# I want a Labradoodle for X-mas! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 11, 2002, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038 "2002-12-11T17:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/1 "2002-12-11T17:25:52Z")
Cuz they’re just sooo damn cute! Oh, and because I just like saying [Labradoodle.](http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/labradoodle.htm) 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/2 "2002-12-11T17:42:35Z")
Labradoodle? Thanks for the new information, **LolaCocaCola** – but, honestly, what a name for a breed! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/3 "2002-12-11T17:48:56Z")
How about an [Irish Water Spaniel](http://clubs.akc.org/iwsc/) instead? StG ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/4 "2002-12-11T17:52:05Z")
Cute dawg, **StG** , but not nearly as fun to say as _Labradoodle!_ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/5 "2002-12-11T18:20:38Z")
As a kid we had a Husky male (which we hired out for stud) and a Poodle female. Based onthe naming tradition, she had Pooskies. They were really cute. (also rather large. We had her fixed afterwards) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/6 "2002-12-11T18:27:30Z")
So a poodle mama would produce Poobadors? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/7 "2002-12-11T18:32:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ringo \* > \*\*So a poodle mama would produce Poobadors? \*\* Nah–Poobador is the title of the guy who ran Fred Flintstone’s fraternal lodge. You know, the Grand Poobador. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/8 "2002-12-11T19:57:52Z")
Yeah, Dolly the Vicious Attack Hound and I want a labradoodle for Christmas, too, but **Dr.J** already grumbles about being outnumbered by the animals. Of course, he _does_ still owe us an engagement puppy, so maybe he’s just planning to surprise us. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/9 "2002-12-11T20:11:41Z")
Maybe you should use this selling point to sway **Dr. J’s** decision: > [@](#): > > The nose is large, square, and fleshy. Tail is preferred low set and saber like; a high set “gay tail” is permissible. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-labradoodle-for-x-mas/142038/10 "2002-12-11T21:45:57Z")
Oooohhhh… I’m not really a dog person, but they’re so cute! [This](http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/doodlemanpinscher.htm) disturbs me on some level. Poodle and Doberman just seems like a weeeeird mix to me. I like widdle dogs, personally. I wanta [Peek-a-poo!](http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pekepoo.htm) Oh, who am I kidding. I just want something fluffy to cuddle.