Labradoodle Breed Creator Says He Created ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’

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The creator of the Labradoodle dog cross-breed said he has created “Frankenstein’s monster.”

Wally Conron worked for Guide Dogs Victoria in Australia when he was credited for breeding the first Labrador-Poodle in 1989, according to the Australia Broadcasting Corporation.

“I opened a Pandora’s box and released a Frankenstein(’s) monster,” the 90-year-old recalled.

He said that the breeding development paved the way for “unethical, ruthless people” to breed such dogs without thinking of the health of their pups.

Conron said that Labradoodles are “either crazy or have a hereditary problem,” noting that there are few examples of the breed being healthy.

“I do see some [expletive] nice Labradoodles but they’re few and far between,” he told the broadcaster.

Conron said that the first-ever Labradoodle wasn’t a pet but was a guide dog for a blind man.

In 1989, he said he bred the dog for a blind woman “whose husband was allergic to dog hair.”

In this March 2014 photo provided by Fred Levy, a standard poodle named Mercedes Ann poses in Levy's studio in Maynard, Mass. Fred Levy via AP

“She wanted to know if we could come up with a dog that she could use as a guide dog and her husband wouldn’t be allergic to,” Conron recalled.