LOL! It's even funnier as they are all black except for one single white one that sticks out like a sore thumb, which I have plucked out more than once and it just grows right back, whiter than ever lol. I will never forget the first day I brought him home my mum said "WHY DOES HE ONLY HAVE ONE WHISKER?"

Now that thats all out of the way Have you any photos of your dog on here yet?

I HAVE NEVER SAID THAT actually because it isn't true so you have your facts wrong there. ~So you are saying I HAVE TO STOP JUDGING, BUT OTHERS DON'T? I personally don't agree with showing dogs and poncing them up but then I wouldn't have a dog that doesn't look like a dog! My family and husband like a big dog and one with hair - that is our choice and that is what we have got. The difference is that I do not stop people showing do I? Nor do I go around slating other preoples choice or say that Joe Blogs sells their dogs for too much etc. It is personal choice like I keep saying and my opinion is put on here like you and all the others do - that is what forums are for. As for the rescues and shelters being full of crossbreeds in my experience and research there are many more Labs, SBT's, Collies, Lurchers etc in shelters than Labradoodles and there is only 1 Labradoodle Rescue whereas there are many more rescues for lots of other breeds.

NOW NOW NOW people... calm down...

so to recapp..

the CC Might get waxed, but i have yet to meet any one who does this, and if i did, id probly punch them.

a Lot of dogs get shaved, be it for showing, or just pet clips..
it dosnt Harm the dogs,
it dosnt depress the dogs,
it isnt making the dog feel Embarrased,

Grooming.. almost EVERY breed of dog gets groomed one way or another, and if you dont, then you are frankly crule.

showing, ALMOST every show dog is highly spoilt and get the Best of things to keep them at the top condition.
yes you get the rotten ones, but do you think they will be on a fourm for dog lovers?? Nope, so lets just find some love, and go and get all the bad people out there,
im already on a mission to OUT bad breeders in the CC and Afghan, Mutt world... what are you doing to help out??

but the labradoodle isnt a breed so the fact there is actually a labradoodle rescue, is quite shocking... there arent rescues for most other crossbreeds (i say most coz i dont know if any other 'designer' breeds have a breed specific rescue)...

Apparently there is a "Club" for Puggle owners so its possible they have a rescue attached to it. This was told to me this morning by a friend who Shows her Pugs

Wiskers are sensory, we have no real understanding how a dog feels with or without them, but because we don't understand I don't think its right, its not going to harm them physically, but I'm going to bring up another example, dew claws, many people take them off, because it was the norm, and everything, and there have been studies to show that dogs use them when running, and that dogs with them removed have a higher chance of getting arthiritious, there is also someone (a trainer if I remember right, or someone who is heavily involved in dogs) who said that when she watched slow motion videos of dogs running who had the dew claws removed they were wobbily, but people who didn't understand the need for them, or do research and have them removed could of set their dog up for problems later on, now I don't believe that pysically a dog will be harmed by its whiskers being removed, but how do we know about physicogically? A dog may not use its wiskers the same way as a cat or rabbit, they may not be used in a day to day basis, but they are sensory, have you ever had your dog sleeping somewhere, and something brushed agaisn't its wiskers and it woke up? And have you ever had something like your hair cut short, it takes a while to get use to, and we choose that, a dog doesn't choose to have its wiskers taken off, and until someone magically turns into a dog, has wiskers for a while, and then has them taken off by someone then to me they can't say they know how they feel to have something that helps animals feel, whether or not its necassary or not.

They are also there for others to disagree and challenge opinions they dont agree with.


Would that be because they (owners) are puddled

Sorry , couldn't`t resist.

Chaz, you just said it yourself, unless you are a dog you are not going to understand if they miss them or not...so you comparing them to having your hair cut , and having to get used to a new style along with being physiologically traumatised is all speculation and imaginary on your part.

As to them losing balance and arthritis being a factor in later life due to dew claw removal.... I would just love to see the evidence of that one!!


Let me tell you from "experience " of owning breeds that have their dew claws removed, it effects them not one jot, either physiologically or physically!! they dont miss them, they dont know they had them, and they dont lack balance.... but then again, as you say, I am not a dog , so cant really know, other than owning dogs over the yrs with and without dew claws..and never have I noticed any difference between the two.

Thanks for making me laugh on my lunch hour!!