https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49826945

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Cute, cuddly and loveable... just some of the words you might use to describe labradoodles.

But how about "crazy" or even a "Frankenstein's monster" with major health problems?

That's what the creator of the first ever labrador-poodle crossover says.

In a recent interview on an ABC podcast, Wally Conron says the invention is his "life's regret" and he hasn't "got a clue" why people are still breeding them today.

He's become concerned that an influx of copycat cross-breeds has created health problems for many dogs.

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A normal labrador or golden retriever is all anyone really needs out of a dog. If you need a cross-breed because your pathetic genes make you allergic to dogs, you deserve to be the one to suffer -- not the poor frankenstein dog developed so your snowflake allergies aren't affected.

Our rescue labradoodle is named Wally. Had no idea that was the breeds creator's name; kids named it after the Pixar movie.

We also had a rescued schnauzerdoodle, Duke. Last dog I will ever love. Wally can go f himself.

I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes. Thanks for letting me know.

Having said that, I have allergy issues with labradoodles. They are not hypoallergenic as there are no proven hypoallergenic dogs.

uneedastraw said:

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I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes.

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Sorry to hear that. Like kids with peanut allergies, I think we can all agree it would be more humane if you could avoid procreating so we can try to keep this defect from passing on to further generations.

Too late.

Woody2006 said:

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A normal labrador or golden retriever is all anyone really needs out of a dog. If you need a cross-breed

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Isn't every breed the result of generations of selective breeding/cross-breeding?

I saw a Saint Berdoodle and it was the coolest thing ever.

uneedastraw said:

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I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes. Thanks for letting me know.

Having said that, I have allergy issues with labradoodles. They are not hypoallergenic as there are no proven hypoallergenic dogs.

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Not sure while we're still breeding humans with allergies

Why this guy acting like he spent countless hours in the lab to meticulously create a dog "breed" that would not have occurred without human intervention in nature?

You put a female lab in heat with a horny male poodle in the same vicinity, they're gonna screw.

Ugly ass dogs.

Totally unrelated since I don't know the health issues. It blows my mind that these dogs cost anything. They are muts, that are not a recognized breed, yet people pay hundreds for them.

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Isn't every breed the result of generations of selective breeding/cross-breeding?

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Biblically speaking we humans all cross bred but eventually lost track.

My plain old Labrador is ****ing awesome. Sleeping on his bed in my office right now. Don't need no crossbreeding!

Woody2006 said:

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uneedastraw said:

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I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes.

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Sorry to hear that. Like kids with peanut allergies, I think we can all agree it would be more humane if you could avoid procreating so we can try to keep this defect from passing on to further generations.

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I thought he didn't fit in your office anymore.

New place. Plenty of room that isn't under my desk.

Dogs are pretty great.

JoeAggie5 said:

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Totally unrelated since I don't know the health issues. It blows my mind that these dogs cost anything. They are muts, that are not a recognized breed, yet people pay hundreds for them.

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So you don't like free market economies? JoeAggie5 is a communist. Spreadsheet updated.

That's my frankenpuppy on the left. Half lab half boxer, $10 at the pound. So far less health problems than my pure bred boxer.

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uneedastraw said:

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I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes.

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Sorry to hear that. Like kids with peanut allergies, I think we can all agree it would be more humane if you could avoid procreating so we can try to keep this defect from passing on to further generations.

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From my understanding, literally all a person needs to do to keep the peanut thing from happening is to eat peanuts while pregnant or breastfeeding and give them peanut stuff as a baby.

Not sure if true, but I ate pb everyday while pregnant, it was one of few things that didn't make me sick, and now my little is obsessed too. So maybe true!

I was having a convo about this with a med student just last night. I'm parroting what he said.

Woody2006 said:

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A normal labrador or golden retriever is all anyone really needs out of a dog. If you need a cross-breed because your pathetic genes make you allergic to dogs, you deserve to be the one to suffer -- not the poor frankenstein dog developed so your snowflake allergies aren't affected.

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does dog shed?
No?
Winner

The end

Yeah. If people stopped at "good enough" all our grapes and watermelons would still have seeds In them!

Keep going science!

swimmerbabe11 said:

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I was having a convo about this with a med student just last night. I'm parroting what he said.

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It's okay. We won't dog you for it.

RealTalk said:

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Why this guy acting like he spent countless hours in the lab to meticulously create a dog "breed" that would not have occurred without human intervention in nature?

You put a female lab in heat with a horny male poodle in the same vicinity, they're gonna screw.

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and LOL at him for thinking he "created" the first

i have a labra-golden-doodle mutt. didn't pay anything for him.

So this dude that "invented" a lab/poodle cross thinks they're LESS healthy? How in the world is this possible?! With no knowledge of any true scientific studies on the issue, I can by pure logic and knowledge of genetics guarantee this hybrid cross is, on average, more healthy than a purebred dog of either breed. Hybrid vigor is not a made-up thing.

There are enough labs and poodles that the gene pool isn't very crossed, so the hybrid benefit may be pretty slim, but there is absolutely no reason a labra=doodle or a golden=doodle or a golden=bernard (or whatever cross) wouldn't be (generally) more healthy than a specimen of either root "purebred" stock.

Ugly ass dogs

This guy sheds like crazy but wouldn't trade him for the world.

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uneedastraw said:

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I'm allergic to dogs so I guess I have pathetic genes.

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Sorry to hear that. Like kids with peanut allergies, I think we can all agree it would be more humane if you could avoid procreating so we can try to keep this defect from passing on to further generations.

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From my understanding, literally all a person needs to do to keep the peanut thing from happening is to eat peanuts while pregnant or breastfeeding and give them peanut stuff as a baby.

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I believe it, and I use peanut oil in most things I cook. Neither kid has any problems with them.