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Why do so many in vet med 'hate' doodles?

Me: Ugh, doodles

askbox: *inundated* WHAT IS WRONG WITH DOODLES?????

Me: Mistakes were made! Mayday, Mayday!

But seriously, there's a lot of factors as to why so many people in vet med have an incredible dislike of doodles. I could probably write a 10 page essay but I'm going to try to keep this short.

1- They are 'trendy', and thus come with all the problems that come along with that. Backyard breeders, unethical breeders, any doodle breeder who calls their doodles either 'purebred', 'akc registered', or uses the phrase "you get the best of both breeds" is a goddamned lying liarface... these dogs are bred purely to make money. There's rarely any health testing, almost never temperament testing. It's 'make a fluffy puppy with a cutesy name' and people are DRAWN to cute. I watched many people adopt *huskies* from the shelter because "They're so cute!" NO. BAD.

2- People are rarely prepared to handle the traits of either/any of the breeds that go into doodles, especially those mixed with working-type dogs. The number of labra- and goldendoodle owners who don't understand why their dog is always eating things is aggravating. It's because they're labs/goldens! They eat shit! It's what those breeds just DO. Most doodle owners do no research into the parent breeds at all. This means they are also unprepared for the health problems that can crop up from the parent breeds.

3- People see breeders calling these "Great family pets" and then ... don't fucking socialize or train them so now, as vet staff, we are faced with sometimes 90+ pound dogs that can't sit on command, are jumping all over us, mouthing us, or pissing themselves in terror and wanting to bite our faces off because they're so afraid of strangers. This is not the dogs' faults but it doesn't make us like them either.

4- This seems to be a bit less of an issue now, or at least less of an issue where I am, but a lot of people don't... groom them? Some breeders even specifically say to not get them seen at the groomer before they're a year old???? And people hear "non-shedding" (potentially A LIE) and then... don't.... brush them? So then they turn into a solid felted mat and they become a groomer's behaviour-nightmare-shear-it-like-a-sheep-"What do you mean you couldn't leave the hair long?!?!?!?"

5- Oh gods, the ENDLESS EAR INFECTIONS AND ALLERGIES AND GI ISSUES

So yeah, that's the quick and dirty on why "ugh, doodles"... at least it's a little shorter than a why "UGH, frenchies" would be

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I braved the ice and took them for a jog on foot today. They did pretty good!

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there’s a grown-up dog hiding somewhere in this Dumb Baby suit.

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Remember when I posted that video of Furby cussing out the CAT field photographer? Here’s the pictures!! I’m realized my punk ass kid had the photographer clocked the moment we stepped out onto the field 🤦🏼‍♀️

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So fast!!

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We climbed a tiny mountain Saturday

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A model from all angles.

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Anna Berington, Bib #2, at the Ceremonial Start and ReStart of Iditarod 52. March 2 & 3, 2024. Anna is one half of the team of Seeing Double Racing, a kennel she runs with her twin sister Kristy. 2024 was the first time Anna ran Iditarod without her sister running a second team. Berington was quoted as telling her friends and family just before going up to draw her starting number that she just hoped she didn't pull the first bib number... which is exactly what she did (Bib #1 is always saved for the honorary musher).

Why didn't Kristy run? Several factors played a role, a big one was Iditarod going back to 16 dogs per team (though several teams chose to start with less) and the rising costs of entering and preparing for the Iditarod. The twins chose instead to split the racing duties all season with Kristy running the Quest while Anna focused on Iditarod.

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Two moods only

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omg…… finch caught TWO whole frisbees

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my handling is sloppy and i desperately need to get to some in person training, but it’s nice to have a helper dog so i can work on both mechanics and teaching baby dog the art of waiting around

#personal #albus #training #it me #dino #baby dog #malinois #pit bull #it’s not r+ bc i use leash pops #but i don’t use the prong at all at home #my e collar is on the fritz so i wanna get a new one before i actually condition it

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*Race car noises*

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You'll never guess what I'm about to do

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Cinder likes to pose on big logs. Ember was sick of photos and thought we were done with those already.

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hey dogblr. I'm currently fostering this stray dog from my neighborhood. Likely around a year old, she has great teeth. Got her up to date on vaccines, treated for intestinal parasites, heartworm negative and just got 6 month heartworm prevention shot.

Located in Mississippi but I can meet someone for the right home. Potty trained. Shes good on a leash and in a kennel but she is a chewer. Still a baby and could use some training.

She loves the snuggle and she carries around her blanket when we let her out of the kennel.

We've been calling her Poppy and we think she may be a lab/husky mix.

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i feel like we are making some progress with the baby dog, i’m not really focusing on polishing what we are doing, just that his arousal levels stay lower. i’ve started working on alternating between who holds a down and who heels around/does stuff. he breaks still but a lot less and doesn’t get pissy when he’s in the actual down is nice, just creeps a bit but whatever. now we have a solid touch and spin those are nice simple things we can do too

#personal #albus #training #dino #baby dog #malinois

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I bring on this day, another batch of ten dogs.

I’m almost through the A breeds, there’s three left, I can sense, progress.

I’ve missed three days so far in these first 20. I try and not skip too often but my main goal really is to also not burn myself out and get through them all.