Maddie is not a designer dog
In: The Generalist
5 Feb 2007
Maddie and I read the lead article in the New York Times Sunday magazine with interest, as you can well imagine. After all, Maddie considers herself to be the equal of any labradoodle or puggle and, frankly, superior to a bichon-poo or a doodleman pinscher.
So it was with some surprise that we visited the American Canine Hybrid Club, looked at the recognized breeds, and found that (horrors!) there is no mention of the combination of Old English Sheepdog and Standard Poodle. I tried to console her by explaining that just because she’s different doesn’t mean she’s wrong. But she saw that there are shih-mo’s, and beacols, and bogles, and shockers, and corkies, but not a sign of a ‘peepdog’. Oh well, what’s in a name, anyhow? She’ll just have to get by on her good looks and charming personality.
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2 Responses to Maddie is not a designer dog
kitt
October 17th, 2007 at 9:40 am
Sophie the Standard Poodle is generally dismayed by the proliferation of “designer” poodle mixes (especially the little ones), but thinks Maddie looks darn cute and would like to play with her.
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May 27th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
[...] This is a great column to do and because of it, in the name of research, I have signed up at Ancestry.com and Twitter (and unsigned), am considering getting organized from zenhabits.net, and with this article have been tempted to get Maddie a page at Dogster. [...]