Man who invented labradoodle says it’s his ‘life’s regret’
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Wally Conron says he created a ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ as unethical breeders now make hybrids with serious health problems
Read this article from The Guardian here.
There were actually two people involved in the making of the first Labradoodle. The other, John Gosling, who at the time was manager of the Guide Dog Services program. Mr Gosling sees the situation quite differently from Mr Conron. Have a read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-09-23/labradoodle-guide-dogs-designer-regret/10717186
The ‘Frankenstein’s Monsters’ Mr Conron refers to are not the Labradroodles, but the backyard breeders who greedily pair bitches and dogs with no regard for the puppies that result.