Labradoodle creator laments having ‘released a Frankenstein monster’

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The man who created the first labradoodle, a now popular crossbreed of dog, says that the decision was his “life’s regret.”

Wally Conron, 90, who bred the first labrador-poodle mix in 1989, said that his creation got out of hand. He lamented that the pooches have become a “fashion accessory.”

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