Breeding to produce the Doodle dog

 Teaching Guide for Squabbles of the Soil Season 3

Topic: The Breeding of Doodles

Host: Farrayn Arnold

Guests: Brooke Dent and Tammy Speakman

The Doodle breeds are dogs that are cross bred with a poodle and another dog breed of some sort. Popular Doodle breeds are Aussie Doodles, Goldendoodles, and Labradoodles. Designer Doodle’s are very popular right now, but there are some controversies to whether this cross should be made. The controversy lays between the fact that pure bred dogs are getting bred and losing their sole purpose, as well as some different factors of health, trainability, and temperament of the animal.

Objectives:

I can define what a Doodle is.
I can explain a positive and a negative consequence of breeding to produce Doodles.
I can recall why Doodle’s are popular.

Pre-Viewing Questions:

List 4 things you know about Doodles.
What is your current opinion on breeding pure bred to get more Doodles?
Why do you think breeding to make Doodles is controversial?

Guided Questions:

What is a con of breeding to get Doodles?
What is a pro of breeding to get Doodles?
What is a reason that breeding to get a Doodle may be regretted?
Is there really any TRUE dander free dog?

Post-Listening Questions:

What is one thing you learned about what a Doodle is?
After listening to the podcast, how do you now feel about Doodle dogs?
After listening, can you identify why breeding Doodles or breeding to get Doodles are controversial?