As some of use known people breeding Australian Labradoodles are trying to make this into a real breed - fair enough.
Am I the only one who thinks that maybe just MAYBE if that really is their end goal the "breed's" name should be reflective of the breed itself?
My reasons for why they should drop the whole labradoodle part
1. honestly whenever I heard doodle anything I think of the old magnad-doodle toy
2. Labradoodle still gives the impression that the dog is just a lab/poodle mix. It's not. The AL has other breeds, mostly spaniel and CC retriver worked in.
Maybe its just me, but anyone else thinking the same way? If anything call it the Australian Retriever considering all the breeds that have gone into this "breed".
ETA: Well after doing some looking - One of the founders of the original labradoodle club in Aus. on her site states its now called the Australian Cobba dog. And yes they have decided to no longer try for AKC or ANKC recognition(ten to one because they were still failing to meet the needs required for recognition) and have since jumped to MDBA - Master Dog breeder association.
Mamabas: not really. Its still at this point going to be a designer mutt, even if they are bucking they designer nature of the animal and claiming its still above your average crossbreed. My point was from the aspect of taking it(if it were ever to become an actual breed) more seriously.
Memphis: I doubt Mr. Conron would want his name attached to this since year back he came out publicly and admitted after he'd already shut down his own program(again consistency issues) that he wished he'd never thrown open the door for the current stock of breeders. Doesn't make much sense to name the breed after someone who wishes they'd never gone down that path. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/nov/13/inventors-idea-regret "People say aren't you proud of yourself, and I say, no. Not in the slightest. I've done so much harm to pure breeding and made these charlatans quite rich." "I opened a Pandora's box, that's what I did. I released a Frankenstein. So many people are just breeding for the money."
