what is a multi-poodle?
A person at work was discussing their dog, and I asked what kind to which they said 'multi-poodle'. At first I thought they were trying to say a Maltese x Poodle hybrid designer dog but they were 'no, not a maltipoo...an Multi-poodle...which they explained as 'it's all just different kinds of poodle'
What's going on? I guess it does kind of fit in with your average back yard breeder who has a miniature poodle to have no compunctions about breeding it to a standard poodle or toy, and even do this for multiple generation passing it off still as a 'purebred poodle'
Is this a wide-spread trend? Or is this just one clever BYB coming up with a catchy phrase for a mutt whose parents happen to be two different types of poodle? (Not that there is anything wrong with mutts, I am a big mutt fan)
Clarification:
1. It is not referred to as a multi because it is multiple colors, it is solid white
2. It is not referred to as multi because it is part maltese or part any other breed...at least as far as the owner is concerned. As there are no papers involved it isn't beyond the realm of possibility that a Bichon or something similar isn't mixed in there, but as far as the owner is concerned only poodle has gone into making this poodle...just the breeder wasn't concerned about which size category the parents fell into.
Question: Some are saying the 3 types of poodle are still one breed. Obviously all 3 share common ancestry, but does the KC or AKC allow for a dog that has a Standard father and Miniature mother to be registered as a purebred?
I know far as FCI is concerned, poodles are poodles and what 'type' you have is based on the size of the adult not the parents...BUT the FCI also has a 4th size of 'middle' poodle between Standard and Miniature
For Kayliegh and anyone else bringing in the merits of 'pure bred'...As far as the mutts not being as 'special' as purebeds. I personally divide the dog world up into two groups. Mutt, hybrids, and 'papered' dogs are in one group and they all fall into the 'average' category while the second group is 'champions'...dogs with great accomplishments and their offspring. Unless the purebred has champions in it's recent lineage, it's no different to me than a designer dog or a mutt...a great pet but that's it. And heck, if I was going to get a dog from the 'average' class I'd rather have a mutt than a dog with 'empty' papers.