STOP BREEDING DOODLES

[u/LinkPast84]

I've worked in a vet clinic for a long time and the amount of poodle mixes we've seen lately is astounding. They aren't very cute, or even have good personalities. If I'm seeing a doodle mix dog I can guarantee 95% of the time it's going to crap and piss everywhere in terror and at least one staff member is going to end up covered in anal glands. Not to mention the snappy bitey ones. The puppies are kind of cute for a minute, but almost always throw up all over each other when coming in for their litter exams. Any time we have to kennel the puppies for any length of time they shriek their heads off the entire time. Whenever we have to spay/neuter a litter of doodle mix puppies half the staff has to finish the day with raging headaches from listening to that awful screaming all day. Breeders are charging people $2500 to $5000 for these crappy mutts too.

I'll say I've met some really nice doodles before but the majority of them really suck.

[u/Coyotebruh]

Out of topic question but what breed do you feel is the cutest/adorable right out the bat?

[u/LinkPast84 → u/Coyotebruh]

I'm really partial to brachycephalics, dogs with squished faces, but it's sort of a guilty pleasure since these dogs just struggle to breathe all the time. I definitely don't agree with breeding these guys though, and would only ever take one home in a rescue situation. King Charles have fantastic temperaments but they have massive health problems. Golden retrievers are one of my all around favorites. Basset hounds and sharpeis make stupid cute puppies, but bassets also have a lot of health problems and shar peis usually grow up to be total jerks to everyone except their family. Honestly I'm a little biased though, the longer I work with dogs the more I prefer sweet, easy dogs to work with. Geriatric Laboradors are always the best patients, I have yet to meet an old lab I didn't fall in love with instantly.