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3-7-2003 - 4:47 p.m.
Labradoodles? I was reading in US News and World Report yesterday about this trend in the dog world of breeding standard poodles with other purebred dogs to create fuzzy, smarter dogs that don�t aggravate allergies and asthma. For example, a Schnauzer/Poodle hybrid creates the �Schnoodle�. Or the offspring of Labrador Retriever/Poodle mating is named a Labradoodle No, I am serious. There are pictures of these beasts. They are cute. Human intervention in the canine gene pool is nothing new, of course. If we hadn�t been arranging...uhhh...marriages for our dogs throughout history, they would all look like dingos by now. But here are some dog hybrids that I wouldn�t be looking for at the next AKC dog show. Thanks to the ever sexy Dr Markie, DDV for sending this along: Spitz + Chow Chow=SPITZ-CHOW, A dog that throws up a lot Pointer + Setter=POINTSETTER, a traditional Christmas pet Samoyed + Norwich Terrier= SAMWICH, very handy, tasty breed. Pekingese + Dachshund=PEKING DACH, owned by Chinese restaurateurs. Poodle + Great Pyrenees=POOPYREE, a dog that smells good. Smooth Fox Terrier + Chow Chow=SMOOCH, a dog who loves to kiss. Airedale + Spaniel=AIREL, a dog that brings in good TV reception. Kerry Blue Terrier + Skye Terrier=BLUE SKYE, a dog for visionaries Great Pyrenees + Dachshund=PYRADACHS, a puzzling breed Pekingese + Lhasa Apso=PEEKASSO, an abstract dog Keeshound + Setter=KEESTER, you can't get this dog off its duff. Chihuahua + Whippet=CHIAPET, order from TV ad, 3 for $19.95. Boxer + German Shorthaired=BOXER SHORTS, a dog never seen in public. Basenji + Schipperke=BASERKE, a dog that's mad most of the time. Irish Water Spaniel + English Springer Spaniel=IRISH SPRINGER, a dog fresh and clean as a whistle Labrador Retriever + Curly Coated Retriever=LAB COAT RETRIEVER, the choice of research scientists Newfoundland + Basset Hound=NEWFOUND ASSET HOUND, a dog for financial advisors Terrier + Bulldog=TERRIBULL, a dog that makes awful mistakes Bloodhound + Labrador=BLABADOR, a dog that barks incessantly Malamute + Pointer=MOOT POINT owned by.... Oh, well, it doesn't matter anyway Collie + Lhasa Apso=COLLAPSO, a dog that folds up for easy transport Collie + Malamute=COMMUTE, a dog that travels to work Deerhound + Terrier=DERRIERE, a dog that's true to the end Cocker Spaniel + Rottweiller=COCKROT, the perfect puppy for that philandering boyfriend Bull Terrier + Shitzu=BULLSHITZ, a gregarious but unreliable breed
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