Enthusiasts searching abroad for rare dogs

Columbus Dispatch - Say goodbye to the labradoodle, the puggle and the cockapoo. For a small but devoted number of owners, breeders and enthusiasts, the only dogs that count are, like a fine bordeaux, imported and rare. While breeders are the primary importers of big
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Earth-friendly roses for tough climates
Catholic Online - Breeders, in singling out certain genetic traits, created the flower equivalent of a labradoodle dog a cross that results in a specimen that tends to have less resistance to diseases. But the genus rosa includes far more than hybrid teas. In
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Mixing it up: Popular hybrid dogs are marking their turf
Asheville Citizen-Times - Hence one of the most popular new breeds is a labradoodle, most of which cost about $1,000 or more, according to breeders listing them for sale. Poodles are one of the most popular dogs for the gene swap because they shed less, said Dr. Jerry Shelton
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Mixed mutts - page 2 of 2

Auburn Journal - Auburn resident Sandra Stewart didn’t buy her 4-year-old labradoodle, Peja, because it was a designer dog. Instead, she focused He was just a cute roly-poly puppy when we got him and he’s still a roly-poly puppy.” Others see designer dog ownership Continued

Earth-friendly roses for tough climates

Catholic Online - Breeders, in singling out certain genetic traits, created the flower equivalent of a labradoodle dog a cross that results teas. In the 1930s and 40s, everything was about the development of hybrid teas, says Keith Zary, a rose breeder
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puppies With A Purpose On Kauai
KHNL News 8 - It’s a labradoodle - a cross between a labrador and poodle. But it’s more than just a great companion. It’s also gaining a reputation as a great service dog. Now a breeder on Kauai is donating some of her unique dogs to families who need them most. This
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Canine crusaders: Meet the dog-handlers dedicated to saving the best
The Independent - To many native breeders, chihuahuas are the enemy. (And don’t even mention that modish crossbreed, the labradoodle. John has Dandies of his own but they are getting on a bit, and he is pictured here with those of another breeder, Lynda
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Girl, 9, hospitalized after pit-bull attack A West Seattle girl was
Seattle Post Intelligencer - And the guy whining about the pups being purebreds and $400 each well, that pretty much tells me what sort of breeder Say it’s a labradoodle and you never see it in print or on the news. No matter the severity of the bite or attack. THAT’S why
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big deals: meet the 2008 store troopers

Pioneer Press - Her recent claim to fame: paying just $50 for a trendy labradoodle puppy, which typically sells for several hundred. The longer she took to decide, the lower the seller agreed to go. Thacher is just now beginning her post-holiday stock-up - if you’re Read More

The Columbus Dispatch - Say goodbye to the labradoodle, the puggle and the cockapoo. For a small but devoted number of owners, breeders and enthusiasts Sherman and Orozco paid $2,000 to buy a stabyhoun puppy from a breeder in the Netherlands. That amount included the cost Read More

Auburn Journal - labradoodle. Puggabull. Schneagle. Baskimo. Snorkie. Besides being quirky, slightly ridiculous words, these names signify a trend He was just a cute roly-poly puppy when we got him and he’s still a roly-poly puppy.” Others see designer dog ownership as Read More

Milford Daily News - Q: My new husband and I have put down a deposit on a labradoodle puppy. We’ve already picked him out of a new litter and we’ll bring him home on Feb. 1. I won’t pretend this puppy is not a rehearsal baby. We’ve had fun shopping for a crate and toys Read More

Denton Record-Chronicle - One icon she clicks, tells people about Angel, an Australian labradoodle puppy she received in December from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. When Julie clicks that icon, a voice explains that Angel is being trained as a service dog and Read More

Officials’ hands tied on hobby dog breeder

Palm Beach Post - Their puppies could be the next designer mixed-breed pet like the popular labradoodle, a cross between a Labrador retriever The proposed regulations, intended to reduce the number of unwanted pets killed at the county’s animal shelter, also would Read More

Great Falls Tribune - The Great Falls couple got the now 1-year-old schnauzer-labradoodle mix about five months ago from a kennel. From the Blevins called area veterinarians and the animal shelter and turned up nothing, though he said everyone was extremely Read More

Goldston: Amputation can’t stop Lucy the Labradoodle

San Jose Mercury News - amputation of her right leg and shoulder, Lucy, a 3-year-old labradoodle, loved to fetch sticks, run at the beach and dance in the ice plant. Two months after the surgery, Lucy still loves to do all of those things. “We just came back from the dog park
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Beach cleaners find plenty to do
San Francisco Gate - dog-walkers especially were keeping their dogs on leashes, to prevent them from romping in the tar. “This is not nice, it Also on a tight rein was a labradoodle named Timmy, who was being walked by his owner, Sandra Quigley. She said that all the
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Enthusiasts searching abroad for rare dogs
The Columbus Dispatch - Because of efforts by Bass and other beauceron breeders, her dogs will trot across the same carpet as golden retrievers, dachshunds and other favorites at the Westminster Kennel Club dog Show in February. Say goodbye to the labradoodle, the puggle and
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A swath of dog paradise
St. Petersburg Times - dogs such as Chester, a 5-month-old tawny labradoodle, have opportunities to learn dog body language and are less likely to act out if they come across an adult Doberman on their morning walk. dog parks, or off-the-leash areas for dogs, are a
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Sports World Isn’t All Doom and Gloom
AOL - The family picture released upon the arrival of little Sam Alexis Woods included pooches Yogi, a labradoodle sprawled happily over the master’s lap, and Taz, a border collie begging for attention and gazing enviously at the other dog’s perch. The
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Case of dog hit-and-run gives local family a scare
Batavia Sun - Shadow, the Boylen family’s 2-year-old labradoodle, was having an excellent morning Feb. 7. While getting ready to get into the car to accompany Downers Grove resident Laura Fortin Boylen as she dropped her two children off at school, Shadow saw snow
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Officials’ hands tied on hobby dog breeder

Palm Beach Post - On a farm west of Boca Raton at the edge of the national wildlife refuge, the Centurion dogs are busy breeding. Their puppies could be the next designer mixed-breed pet like the popular labradoodle, a cross between a Labrador retriever and a
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Surgeon sorry for claiming waiting list cut to meet targets
Herald - NHS waiting times returned as a political issue yesterday when Liberal Democrats claimed a patient had been struck off and denied treatment in order to meet targets. Nicol Stephen brandished a letter at First Minister’s Questions in which a
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Case of dog hit-and-run gives local family a scare
Batavia Sun - Shadow, the Boylen family’s 2-year-old labradoodle, was having an excellent morning Feb. 7. While getting ready to get into the car to accompany Downers Grove resident Laura Fortin Boylen as she dropped her two children off at school, Shadow saw snow
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Beach cleaners find plenty to do
San Francisco Gate - dogs on leashes, to prevent them from romping in the tar. “This is not nice, it’s not pretty and I never thought it would happen in my own back yard,” said Terry Picon, who was walking a poodle named Jet Black. Also on a tight rein was a labradoodle
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Mindless musings

Tehechapi News - They are now breeding a mixed mutt jokingly called a labradoodle. The bill requires intact animals to be purebred and listed And, as much as some of us would like it to be true, there will always be shelter dogs to choose and train for the tasks Go

Spokane Spokesman-Review - David Robert Boss, a history major and Boise native, was found dead by a roommate about 2 a.m., Moscow police officials said. Boss roommate apparently arrived at the apartment at 1218 S. Main St. about 2 a.m. and found the victim on the floor in Go

Auburn Journal - We see those same quote-unquote designer dogs by accident every week in the shelter environment.” Green says it’s more Auburn resident Sandra Stewart didn’t buy her 4-year-old labradoodle, Peja, because it was a designer dog. Instead, she focused Go