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This is Peppi. Our beloved family dog. This photo was taken in February 1982. Peppi was most likely around 4 years old at that time, but my memory could be wrong. It's been a long time since Peppi graced us with his shaggy, intelligent and loving presence-- but he's never been forgotten. Especially by my dad, who is now 86.



Back in the 80's, Peppi was considered a common mutt. Born in our Aunt's backyard, Peppi was one of a little of four puppies. Peppi 's mother was my Aunt's poodle, who was named Mimi. (Or Mitzi?- my cousins would know for sure). Peppi's father's name and status is still, to this day, unknown. A nameless, faceless, four footed "vagabond" who shamelessly roamed the streets and discovered an unsuspecting, but apparently willing, poodle named Mimi.



The only thing we do know about Peppi's father is that he was most definitely a Schnauzer. This became evident as Peppi grew up and grew more into his Schnauzer breed, than a poodle. Although there is no DNA evidence as to Peppi's true bloodline, our family loved our little mutt and laughingly called him a "Schnoodle". Little did we know who was going to get the last laugh..............



Peppi lived to the ripe old age of 17. It was a very sad dad when my dad had to "take him" into the vet. I remember my dad being really upset. He loved that dog. We all did- even my sister, who was a little afraid of Peppi. Everyone knew back in the 1980's that Peppi was a special dog, but today, he would be considered "couture". A designer breed. Hot commodity--- Because in today's world of social dog settings, a mutt like Peppi is called a Schnoodle. And, the Schnoodle is selling for a mere $1000 or more per pup (dependent on the area). See who's laughing now. And we don't even know who's his daddy!


Yes, it's true. Mixed breed mutts of the 80's are now looked upon like royalty. A upper class "oodle" craze has been born. Dogs all over the country, who in the olden days would be looked down upon like a wet newspaper, and now commanding $500-$1000 per pup. We now have breeds such as Puggles and Golden Doodles. I just saw an advertisement for an Australian Labradoodle- and ran into a person with a beagle and boxer mix called a Bogle! These new dogs are bred from only the best of the best of the rest of the mix, and come with papers that identify both mother and father. Times certainly have changed. 20 years ago we didn't care about papers that gave us a pedigree dog, we just wanted a dog- even one without a daddy!

So, here we are, with a tribute to all the mixed breeds of the past and present who don't know who's their daddy. Peppi was definitely a breed before his time, as I'm sure many other doodle, puggles, oodles, and ogles were back in the day. I'm glad we had the opportunity to get a dog like Peppi- he was every one's best friend. And, even though it wasn't on paper, I think Peppi knew who his daddy was- It was our Papa......










































































This is a photo of Peppi from the 1980's. Peppi was a common mutt back in the 80's. Peppi was part of a litter of "mutts" from my Aunt's dog, who was a poodle. I believe her name was Mimi? I could be wrong. I'm 40 now- my memory fades.













In any case. then. 1/2 poodle- 1/2 schnauzer

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