tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post6248901850190547928..comments2024-03-20T17:32:35.238+00:00Comments on Pedigree Dogs Exposed - The Blog: Britain's favourite dog? A doodle...Jemima Harrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-38739036174147214972023-08-19T19:01:44.538+01:002023-08-19T19:01:44.538+01:00Honestly, there may be some basis for desexing rui...Honestly, there may be some basis for desexing ruining working dogs. Bitches can take a huge hit to their stamina after desexing which isn't great for a herding dog who is expected to be able to go all day, and it has an effect on the coat, usually making it coarser and longer which may affect the effectiveness of a water dogs coat in the water. So the rural Irish belief that desexing working dogs ruins them may not be total baloney. No, that farmers issue is being incapable of keeping his dogs apart. Maybe some education in that respect would be more effective?Skyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845305990983021847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-53489928613439628082015-10-15T10:48:17.576+01:002015-10-15T10:48:17.576+01:00I actually think British dogs on the whole, are pr...I actually think British dogs on the whole, are probably a lot happier with life. Dogs are usually family members or working dogs in the UK. They are allowed to go to many shops and on public transport etc, and it's surprising how many dogs you see out and about with their owners in the UK compared with Australia anyway. In Australia many dogs are not much more than backyard ornaments. There are plenty of dogs here that spend their whole life in the back yard. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424244917398548049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-1901199228907093292015-10-14T13:45:28.338+01:002015-10-14T13:45:28.338+01:00Georgina, the IWS x collies have had pretty easy s...Georgina, the IWS x collies have had pretty easy single coats - no undercoat and open. They do boast various degrees of 'straggly' though which picks up undergrowth. Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-10978404590105040862015-10-14T13:42:27.622+01:002015-10-14T13:42:27.622+01:00(Gemma was Curly's name before the Curly monik...(Gemma was Curly's name before the Curly moniker stuck...)Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-3810058353746635882015-10-14T13:41:25.376+01:002015-10-14T13:41:25.376+01:00Mud? Exercise?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l...Mud? Exercise?<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSAQuC4sXM<br /><br />;-)Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-68380941659603007582015-10-14T13:04:26.713+01:002015-10-14T13:04:26.713+01:00Curly is a cracker, no question. But JH has put ...Curly is a cracker, no question. But JH has put a lot of time and effort in rehabilitating her and I would just want to point out that her background is one of high energy, intelligent breeds. Thus if considering such a mix one must be remembering this fact and that whilst she looks easy it wasn't without a great deal of time and understanding and exercise that JH has achieved Curly's happiness. Also on a grooming note, IWS can be very high maintenance coat wise and again if that isn't considered it could be an expensive surprise, both from grooming charges and smell - both of which can be difficult in a comparatively small home. These cautious words relate to poo xs too, because they are not all couch potatoes, cutsy cute, they have huge expectations of what life is all about and it can involve lots of running and lots of mud...........................Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690236990556596997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-31281203363387301042015-10-14T12:57:25.847+01:002015-10-14T12:57:25.847+01:00Anon 22:54 could one ask how many dogs you have pe...Anon 22:54 could one ask how many dogs you have personally rescued, supported in the main from your funds, sought out fosterers and transporters to enable dogs to become the lovely pets they always were but if left in kennels in some countries are killed because there is absolutely no chance of rehoming? I read some amazing stories and see the photographs years on from rescue of the dogs that BRX have helped, selfless, kind, dog loving people who help the dogs to their new homes. Criticise if you want, we live in a democracy, but glance over your shoulder before you do next time. BRX don't discriminate, or incriminate, they just rescue - do you?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690236990556596997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-40021723853101591272015-10-14T10:28:34.206+01:002015-10-14T10:28:34.206+01:00If people come to poodles for their looks, we stay...If people come to poodles for their looks, we stay with them for their playful, intelligent, affectionate natures. I'm pleased to see so many appreciating 70 - 80% of what I enjoy - that I hear is the proportion of poodle in today's labradoodle mix: also that there are more good doodle breeders around these days. When the craze first took off, pup prices went to double a pure poodle and more. If this is not a law of economics, it should be - when prices go through the roof, ethics go out the window. All kinds of undesirables raced to breed doodles, from the ignorant and irresponsible to the downright criminal. But despite the implication of this post, snobbery is by no means universal in the poodle frat. The UK Labradoodle Association in fact was persuaded to adopt its code of practice by a concerned poodle breeder. The full-on poodle is demanding of attention and needs regular grooming; not low-maintenance, not everyone's cup of tea, nothing wrong in toning it down for the mass market.<br />The standard poodle seems to demand the academics' attention too, their ailments have been studied and reported on far more than any other breed. Let's not be fooled by that, or by any talk of hybrid vigour, into thinking doodles must be healthier. Without comparable data, we have only anecdotes to judge that question; they say doodles are prey to every poodle ailment, plus some from the labrador or whatever. Wise buyers will do their homework before 'buying a pup' whatever the breed or cross, track down one of those 'good breeders', and avoid the horror stories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15180655626161784235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-35657015910965779652015-10-14T07:27:32.061+01:002015-10-14T07:27:32.061+01:00You mean its not a real JRT!? The real JRT?! But h...You mean its not a real JRT!? The real JRT?! But how can you sleep at night. You better consult www.therealjackrussell.com/ and post haste about rudder. (: (: (: What accent does it have? Can it say its Hs? No. Rs? Hmmm<br /><br />Anyway harumph!Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-91413997824086259062015-10-14T06:04:35.951+01:002015-10-14T06:04:35.951+01:00The Cockapoo is growing on me! I like the dog you ...The Cockapoo is growing on me! I like the dog you have Jemima! So beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-69095532943682746612015-10-13T14:17:57.091+01:002015-10-13T14:17:57.091+01:00Cross breeding is great, and even better that the ...Cross breeding is great, and even better that the public is coming along, but I really hope these breeders have learnt from the mistakes of pedigree breeders. <br /><br />They are combining narrow gene pools and that is obviously why F2+ dogs have problems. Genetic testing avoids some of these issues, but doesn't solve the problem, no more than it will solve it for pedigree dogs. They need to keep crossing out until they have a large enough gene pool, and then breed widely within the pool, no stud dogs and learn to love diversity and difference. TLDR: Get and follow advice from geneticists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-89649521031656634422015-10-13T12:13:12.958+01:002015-10-13T12:13:12.958+01:00Curly looks like like some kind of ancient British...Curly looks like like some kind of ancient British water dog or an early form of "curly-coated retriever."Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-11723312498607383152015-10-13T12:11:23.111+01:002015-10-13T12:11:23.111+01:00LOL you can take Patterjack to the US and sell it ...LOL you can take Patterjack to the US and sell it as Jack Russell. We have such an anarchy with Jack Russells here that the working registry has fits over it.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-78769735140089798422015-10-13T11:31:38.277+01:002015-10-13T11:31:38.277+01:00Bestuvall, not exactly responsible of a breeder to...Bestuvall, not exactly responsible of a breeder to suggest that people indiscriminately breed dogs is it? How many dogs are executed in the USA because nobody wants them? Over a million last figures I saw. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-42946697284636260512015-10-13T11:29:04.761+01:002015-10-13T11:29:04.761+01:00I think its brillaint news!
Give those poor Frenc...I think its brillaint news!<br /><br />Give those poor French bulldogs and the like a rest.<br /><br />Might even make the KC rethink some of it's nonsense.Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-9723850011465111932015-10-13T11:17:24.481+01:002015-10-13T11:17:24.481+01:00The Doodle isn't much of a single man "in...The Doodle isn't much of a single man "invention". <br /><br />In the seventies JRT's were being crossed with Maltese poodles to make a very intelligent spunky cute little dog that looked (only looked) a lot like the short show JRT of today. It wasn't quite as ruthlessly game but capable and sharp, it also made a good pet and could fit down any hole it saw. <br />Late seventies the Mini smooth haired dachshunds entered the picture too to create the shorter slightly longer version which very quickly ended up hugely popular amongst us horsey lot and then everyone else and on a global scale. A tough little dog with a short short low maintenance smooth coat that can easily catch a rat, as easily follow a horse on weekends and be a lap dog, very vocal protector and charming companion and play mate all in one. None of it did any harm as Wally Conron claims it does, all it did was in fact even further diversify the JRT gene pool. <br /><br />Maybe this could end up helping the Poodle the Labrador and the Spaniel?<br /><br />Wally seems to be a pedigree purebred die hard and is having regrets about having messed around with his race (breed). He doesn't like "purebreds" having their genes diversified.<br /><br /> The Jack Russell Terrier Poo was around along time before the Doodle's doo and probably gave the show JRT it's broken coat given they avoided the blood sport variety. Of course some breeders of show JRTs today would be mortified to know this....direct from the Parsons genius they are em, I mean our doggies.<br /><br />Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-66714114665736319482015-10-13T10:34:07.118+01:002015-10-13T10:34:07.118+01:00And of course, we take lots of UK dogs too.And of course, we take lots of UK dogs too.Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-7718816661735791692015-10-13T10:32:59.662+01:002015-10-13T10:32:59.662+01:00Curly and her siblings/half-sibs came from a farm,...Curly and her siblings/half-sibs came from a farm, not a puppy farm, Anon. The IWS is used for hunting and the collies for herding. The local rescue has offered to neuter his dogs for nothing but there's an Irish rural psyche that believes that it ruins the dog. You can't force people. My rescue does not fuel the puppy-farming trade in Ireland. We take strays from the pounds - and a few private surrenders/dogs being given away for free on DoneDeal. Most are crossbreeds. Is "highbred" your new phrase? Not sure it works... Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-21750634861962020932015-10-13T07:54:25.506+01:002015-10-13T07:54:25.506+01:00I have to say I dont know too many labradoodles bu...I have to say I dont know too many labradoodles but the ones I do know around here are very large houndy looking dogs and tend to be a bit hound like in their demeanour too. This to me is also a bit puzzling. Maybe they are just so super intelligent they couldn't be bothered by anything other than their own thoughts. Or something the Lab and the Standard Poodle have in common that comes out in the cross as a dominant feature but is hidden in each breed. <br /><br />They do seem to be in a world of their own. What they are like with their owners though is probably a completely different story. <br />Here they all Imports. The six or so I have ever seen in our neighbourhood are walked by Pinyos in black suits who are paid to look after and train them. <br /><br />Training methods out here can also be every bit Cesar Millan whose TV series Im embarrassed to say was still running on one of our TV networks up until a few weeks ago. There was public outrage (mostly British expats) so they didn't get the next season. Im sure neither the standard poodle part or the Labrador or any dog for that matter would find this training method particularly encouraging. If subjected to this from puppyhood may well even leave them traumatised. This was of course also popular in America too for the longest time.<br /><br />Could be the British Doodles are simply a lot happier with life. As MarkB says, they're BRILLIANT!Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-55930656106524463972015-10-13T07:02:21.490+01:002015-10-13T07:02:21.490+01:00Far too easy! I don't breed dogs anymore. I d...Far too easy! I don't breed dogs anymore. I do always have one eye out for a nice little JRT bitch to join one of the boys, though. If I ever spot the right one on my travels I will know and will be delighted, if not also not a problem. <br /><br />Antonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041212020431214852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-66154068628075813922015-10-13T00:03:15.819+01:002015-10-13T00:03:15.819+01:00I've got a mutt. Best dog I've ever had. ...I've got a mutt. Best dog I've ever had. So easy to train, friendly, great with kids healthy and intelligent. patterjack...x between a patterdale and jackrussel. pedigree snobs need to wake up to the problems of pure breeds.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-46987820803936397322015-10-12T22:54:54.844+01:002015-10-12T22:54:54.844+01:00Really you take the biscuit bringing in rescue dog...Really you take the biscuit bringing in rescue dogs to this country when there are dogs here that need good homes already in rescue kennels, and what do you then do , educate and solve the problem by making sure the person is responsible in the future of their canine welfare.....no you just let them create more problems, well why not name and shame them instead of letting the cycle continue, the Irish puppy farming industry is a crime (just how many greyhounds do they churn out each year) and you are now just an outlet for poor breeding practices. As for you call to the wonders of these "HighBred" (not a spelling mistake they are produced in High volumes and just Bred for higher prices) will you able to hold your head up with pride in 10 years when all the rescue kennels are full of oodles and their descendants or hang your head in shame when the hybred vigour is overtaken by a whole host of genetic problems?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-31314114271607057272015-10-12T21:21:03.196+01:002015-10-12T21:21:03.196+01:00Four years ago, a litter of five IWS/collie pups w...Four years ago, a litter of five IWS/collie pups were handed into a local Irish rescue by a farmer well known to the rescue. The farmer's IWS is well-known locally. That rescue sent the five pups, all bitches, to me and I rehomed them - one in fact to my cleaner so I see her frequently. Unknown to me or the rescue, there was another bitch pup that the farmer kept. She mated with her father and produced three pups - two bitches and a male. This litter too was dumped on the local rescue. The rescue sent them to me. I rehomed two - but kept Curly as she was extremely timid (she's great now but it took a year). So Curly is the product of an incest mating... shock horror! Despite this, I was very tempted to breed her back to a full IWS to see what we got.Then common sense got the better of me and I spayed her... ;-)Jemima Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092892697145388048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-80640570743984486382015-10-12T17:32:59.713+01:002015-10-12T17:32:59.713+01:00By the reluctant inventor of this fad and presumab...By the reluctant inventor of this fad and presumably someone who is knowledgeable on the matter, information about the many health and behavioural problems animals produced for these labels are prone to. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201404/designer-dog-maker-regrets-his-creationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1183957703077342201.post-9044622949189384122015-10-12T16:56:54.517+01:002015-10-12T16:56:54.517+01:00In my experience, here in the US, doodles are no m...In my experience, here in the US, doodles are no more or less rude, pushy, or stupid than most pet Labs are. I actually run into A LOT of reactive and rude Labradors on a weekly basis. I don't really blame the dogs so much as the owners, because I think most people who acquire a Lab are expecting a laid back, easy going, lazy house dog. They may eventually become that way with age, but Lab puppies need to be trained and exercised and mentally stimulated just like any other puppy, and I think most people just don't realize that. Add to that problem the fact that most pet owners are pushed to spay/neuter their young dogs as puppies, which only seems to stunt their behavioral development and turn them into perpetual puppies. I will never understand the doodle craze, but a lot of that may be that I just do not like long coated, smelly dogs with a penchant for rolling in stinky wet stuff. It's even worse because they grow that long coat on their faces just like a poodle, so their beards get all rank and smelly too.Stoutheartedhoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559384521672598593noreply@blogger.com