Poodle X Cavs - Rant!

[Stitch]

I apologise up front about this rant but ........ I was absolutely stunned when a person I occasionally meet proudly told me that he had just bought two little Cavoodles.

He originally wanted Cavs but was told by a vet that the Cavoodles were the breed to buy because Cav's have heart problems but if you cross them with a poodle then they won't have heart problems and would be very healthy!!!

At this point my blood pressure became elivated!!

I wasn't able to ask which vet he went to (so that I could avoid going there) but hey, don't these people stop a moment and just think of what they are saying or in the vets case, recommending???

One of the things I told him was that it depends on what the health of the dogs that were used to breed with was actually like ie. whether they or any of their parents had problems and that not all problems are immediately identifiable as some problems can take a while to appear. etc.etc. Some Cav's do have heart problems but they are not the only breed. The thing is not to breed with affected dogs. Breeding a poodle into the mix to fix a heart problem is not the answer. Poodles can have their own problems which they can pass on. He looked stunned and just said that the woman that owned them only bred them once a year.... like that made a difference????

I normally just keep my mouth shut in these instances but this time I just couldn't, so the guy probably won't want to discuss dogs with me any time soon!!!

Edited September 24, 2011 by Stitch