There have been many attempts to create a new breed of purebred dog. Few are truly successful. The AKC accepts very few of the new breeds presented for consideration. The "new breed" must present many generations of documented history of the breeding program. It takes many generations in order to get a new breed to produce a consistently uniform looking offspring. There are people who have tired to do this and never were able to achieve their goal during their lifetime.
The "Labradoodle" and other designer breeds are not a breed at all. They do not produce uniformly consistent offspring and just like other "new breeds" they are being bred by people who have no knowledge of the background of their dogs.
Putting one purebred dog together with another purebred dog of another breed does not produce hybrid vigor. It only brings forward the genes that both carry. Since people who do this type of breeding have little knowledge of the genetic background of those dogs the results can be truly disastrous. Sure some of the dogs are fine pets, but should never be used for breeding. Truly purebred breeding should be left to those who really know what they are doing. It is far more complicated than allowing certain dogs to mate.
Millions of pets are put to death yearly in shelters while others die miserable deaths on the streets and in rural areas where they are dumped. Breeding to satisfy the pocketbook of greeders is not something many of us care to support.
I am an owner and lover of purebred dogs and have also rescued and cared very much for mixed breeds. I have no prejudice concerning dogs. It is the breeders that I am selective about. |