Cockerpoo

Does anyone have a cockerpoo for sale? Or know anyone who has one for sale? Please let me know ASAP! Thanks

Originally posted by Kimmy
Does anyone have a cockerpoo for sale? Or know anyone who has one for sale? Please let me know ASAP! Thanks

Hmmmm, I wonder what they mixed together to get this breed?

[seasquirt]

Hey, justhangn... a cockerpoo is a mutt, not a breed. Don't take that the wrong way, I'm not trying to be a smart-arse. The offspring of two purebred parents of different breeds is a mixed breed, also known as a mutt.

Kimmy, what is it about the cockerpoo that you like? Would you be satisfied with a purebred poodle OR cocker spaniel? Or perhaps a similar-looking dog from the pound that could really use a home?

Sorry, it just gets my drawers in a knot when people create a mixed breed, give it a cutesy name, and sell it for $300. Mixed breeds happen enough without the encouragement of a "breeder".

Originally posted by seasquirt
Hey, justhangn... a cockerpoo is a mutt, not a breed. Don't take that the wrong way, I'm not trying to be a smart-arse. The offspring of two purebred parents of different breeds is a mixed breed, also known as a mutt.

Kimmy, what is it about the cockerpoo that you like? Would you be satisfied with a purebred poodle OR cocker spaniel? Or perhaps a similar-looking dog from the pound that could really use a home?

Sorry, it just gets my drawers in a knot when people create a mixed breed, give it a cutesy name, and sell it for $300. Mixed breeds happen enough without the encouragement of a "breeder".

Thanks for the info Seasquirt!!

We breed Bichon Frise. I can't understand why people purposely mix breed either.

[SxyPrincess]

Originally posted by seasquirt
a cockerpoo is a mutt, not a breed.

Could you show me some information that supports this? Just curious because every site I've ever seen lists the Cockerpoo as a breed.

[cattitude (Premo)]

Actually it is a "cockapoo." There are different registrations but I don't think as yet it's recognized by the AKC. I don't put a whole lot of stock in what the AKC recognizes since they are mostly about confirmation in the breed.

Originally posted by SxyPrincess


Could you show me some information that supports this? Just curious because every site I've ever seen lists the Cockerpoo as a breed.

Kudos to Sxy!!

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/cockerpoo.htm

The breed doesn't seem to be AKC certified, but it is recognized by the NACR, CCA.

Originally posted by cattitude
Actually it is a "cockapoo." There are different registrations but I don't think as yet it's recognized by the AKC. I don't put a whole lot of stock in what the AKC recognizes since they are mostly about confirmation in the breed.

Isn't confirmation what it is all about??

[seasquirt]

Here's an article:

http://www.petplace.com/Articles/artShow.asp?artID=3337

Will post more as I find them.

[seasquirt]

Another:

http://www.dogproblems.com/OnChoosing.htm

"What exactly is a breed? Do papers make the dog? Does popularity? Some crosses such as the cockapoo -- one parent a cocker, the other a poodle -- are so common that people start to think of them as a breed in their own right. And while purebred registries aren't in the business of recognizing such dogs, groups are springing up all the time to acknowledge their popularity.

Simply put, a purebred dog is one that, when bred with another of its kind, produces more of the same. Breed a poodle to a poodle and you get a litter of smart, curly-coated wonders. Breed a cocker to a cocker and you get long-eared, sweet natured pups with eyes you can get lost in.

Breed a cockapoo to a cockapoo, though, and you won't necessarily get more of the same. Some pups may look like the parents, some like poodles, and some like cockers.

The ability to produce predictable traits when bred is what defines a purebred. Which makes the cocker spaniel a breed, and so, too, the poodle, but not cockapoos -- or terra-poos, peke-a-poos, or Labradoodles."