Sigh - more designer breeds

[DiamondJubilee]

We had a Bernese 30 year ago and boy, did he hate any weather above 20C. He did not want to leave the AC grate for anything. In the winter, you couldn’t get him in the house! He was super quiet though. Did not need a lot of exercise but boy, did he shed!!

Now that I have a Greater Swiss MD (did not want another Berner due to a lot of health issues and the intolerance to heat), and even though she has a short (but double) coat, she’s also not a huge fan of the heat (I guess they really do want to live on the mountains). She doesn’t shed (I’m not sure if its because of her diet or I’m just lucky as all GSMD owners say they shed 24/7 and like mad). But she has a lot of energy and loves to go for long hikes (in the shaded woods preferably) and bike riding. She bikjores really well and can run for quite some time beside me quite politely (she does not walk on a leash well and pulls like you wouldn’t believe - I use a perfect pace halter on her or I can’t hold onto her). I’m actually impressed as I was told GSMD are quiet (can be tough to walk since they are a cart/pulling breed - mine has this 10000%), but I guess I got the active, non shedding one lol! She also loves water and to be vacuumed, also odd for the breed ha ha! I have to walk her at least 4km a day (off leash so she does roughly 10km as shes all over the place!!), or everyone suffers. She is a true working dog for sure!

[DiamondJubilee]

OMG!! So much hair!!! wow!

[Dr_Doolittle]

VERY grateful for my Whippets…

[DownYonder]

Ugh - I have a friend who got a couple of standard poodles a few years back. I think she also acquired a goldendoodle with a SP parent. She has now started breeding them and is marketing her first litter as “very rare and highly bred.” Claims they are 100% non-shedding. She originally had them priced up to $4500, has sold a couple but still has 5 left. But they are growing and eating more and starting to take up more and more of her time and her vet costs are increasing (vaxes, etc.), so she has dropped the price to $2000 or thereabouts.

That said, she is raising them right - lots of handling and socialization, already house and crate trained, will stand for grooming, and are started in obedience. She also says she had the parents DNA tested for genetic disorders and they are clear. The pups are cute buggers and I referred a neighbor to her who was talking about getting a poodle doodle, but after more chats with the neighbor, she (neighbor) decided to adopt an adult Standard Poodle instead. I pointed her to someone with a retired show dog (black female) and she is flying up to get her this weekend. She is very excited!

[luvmyhackney]

The rescue I foster for has received over 80 request in the last week for doodles in shelters or owner surrender for intake. They only cover VA, MD, DC and can’t keep up. Average age is 3 and majority are under socialized.

[DownYonder]

@luvmyhackney

The rescue I foster for has received over 80 request in the last week for doodles in shelters or owner surrender for intake. They only cover VA, MD, DC and can’t keep up. Average age is 3 and majority are under socialized.

That is heartbreaking.

[Dr_Doolittle]

And unfortunately, not that surprising.

[Jenerationx]

I love her channel. There’s also a 2nd channel I think it’s “Girl with the dogs 2” with longer videos. She’s so good with even the tough cases.

[Kemosabe]

I have six adult Aussies and one Aussie puppy.

I have been in the breed a long time…it’s heartbreaking to see what has happened to Aussies because of their popularity.

And now all these crosses: Aussie Doodle, Aussie Berner, Australian Retriever, Sheprador (Aussie and Lab), Aussie Poo, Bossie (Aussie and Boston Terrier), Auggie (Aussie and Welsh Corgi), Aussie-Pom…and believe it or not there is even a Bull Aussie (English bulldog and Aussie).

UHG.

[thatmoody]

There have been a bunch of mini aussies and aussie crosses in my last few dog training classes. Most of them are neurotic messes, and NOTHING like the aussies I remember.

[DMK]

The mini Aussies might be the worst. It’s like the worst shelties and aussies made offspring… Oh wait, that’s because it is exactly that…

[thatmoody]

They are cute little suckers but the craziness in their eyes (not to mention their behavior) unnerves me. We did have a lovely Goldendoodle last series, and, while not the brightest tool in the shed, she was lovely and sweet, and entirely good-natured, at least.

[Kemosabe]

@thatmoody

There have been a bunch of mini aussies and aussie crosses in my last few dog training classes. Most of them are neurotic messes, and NOTHING like the aussies I remember.

I think you mean Miniature American Shepherds (MAS)

The Aussies you remember are still here!..thankfully…

@thatmoody

They are cute little suckers but the craziness in their eyes (not to mention their behavior) unnerves me.

Some things just aren’t better in a small package…the drive on those little dogs borders on insane.

@DMK

The mini Aussies might be the worst. It’s like the worst shelties and aussies made offspring… Oh wait, that’s because it is exactly that…

Also there is some Papillon in the gene pool…as evidenced by the ears on many MAS.

[thatmoody]

That’s good to know! I didn’t know they had a separate designation for them.

[Knubbsy]

@luvmyhackney

The rescue I foster for has received over 80 request in the last week for doodles in shelters or owner surrender for intake. They only cover VA, MD, DC and can’t keep up. Average age is 3 and majority are under socialized.

Went to lunch with my DC colleagues (we all telework so rarely get to socialize) and we were talking about all the problem quarantine dogs we see. Quite a few doodles were mentioned - including an “Irish doodle” that is apparently exceptionally dumb.

[DiamondJubilee]

I hate to say it but my parents got a mini aussie from a breeder who got it back from the original owner (6 month old give back situation). My parents “adopted” him from the breeder at 6 months old, and they were told that he bit one of the children which is why he was returned. He is one neurotic mess at over 1.5 years later. My sister and I both told them not to get him at the very beginning (his 8 week old vet report stated that he was nervous and needed a lot of socialization) but here we are…

I’ve never met a dog like him. He hates to leave the house, is non stop energy (working breed here for sure), they can’t take him off a leash as he runs away so they never get his energy out, he won’t walk on any type of leash, halti or vest, and he bites from time to time.

[hoopoe]

Wow, why would you keep such an animal? My first stop would be liver function test to check for a shunt.

[DMK]

I can only imagine… My neighbor across the street has two siblings and if she has dog experience, I’ve seen no evidence over the years…

So take a mini Aussie + sibling bonding issues + generally clueless owner + they have literally never gone on a walk or been socialized… It’s probably like what your mother is dealing with except 10x worse.

Every day when George (see pic for max cuteness) and I get in the car to go to the barn, I can hear their screams and door scrabbling as they fight for position at the tiny side window. I can only imagine what that door and wall looks like* after 6 or so years. I can’t imagine how loud it is INSIDE the house. I feel for them. They are flat out annoying and I surely wouldn’t want them, but they scored the worst possible situation for their energy and temperament!

(’* I’ve seen the garage, I have a sinking feeling the whole house is like an episode of hoarders)

[luvmyhackney]

Because when you go to the vet, it’s always suggested you haven’t spent enough time properly training and dog just needs more socialization. Most vets won’t consider euthanasia for a young, healthy dog even with behavior considerations.

Plus you is going to take on a dog like that?

[Salty]

George is crazy cute.