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It seems the new one on the block if the Floodle Yip Flat coat Retriever x Poodle

Floodle!!!! How can people keep a straight face when they say these things!!!??

Trouble with this way of thinking is do these "designer dog"breeders bother with health testing ??? Simple answer is no & how do you know if crossing two breeds will result in a certain type of puppy ? Again the simple answer is you don't because crosses are predictable in only one aspect-the resulting dogs type is totally unpredictable.

I have no problem with people preferring to own mongrels-or breeding crossbreeding as long as any breeding is only from fully health tested parents(just as I would expect from someone breeding pedigree dogs)the thing is cross breed & mongrel breeders don't health test their only reason for breeding is to make money-not spend it on expensive health testing

I remain convinced they pick poodles just so they can stick -oodle on the end of the word (unless you get wicked people like me who reverse it and overemphasise the "poo" so a labradoodle becomes a POOador)

None of them health test? Really? I would guess that the percentage of Labradors, to name a popular breed, that are bred responsibly with all the health tests etc done is not a high one. The problem isn't with the breed, but the breeders. Aren't huskies the latest rescue casualty? Should we condemn all huskies and husky breeders? Of course not. So the sad fact that so many are churning out designer crosses with little care or thought doesn't mean it can't be done responsibly.
I do agree that crossbreeds can vary a lot between individuals, and people should be aware of that if they're getting a pup. I also believe that some crosses are very unwise - I saw an ad once for Dogue de Bordeaux x Bassett hound pups Talk about a conformational trainwreck.

Half of all Labradors bred in the UK are not KC registered & it is these that are not health tested at all(around 90,000 Labs bred yearly 50 % being KC reg & health tested). I know a good many Labrador breeders(of KC reg dogs)& they all hip/elbow score & eye & DNA test

I have yet to meet or read of any designer dog/mongrel breeder who does all available health tests on their dogs-for example "Labradoodle"should be hip/elbow scored, eye tested & DNA tested plus SA clear & come from dogs that have no history of epilepsy Labradoodles have only had a handful of dogs hip scored & most of the scores are quite high,"Cavachons"never read/met/heard of any that have come from MRI screened parents let alone eye & heart tested. I could go on & on & on

Cross breed & mongrel breeders only want the money health tests are an unacceptable expense to them

Entirely agree

You've never met any so they don't exist? Five seconds on Google will show you that they do.

That is a broad sweeping statement. Would be the same as me saying all show breeders care only about rosettes and trophies.