Great Pyrenees/Poodle Mix Surrendered to Ohio Shelter
This is Charlie. What kind of dog is he? Why, he’s a Pyrdoodle. Never heard of a Pyrdoodle? Neither did I. My friends with Indy Great Pyrenees Rescue didn’t either until some time ago when we were alerted that a person in Newburgh, Indiana was breeding Great Pyrenees to Standard Poodles in an attempt to make money by “inventing” a new breed. After doing a bit of research via Google, it seems as if Newburgh, Indiana is the capital of Great Pyrenees/Standard poodle breeding. When we heard about the breeder we were pretty sure of one thing- we’d wind up seeing these dogs in shelters. Sure enough. Poor Charlie. He’s in a shelter in Ohio where he doesn’t have great odds of being adopted. His owners left him there just before the Labor Day Weekend, saying they “didn’t have enough time” for him. Well, they certain didn’t spend any time grooming him- the picture can tell you that much. The only thing I know for sure is he’s probably scared, upset and heartbroken.
What makes it worse in this case is the clear-cut desire by somebody to exploit dogs to make a buck by breeding two separate breeds and calling it something other than a mutt. Throughout history humans have created new breeds of dogs to serve a purpose. However, this is not the case here. This is not carefully planned research of two breeds, of using champion breeding stock, (which would never happen because anyone that breeds championship quality dogs would never sell their puppies to such an outfit) or doing health testing to make sure (as an example) that the dogs being bred don’t have hip dysplasia. Or even researching what genetic diseases the breeds may have in common. This is all about money. Money and nothing else. When you breed two dogs of different breeds this is what you can be 100% certain you’ll get in their progeny:
Size: undetermined
Temperament: undetermined
Physical Features: undetermined
Health: undetermined
Please save your money and never buy a hybrid dog like this from a breeder!
Well put!
looks like charlie needs a hair cut and some lovings.
three years ago we came across a hybrid , a sammy-poo.
which is samoyed and standard poodle , and a beautiful dog she is. we recieved through a friend who had to move across seas. we recieved at 5 months old she is now 3 yrs. and we would not trade for the world.
the more we looked into the hybrid mix , the more we found out how people abuse and use the dogs. sad.
all the the best for charlie, i hope someone will grab him up.
Is Charlie still available?