Designer dog breeds

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I've kind of frowned on the idea of more dog breeds being developed even though I am a dog lover. It seemed to me that there were more than enough homeless dogs already that needed someone to take them in without coming up with excuses to make more.

I am now reconsidering after having started checking into some of the new breeds being developed. The goldendoodles, for instance, are cute as can be and bring the friendly comic traits of the golden retriever to mix with the allergy- relief and less shedding of the highly intelligent standard poodle. The result is often a hardier, healthier dog, that people who are allergic to dogs can have without getting sick from it.

The price tags on these mixes have kind of floored me, yet if the breeding is done with common sense and ethics, maybe they are doing something right.

What do YOU think about this?
I know many of you are dog lovers, so would realy like to hear your ideas about it.