#sorry no dog tax b/c people were weird to me over my animals

[wandering-wolf23]

Gonna say that I really don't get the kneejerk doodle hate. Are most of them well bred? No, not really (health testing, people. We can do that now). But neither are the vast majority of Golden Retrievers or Labs.

Is it possible to get a healthy doodle? Yeah. I know two of them. They are 12 y/o Cavapoos who belong to a person who wanted traits from both breeds, but not those two dogs. She's happy with what she got. They have fewer health issues at 12 than my Golden Retriever (registered, from solid lines, but still has health problems) and her (registered, from health tested parents) Italian Greyhound. Did she have to train her dogs? Yes. Are they a pain in the ass to groom? Also yes.

But so is my Golden. So was the German Shepherd my aunt had before. My sister has a Shih Tzu/Chihuahua mix that's basically a Shih Tzu with a much shorter coat. Also a nice dog. Did she need to be trained? Yes. Does she have a bit of a PITA coat? Also yes.

I actually wonder how much of the doodle stuff comes from stupid people owning dogs. The same person who has a fat husky with a matted coat and untrimmed nails is going to do the same with a doodle. Their issue right now is that they're a trendy mix and bad breeders are going for quantity over quality.

I will say that I'm not impressed with my purebred, registered Golden. She's allergic to both grain and chicken, along with other issues, and that makes caring for her hard. I can read a pedigree and I got her from a good breeder who has supported me through the struggle with my dog. She's a good dog, but I don't know if I'm going down the purebred route again. It just may not be right for me.