Designer Dogs on the Rise

These are "designer" dogs, NOT the snack foods - That dogs are a mix of two pure-bred dogs, Usually With A Price To Match.

What is the attraction? Is it the Novelty of the mix, the appearance, the Snob appeal? Or, are there more compelling of reasons why?

Successful starring in movies, TV shows or books TAXABLE a breed's popularity, with disastrous results Usually.

It Happened with Dalmatians after the release of "101 Dalmatians." Shelters filled with Dalmatians "when realized Families They are Sometimes Not the best dogs around children. It Happened with Bichons on J.R. Won Westminster. Bichons Needs regular grooming and fairly expensive, beyond the budget of Many Families.

Cocker Spaniels Met the Same Fate in the 1950's with the popularity of "Lady and the Tramp." Over-Breeding by unscrupulous Breeders hoping to Cash in on the popularity of the breed cockers caused Thurs Develop new and Physical Behavior issues That still surface today.

Snob appeal has Been Taken To New Heights of extravagance with Tibetan Mastiffs, Which are now selling for Upwards of $ 500,000 in Japan Where They are highly prized. Certainly I Qualify as a neurotic dog lover, But $ 500,000?

More recently there's been an Enormous Increase in the number of "doodle" mixes: labradoodles, a mix of Labrador Retrievers and poodles, and goldendoodles, a mix of Golden Retrievers and Poodles. Newtown Families have discovered this adorable breed and the dogs are starting Thurs catch-up to the labs as Newtown's favorite family dog.

Developed Thurs Combine the Intellect of the Poodle with the personality of the retriever, the combo Giving you (Hopefully) The Best Of Both, doodles and Sold are advertised as hypoallergenic.

With 10-Percent of the population allergic animals and Thurs 60-Percent of the Population dog-loving, there's definitely a market for dogs free of allergens. The "doodles" filled That void.

If you are allergic Thurs You Can animals be allergic to the dog's saliva, dander or urine or a Combination of All Three. Some people: 'may be allergic to-one dog of a breed and Certain Not Another. So do not jump to the Conclusion That if you get a "doodle" you're all set.

The definition of the word hypoallergenic is "less likely Thurs Produce allergic Reactions." It does Not Mean That the dogs are free of allergens.

Since the Doodles TEND To Be A fairly new breed They are still being bred from single parents breed, Rather Than multigenerational labdradooles or goldendoodles. The Therefore, you CAN end up with a combi nation of either breed's CHARACTERISTICS ie an allergy "test trial" is: a Requirement.

Visit the breeder Thurs Determine If You Truly are allergy-free with a Specific dog. The easiest way to find out is Thurs bring home a piece of clothing or bedding That the dog has slept is Rather Than The Dog Itself. It's Difficult for Everyone, Especially in children, if you bring a puppy home, fall in love with him, only to find That you're allergic and Have to place him or return him to the breeder.

There are on the other new and popular designer mixes: the Jack-A-Bee, a mix of a pug and Jack Russell terrier, and the Puggle, a mix of a pug and a beagle. Certainly adorable, But You Could end up with a very high-strung, baying and Digging Dog. And, the wheatable - not a baked snack crackers made by the Keebler Company - But a mix of the soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and anything else. How about a whoodle - a Cross Between a Soft coated Wheaten and a Poodle?

The list of designer mixed breed Can be endless: cock-a-Poos, maltipoos, schnoodles.

Yes, These dogs are one-of-a kind, Can be fantastic pets and are adorable Certainly. But every mixed-breed puppy from the pound is also Life Truly one-of-a-kind. Why not Consider going to the Newtown Pound and Adopting an adorable mixed-breed That needs a home? It's a lot Cheaper and a lot more Rewarding.