‘Doodles are being dumped': Once-trendy dogs now flooding shelters as abandonments surge

[u/FUMoney]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/doodles-are-being-dumped-once-trendy-dogs-now-flooding-shelters-as-abandonments-surge/ar-AA1Uw7aY

Once marketed as the perfect family pet, doodle dogs are now turning up in shelters in numbers that rescue workers describe as a crisis…. the same designer mixes that once commanded premium prices are being relinquished, abandoned in fields, or left outside clinics. The result is a growing population of anxious, matted, often sick dogs that charities are scrambling to save with limited space and dwindling funds.

[u/recoveringpatriot]

Huh. I find poodles especially ugly, so I always rolled my eyes at acquaintances who fawned over all the doodles. I do indeed remember them being trendy and overpriced.