tell me what you think about poodle mixes (all the rage !)
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Q:Hey all you PL"s, this is probably more of a rant although a nice one. Could anyone comment on what the heck is going on with all these poodle poms, shnoodles cockapoos ect.. I realize its a money grab, and people are being sucked in but where does it end? I got sucked in, (at a local pet store), that has since gone because we protested about this place and it was in the local paper. I purchased a cocapoo not because I didn't know better, because I did' BUT!, I went in the store every day for a month and saw this dog slowly getting sicker looking. Took him home and to the vet. He had worms, ear infection, a heart murmur, you name it. The vet told me don't expect this dog to live cuz I don't think he will. I nursed him night and day eye drop fed him ect.. My friends said I was nuts, and renamed him my baby grand cuz thats how much I had spent on him at that point. Alass He passed but with much love around him. I don't regret any of it because of that, better than dieing alone Pooker
A:It must be hard seeing a sick puppy at a pet store and wanting to get it out of the enviornment, but its the poor moms and dads of these pups that are suffering even more. Just go to some puppymill web sites and see what they go through. The best thing is to not buy any dog from a puppy store ever. Now there is another spot in that store for another puppy mill pup that will probably be just as sick as yours is. If people stopped buying these dogs from the pet stores then the puppymills might eventually go out of business. I am sorry that happened to you but next time please go to either a shelter or a reputable breeder.
A:I think people are sold on the untrue "hypo-allergenic" aspect of poodles so (insert plural bad name here) breed mixes of them for profit and sell them to uneducated buyers.
I don't get it. Poodles are by far not the easiest dogs to train and handle, whether they're the small version or the big.
The Laberneses that Mira "invented" are a more sensible mix for the purpose they use them for (seeing eye dogs). If the bernese calms the lab side down and the lab side adds friendliness (among other things), you'd have an ideal working dog for the public... Except for the bernese hair...
I don't get it. Poodles are by far not the easiest dogs to train and handle, whether they're the small version or the big.
The Laberneses that Mira "invented" are a more sensible mix for the purpose they use them for (seeing eye dogs). If the bernese calms the lab side down and the lab side adds friendliness (among other things), you'd have an ideal working dog for the public... Except for the bernese hair...
A:It's a fad, and people want what they want, and don't know or don't care where the "product" comes from, or the suffering that went into creating it.
If the naive or uncaring are willing to fork over 1000$ for a mutt, you can be sure there are MANY unscrupulous people dying to supply them.
I can understand why you bought your dog. Unfortunately, one was saved but 5 others will take his place.
Where will it end? Only when people stop buying. You say you knew better, yet still put money into the hands of the millers. Profits are the ONLY thing the puppymills and backyard breeders care about.
All we can do is stay out of petstores that sell live animals, and do all our business at pet supply stores. Be sure to tell the petstore why you will no longer patronize them.
If the naive or uncaring are willing to fork over 1000$ for a mutt, you can be sure there are MANY unscrupulous people dying to supply them.
I can understand why you bought your dog. Unfortunately, one was saved but 5 others will take his place.
Where will it end? Only when people stop buying. You say you knew better, yet still put money into the hands of the millers. Profits are the ONLY thing the puppymills and backyard breeders care about.
All we can do is stay out of petstores that sell live animals, and do all our business at pet supply stores. Be sure to tell the petstore why you will no longer patronize them.