Les Daniel

name The Author has been involved with dogs almost all of his life, to different extents and in many different ways. From his first mixed-breed dog as a pet when he was a child, through to the use of dogs for guarding/security, bomb detection, drug detection, etc. Later, he has also been involved with dog breeding for many years, including both purebred and mixed breed dogs. See http://www.labradoodles-australia.com for various details relating to Labradoodles.

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Hybrid vigour or heterosis with mixed breed dogs such as Labradoodles

30th June 2006
Various contentions have been put forward in the dog world by some, (eg those against mixed dog breeds), that 'hybrid vigor' is allegedly not possible (for example) when breeding mixed breeds such as Labradoodles (ie mixed breeding of purebred Labradors a... Read >