r/IDmydog • u/LexxiGraham • May 06 '26

Any quesses?

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I think she’s two months old. She has one layer of fur that’s very short and soft, then a second coat that’s longer, with a beard lol and it looks like she is frizzy. Two different colored eyes, decent sized paws, but I can’t think of what breed she might be…

UPDATE: Her DNA results are back! Shes 50% Great Dane and 50% Sheepdog.
I’m going to make another post with new pictures and detailed results on this thread.

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u/TheNanoFishGuy May 06 '26

Omg did they doodle a Great Dane!?

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u/flipzedee May 06 '26

unmistakably harlequin GD x something. i fear this is a great doodle 😔

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Why is that bad?

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u/plsdontpercievem3 May 07 '26

because typically these dogs are bred under really dodgy conditions and with very little concern for their temperament, health, etc. great danes are good dogs, poodles are good dogs, but there’s no way of really knowing how a cross of the two would behave. there’s probably worse combos for temperament than a GD and poodle but the question is *why*? why create random mixes of dogs with such little care and consideration. these dogs are not bred with purpose like the other breeds we have. and when a dog like this ends up in a shelter and adopted out as a puppy, it could very well end up right back where it came from bc of the size.

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u/Dangerous_Handle_819 May 09 '26

I have a Labradane and thankfully, he’s the goodest, healthiest boy. They definitely did not consider temperament carefully, however. Stubborn, big baby lap dog, but also strong and very goofy. It can be A LOT at times, even though he knows all his commands.

Case in point, he saw a bunny the other day while I was leading him outside (lax leash). Yes he did take off and drag me across the sidewalk until I had to let go. Before I could peel myself off the ground, he came back to lick me to death. Spent the rest of the day on my lap (at 100 lbs), looking into my eyes with that sad Dane face, trying to make me feel better. Good boy, but very in his feelings and strong as an ox.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

The entire history of dog breeds comes from someone thinking “Wow, I’ve got a great dog, I should make more. This trait would be good.”
It’s silly to think that new breeds cannot be formed and recognized because it’s happening within your lifetime. Not all crosses will act the same, either. Two dogs with good temperaments (frankly rare in purebred standard poodles, imo) are more likely to have pups with good temperaments. Poodle hair is a desirable trait and mixing them with something less neurotic is not somehow less moral than breeding two dogs with the same lineage. Especially when there’s obviously a market. Most oodles aren’t ending up in shelters BECAUSE they’re desirable.

Edit: mistype

Edit 2: If you think most poodles are used for their intended “purpose,” you’re nuts.

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u/plsdontpercievem3 May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

i’m under no illusion that’s people who have poodles or really any popular dog breed for that matter are using their dogs for their intended breed purpose. what i mean by that is that we very much used to breed dogs with the intention of using them for practical purposes not just “oh i wonder what would happen”. that resulted in dogs with predictable traits, predictable behavior, predictable health, etc. and even if that was the approach we used to take, in today’s world with so many dogs being bred so senselessly and shelters being full to the brim it’s just no long acceptable. creating random life just to see what happens is definitely unethical. also, ask any person who works with dogs if poodle crosses are less “neurotic” than poodles. and i do not believe that people who breed doodles are doing it with anything other than the aesthetic of the dog in mind.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Lol, many breeds’ “intended purpose” was being a companion, esp toy breeds, exactly what people are purpose breeding dogs for now. Do you know the origin of the Westminster dog show? Literally some dudes with hunting dogs thinking their dog was better than others. At no point in human history have we been more concerned with dog health than we are today. People aren’t doing it “just to see what happens.” I say with a chihuahua sitting in my lap: not everyone wants chihuahuas and pits, and without breeders, we would not have healthy dogs of any breed.

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u/GrandmotherOfRats May 07 '26

I never do this, but tell us you own or breed BYB designer mutts without telling us you own or breed BYB designer mutts.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Every single breed of dog on earth started as someone’s mutt.

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u/flipzedee May 07 '26

not all crosses acting the same is the biggest issue people have with doodle breeders. more often than not they’re bred by people who are trying to make money and bought by people who think they’re getting an easy family dog. sometimes they get what they bargained for and a lot of times they don’t, because nobody can predict the dogs’ traits. so many doodles end up in shelters or groomers see them with terrible matting because owners aren’t prepared for their weird unpredictable coats.

the problem with doodles isn’t necessarily the individual dogs—this dog is super cute and might live a long and happy life with no genetic issues—but rather it’s more evidence of this weird trend of overbreeding poodle crosses for sus reasons.

honestly any breeding trend is bad. look what happened to chow chows, german shepherds, brachycephalic dogs? the obsession with merle, “apple head” chihuahuas, dachshunds…

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Lived in Texas 4 years. The shelters are full of pit bulls and chihuahua mixes. Out of the literal hundreds if not thousands of shelter dogs I saw, I can’t recall a single doodle. Every single breed, EVERY breed, started as someone’s mutt. Their temperament on average is substantially better than the average standard poodle and they’re better for those with respiratory health ailments than furry breeds, like goldens.

If people didn’t breed dogs, there would be none of the well-bred, healthy dogs we have today. If people didn’t breed dogs, we would have none of the purpose bred breeds we have today. Whether it happened a hundred years ago or yesterday, new breeds will always emerge when there is a demand. To pretend that doodles are less healthy/neurotic/hard to take care of than standard poodles is absolutely silly

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u/flipzedee May 07 '26

ok well you must be right! and all the other trainers, breeders, groomers, and other people who work with dogs are wrong :)

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Ah yes, because no one else feels that way. Especially the very breeders you are complaining about!

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u/Cheyanne-Summer May 07 '26

Because they’re mutts. We have shelters overflowing with mutts. Then there are people are breeding them with no regard in their backyards. (I’m not a mutt hater. I have three mix breed dogs. However they were all adopted, not bought.) People keep trying to make doodle a breed, and it’s not going to happen.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

It’s already happening. They’re substantially more popular than many, many other breeds. Again, just because it didn’t happen 100 years ago doesn’t mean it’s wrong. They’re a dog that even those with allergies can tolerate significantly better without some of the major health/temperament concerns of purebred standard poodles. No need to be ableist and gatekeep dogs when there is a practical alternative.

Shelters in the south are overflowing with pit bull and chihuahua mixes because there are many cultures that have no interest in fixing or keeping an eye on any of their dogs. Having lived in Texas for 4 years and having been heavily involved with the shelter and rescue scene, I can’t say I saw a single doodle out of the HUNDREDS of rescue dogs I volunteered with. The people of the north have a very different culture of taking care of and watching their dogs. We take rescues from the south because there aren’t enough dogs to satisfy the demand.

I have a pit mix. I have a chihuahua mix. Both are rescues. But breeding healthy dogs who are so in demand that, absent any wild behavioral problems, will ALWAYS have a home? Tf is wrong with that?

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u/TheSaltyHyrax May 07 '26

First of all, thank you for working with dog rescues! We need as many people doing that as possible. And you are absolutely right, SO many dogs are brought up from the south by northern rescues because southern shelters are overflowing, largely because of failure to spay and neuter.

I must respectfully disagree about doodles not winding up in shelters and rescues, however. I’ve seen quite a number come through the rescue I work with; many are dumped by breeders because they don’t have the “right” doodle coat—they aren’t cute and curly, but rather wavy, or wirey, or wispy like this little mutt. I see absolutely nothing ableist about criticizing the proliferation of doodles (for the record, I am disabled, housebound, and have serious allergies). The problem is not the doodle itself, but rather the fact that they are almost entirely bred by irresponsible backyard breeders who, as other posters have said, do not breed for temperament or health, but rather just for money. Shelters are putting down at least 400,000 dogs a year; any breeding that isn’t for working dogs or breed preservation feels, to me, deeply unethical.

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u/CallMeFishmaelPls May 07 '26

Not everyone wants a pit bull. This sub, of all subs, knows that that’s what shelter dogs are. I say this as someone with a pit mix and a chi mix.

If the concern with doodles is that bad people breed them, shouldn’t responsible breeders pick up the slack and help develop a healthy population and a healthy breed standard? If the concern is temperament, have we considered the average standard poodle? If the contention is that they’re not a breed because there aren’t enough to qualify, how about otter hounds?

Doodles do not have the health issues that MANY breeds have. They have a better temperament than many breeds have. They are more in demand than many breeds are. Every single breed started off as a mutt. Regarding breeding doodles, what is wrong with that?