Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
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Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs
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Author Countries: UK
Funding: R.M.A.P. (Kennel Club Charitable Trust – Research Grant) D.G.O. (Kennel Club Charitable Trust – International Canine Health Award) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed’ Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs’ compares to their purebred progenitor breeds
Article Publication Date
28-Aug-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Drew Townsend. (August 28, 2024). Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/designer-poodle-crossbreed-dogs-including-cavapoos-cockerpoos-and-labradoodles-may-be-neither-more-nor-less-healthy-than-the-purebreeds-they-are-bred-from-according-to-their-owners-in-uk-survey-of/
Drew Townsend. "Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs." Scienmag, 28 August 2024, https://scienmag.com/designer-poodle-crossbreed-dogs-including-cavapoos-cockerpoos-and-labradoodles-may-be-neither-more-nor-less-healthy-than-the-purebreeds-they-are-bred-from-according-to-their-owners-in-uk-survey-of/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Drew Townsend. "Designer poodle crossbreed dogs including cavapoos, cockerpoos and labradoodles may be neither more nor less healthy than the purebreeds they are bred from, according to their owners, in UK survey of 9,402 dogs." Scienmag. August 28, 2024. https://scienmag.com/designer-poodle-crossbreed-dogs-including-cavapoos-cockerpoos-and-labradoodles-may-be-neither-more-nor-less-healthy-than-the-purebreeds-they-are-bred-from-according-to-their-owners-in-uk-survey-of/
