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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know if goldendoodles pick up the cancer gene? We lost our beloved Golden about two years ago. I can’t get another Golden because they all look so similar I’m worried the new dog would remind us too much of our old dog. We considered a Golden doodle but could never find clear answers on the genetic cancer link. [/quote]

There would be a chance.  But this is what gets me about the “only buy from an AKC ethical breeder” nonsense. “AKC approved” breeders have brought us Goldens that get cancer, Cavaliers that die from heart issues at a young age, Bulldogs that can’t breathe, German Shepherds with hip issues, etc etc.  They could breed these characteristics out, but they don’t, because $$.  They’re not going to tell breeders they won’t recognize their pups, even when they know the bloodlines are bad. There is nothing these breeders have over a backyard doodle breeder other than snobbery. [/quote]

Some breed standards are terrible—bulldogs, shepherds, cavaliers—and breeding to those standards produces problems.[b] Puppy farms/backyard breeders will not produce better dogs, however, than a good breeder. A good breeder has dogs with sport titles and show titles to ensure a well rounded dog. [/b]
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Sing it from the back. There are some breeds that should be entirely bred out (bulldogs, pugs, anything that can't breathe) but puppy mills and backyard breeding are not the solution to this problem. And yes, good breeders do in fact try to breed out these negative traits and have a lot over a backyard breeder.

/Owner of a Golden where no fellow male in the line has died before the age of 16 at the earliest. [/quote]

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