Some names of dog breeds are obvious, they describe what the dog was bred to do. Retrievers and pointers help hunters with their tasks and sheepdogs help with herding sheep. Their breed names often have another descriptive name added to the dog's breed to differentiate the breed from similar breeds of dogs. That other word might be a location, city or country name or the name of the person who help originate the breed.
That being said, now I have to wonder about those made up at the spur of the moment dog breed names. You know what I am talking about, those names that often smack of crosses and mutts. The Cock-a-poos, the Labradoodles, the Peek-a-poos and many others. Oddly enough the Labradoodle is an actual breed of dog that was developed in Australia for work as a guide dog.
When someone came up with the name for the Labradoodle Dogs, I wonder if they could have come up with a better breed name that did not sound like a type of cookie or a breed mix. Something like the "Australian Curl" or the "Aussie Wavy" would have been better. Since the breed has been around for decades now maybe a name change is in order.
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