Article: Schnoodle, cockapoo or a fashionable goldendoodle?; There was once a time when designer-conscious pet owners would sneer at anything less than a pedigree but they are now discovering a new crossbreed. Jonathan Caswell reports. Designer breeds the answer for asthma sufferers.(Features)

Byline: Jonathan Caswell

AN'Sbest friend has been given a split personality, thanks to the wonders of nature and a little help from dog breeders. And the labradoodle is taking the canine world by storm - the perfect dog for the allergic because it does none of the heavy hair-shedding that can cause a reaction in many owners.

Labradoodles are bred for asthmatics or blind asthmatics and are often used as guide dogs,but they also answer the call for designer dogs.

Time was when a pedigree was the height of chic. Now label-conscious dog owners want designer crossbreeds. And labradoodles are the tip of the designer-dogiceberg.

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