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to call my cockerpoo a poodle?

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Thebiggerthecoffeethebetter · 14/02/2025 07:43

I rescued him last year. I did health testing via a DNA sample as I have done with my other rescues in the past. It can give you an idea of what you might need to prepare for in the future.

Anyway, it also tells you the breed make up and turns out he is 82% poodle which does not surprise me.

WIBU to say he is a poodle when people ask about him? He looks like a poodle, acts like a poodle and turns out is overwhelmingly poodle...🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm just so acutely aware of all the doodle hate and judgement 😭

(obvs his vet record and insurance has the breed make up)

OP posts:
CarobyBlobs · 14/02/2025 08:59

Nobody is going to demand to see his dna results - just say poodle cross

HellNoWay · 14/02/2025 08:56

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 14/02/2025 08:45

If it is mainly poodle, I think that should be the primary name, so why not call it a poomuddle or a poocock?

love poomuddle!!

HellNoWay · 14/02/2025 08:55

I used to have a poodle cross and found the 'poodle' part quite embarrassing so always emphasised the 'cross' part of it or just said 'hes a mix'!

Not sure why you want to call him poodle to be honest! Cockerpoo is a tad better but not much!

If it was me I'd say 'poodle cross' or if he almost doesn't quite look too poodley, I'd just say 'mix'!

biscuitsandbooks · 14/02/2025 08:51

I doubt the dog cares what breed you refer to him as.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 14/02/2025 08:45

If it is mainly poodle, I think that should be the primary name, so why not call it a poomuddle or a poocock?

Lanawashington · 14/02/2025 08:32

I've got what is known as a 'springador' but for some reason I absolutely hate that name and I don't know why! He looks like a lab with very big ears and a tail that never stops, so I just say that he's a lab cross if people ask

RubberyChicken · 14/02/2025 08:28

Surely it's a cross-breed or mongrel, but there's nothing wrong with that

Kuretake · 14/02/2025 08:25

Bit of a mix mostly poodle is what I'd say I think.

SernieBanders · 14/02/2025 08:24

How about you call
it a dog?

what I say every time someone asks me what the four legged thing with a tail on a lead in the park is.

PiastriThePastry · 14/02/2025 08:24

Call him what you like, no one really cares that much, in the nicest way possible. I’ve a ‘cockapoo’ and a ‘cavapoo’ but just say they’re poodle crosses if anyone ever asks, as a pp says, that’s just what they are! That being said, they normally then ask ‘crossed with what?’ so may as well have just said to start with 😂

Jellycatspyjamas · 14/02/2025 08:22

I have a cockerpoo, and have no shame in saying that’s what he is. Why worry about hat other people think of you/your dog.

Londonrach1 · 14/02/2025 08:04

Just say poodle cross

Reallybadidea · 14/02/2025 07:46

Just say he's a poodle cross, that's what we do.

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