WHY BREED COCKAPOOS BEYOND THE FIRST GENERATION?
The simple answer is that as we breed to the Standards down the generations, we develop a replaceable dog and become a breed. 1st generation Cockapoos are not a breed but a hybrid mix commonly called “mutts. Although a 1st generation Cockapoo should make a good pet, genetically speaking there is a lot of variety in appearance of the offspring. Some may even shed and have doggy odor. In terms of the laws of genetics, statistically, out of four pups, one will look like a Cocker or some variation thereof, one like a Poodle or variation and two will look like Cockapoos. Then if a breeder takes the two Cockapoos, breeds them with unrelated Cockapoo looking dogs, there will be about 1 in 4 of the second generation will look unusual. Then the breeder takes the best of the second generation, breeds to an unrelated second generation, the odds become much more reliable with only a 1 in 8 throwback to the parent breeds. Similarly, the best 3rd generation bred to another unrelated third generation
