designer breeds really do have a purpose, and I've read many times that there were serious clubs involved in getting the recognized. I think he was trying to develop a lab that didn't shed as much, and this indeed would be a great thing. I believe he did have pure motives when he started doing this, the article saya, "He was the manager of the puppy program at the Royal Institute of the Blind. He received a letter from a woman in Hawaii who needed a seeing eye dog, but her husband had allergies. She wanted a dog that would not shed hair. But now when people ask me, `Did you breed the first one', I have to say, `Yes, I did, but it's not something I'm proud of, I wish I could turn the clock back. I'm not at all proud of my involvement in it. But the genie's out of the bottle, and you can't put it back."
I wonder if other mix breeders will learn something from his insight? |