Talk:Poodle crossbreed

External Link
Good external link, Quill.The Dogfather 03:45, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)

On "pooters" et al
Listing some of these mixes as breeds is bad enough, but if you can't even tell what exact breeds went into the mix, what you have is a mutt. A "pooter" is a mutt. If you own a "pooter" and you paid money for it, you been had.
 * We've all been had. There's no such thing. Quill 09:04, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Removed this comment from the article: "All of the names have been made up by someone not just pooter or perrier so you can't say poodle hybrids only have names ending in oodle or poo some people love their dogs and don't appreiciated being targeted like this Thank you". This sort of comment belongs here, not in the article.

Quality Control transitioning quickly into Poodle hybrids discussion
(Moved from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dog breeds.) Elf | Talk 05:26, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Tech Central Station yesterday published an article written by Robert McHenry, Former Editor in Chief of Encyclopædia Britannica, with his views on Wikipedia.

I completely disagree with his arguments, notably the danger of erroneous, barely legible, or overly detailed information creeping into the Wikipedia. While I think this is a bigger problem for articles of a controversial nature, even within our own project (dog breeds) I have seen some examples.

The problem is becoming evident on the Poodle page, specifically in the Hybrid section. Like many popular breeds, Poodles have been crossed with any number of other breeds, sometimes on purpose and sometimes accidentally. Is it really necessary to list every different combination which may be in existence?

Growing up, my canine friend was part Poodle, part Spitz. He was a great family pet, but apart from this mundane fact, his pedigree was hardly notable. Looking at the list, I see that we have a Cockapoo and a Spoodle, both of which are described as being Poodle/Cocker Spaniel crosses. Oh, what fun Mr. McHenry would have with this list. What’s next, the Labradobradoodle (Lab/Doberman/Poodle)? Or maybe the Puliwoolipoo (Puli/Wolfhound/Poodle)? How about the Spinonebaloneytollypoo (Spinone/Balognese/Toller/Poodle)?

Am I being too much of a curmudgeon?The Dogfather 20:30, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * Are you? Not in my little opinion.  This is one of my big Wikipeeves, articles ruined with minutia that render them unbalanced (i.e. one section suddenly contains incredible amounts of detail, another has just one 'bare bones' sentence), and articles in which the author has placed one or two examples suddenly added to so that there's a list where an article should be.  I agree with you entirely when it comes to the poodle article, which was literate and well-written in its original form, or at least in its orginal form with a few tweaks, which I think is the Wikipedia's greatest strength.  We should probably rethink why pudelpointer, which is a recognized breed is in the same list with scottiepoo, of which I've never heard?
 * Maybe we could have a dog show for a pomeranian/collie/Irish Wolfhound/Corgi/labradoodle/Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak? It would be a ‘Polllie-woli-doodle-odla’ Day!
 * Thanks for the link to that article, which I'll read, and for the chuckle, which I can always use!
 * Quill 02:22, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I fear that I am probably guilty of adding minutiae from time to time. However, in my defense, I do try to add only that which I feel is important, and I try my best to get it to flow with the original article.  Yet, I'm beginning to think that I would like to remove some of those edits, as they are probably not as important as I originally thought.The Dogfather 03:37, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I've thought for a while that we might actually want a "poodle hybrids" article, but haven't thought so so firmly that I've actually done it. I think we might want entries (or redirs) for many of these mixes because they so often appear in pets-for-sale listings and people might want to know what they are.  Most other breed mixess don't cause the coining of names quite as much (e.g., "lab mix", "shepherd/chihuahua", etc.) so it hasn't been an issue.


 * I really enjoyed polllie-woli etc--thanks for the big laugh! Elf | Talk 05:16, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and added a poodle hybrids page. I also edited the Poodle article, fixing some of the things that were bothering me.  I hope the edits meet with everyone's approval, but if they don't, I'm not going to fight about it.  Grace Hopper used to say that it was easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission, so there you have it.The Dogfather 16:31, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * As they say, be bold. Looks good. Elf | Talk 21:17, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * Now here's a bit of a radical one... what about merging all the text from all the doodle/poo articles into the new Poodle hybrid page. Then making all the old pages redirects.  On the plus side I think this would balance and clarify our coverage.  On the down side, it would be unpopular with some contributors.  What do you think?  -- sannse (talk) 22:35, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC) (polllie-woli... heh!)


 * Hmmm, interesting thought. I'm going to ponder for a while before offering an opinion. Elf | Talk 22:45, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I like the idea of merging all the hybrids to one page, but as you say, it won't be popular.The Dogfather 00:55, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * I like the idea too. Would make the job of editing out unsubstantiated or biased material much easier for Dog Project contributors--or would it?  We may have a lot of -oodle and -poo owners placing stubs or substubs at the Redirects.  It might be all right if we make no judgements on the various SWFs and keep the sections really factual and neutral.  We might consider leaving labradoodle as it is just because of the amount of hassle we'll get if we don't.  Not sure, but would vote 'yea' at present.  Quill 03:00, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)


 * After discovering the Pooter article, I'm more & more in favor of a single article for the off-the-wall hybrids. But cockapoo & labradoodle seem to be so common (and have been for years) that they might still deserve their own.  (E.g., "cockapoo" is actually in Webster's with an origin date of 1970; "labradoodle" isn't but it seems to be quite commonly used in the want ads around here.) Elf | Talk 20:48, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * As you say, cockapoo is pretty common, and there are a lot of people trying to get the labradoodle to breed true, i.e., it is a serious breeding project. But listing every possible mix that exists is just ridiculous.  Pooter?  They must be joking.The Dogfather 22:12, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Just saw Pooter. This is out of control and must be stopped.  I need a brandy....Quill 23:25, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Would that be a BRiard crossed with a NewfoundlAND and a huskY? Elf | Talk 00:11, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Hee, hee--good one, Elf. Quill 09:08, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I took action on the Pooter thing. Somebody will probably get mad, but this is an encyclopedia people, not a blog.The Dogfather 03:56, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * (Edit)The more I think about it, the more I think we been had. It was probably someone's idea of a joke.  Simple vandalism.  How does one get a page deleted?The Dogfather 04:25, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I 'googled' it too.  I'm a sucker....Quill 09:08, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * How to get an article deleted. Elf | Talk 00:05, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Pooter

 * (Moved from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dog breeds.) Elf | Talk 05:33, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Okay, Elf, I followed that votes for deletion thingy. Have no idea if I did it right. (Got lost on the VfD page, scrolled down and there's instruction after instruction...when it got to the part about putting the new date's section in...well, that was it for me....) Quill 23:36, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Worked for me; I was able to follow the link from the pooter page to vfd and add my vote. Elf | Talk 23:50, 14 Dec 2004 (UTC)

not pooters again!
There's no such thing. I think I've had this entry deleted; not sure. Quill 00:15, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * I don't know if I forgot to delete it, or if someone else put it back in, but I noticed it was there again, so I got rid of it. I've noticed a lot more vandalism lately.  I've also noticed that the Wikipedia servers can't seem to handle the load.  Feels like it's falling apart sometimes.The Dogfather 01:54, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Pooter (yes, again!)

 * (Moved from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dog breeds.) Elf | Talk 05:29, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

It's back. Now what do we do? Quill 22:18, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Changed to redir to poodle hybrid to hopefully discourage. Elf | Talk 21:19, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Doodling is all it is
This fad of cross-breeding poodles has a new name, "doodling." But it's still a foolish and expensive crap shoot. People seem to want the traits of a poodle without the work or "image" of a poodle. As a long-time standard poodle owner (and lover), I believe people who want a dog with poodle traits ought to try the real thing. Poodles of any size can be clipped in ways that are practical and easy to care for, and their intelligence and loyalty can't be matched. Let's quit doodling and start poodling. 72.234.151.104 07:04, 17 November 2005 (UTC) JBK in Hawaii, 9:00 pm [HST] 16 Nov 2005


 * Hear, hear! (from a fellow SP owner).The Dogfather 02:55, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

Please vote on deleting Maltipoo, Yorkiepoo, Schnoodle
Please go here to here (Articles for deletion/Yorkiepoo) to express your opinion. Thanks. Elf | Talk 18:01, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Merge Eskipoo
I believe that Eskipoo should be merged into this article because the eskipoo isn't a very notable cross, and probably doesn't need its own page (certainly not with the amount of info that's on there now). -- Pharaoh Hound  (talk)  19:08, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. --Quadraxis 04:46, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Physical Characteristics of Poodle Hybrids
I've noticed that a number of the pages about the various poodle hybrids have physical descriptions of what your Labradoodle or whatever will look like. Umm, excuse me? As a hybrid, (correct me if i'm wrong), but don't these dog's have a wide range of possible phenotypes, depending on which parent is which, what traits are dominant, etc.? I mean, my parents have a Boogle, and when we chose him, his siblings had a range of appearances, from very beagle-y to quite poodle-y, to one or two that almost look like terriers! I suggest a removal of the text about the crosses' appearences, because as well as the aforementioned reason, most poodle crosses look like what you'd expect: a cross between a poodle and a INSERT DOG BREED HERE. Plus, this will help with getting rid of smaller pages that could be merged into this page. --Quadraxis 04:46, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Removed images
Removed these from the article, as the images were stacking up to be taller than the text. Zetawoof(&zeta;) 06:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Wow
Okay wow, this article has some of the silliest words ever thought up. Just sayin'.

dogs
do all dogs have the dna  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.187.149 (talk) 22:05, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

external link in 'registration'
Hi, the link given in the registration paragraph seems to me a bit suspicious, more like a private enterprise than a recognized dog registry, they only give a PO box as address for example. Opinions? (SybilleY (talk) 15:02, 18 March 2011 (UTC))

Merge to List of dog crossbreeds
This article is a natural fit for List of dog crossbreeds. I am proposing a redirect. The context fits much better there than Dog crossbreeds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.183.144.120 (talk) 23:28, 24 June 2020 (UTC)