We have a cavoodle, basically a smaller version of this breed.

He’s not aggressive, basically a big wuss-bag, but he gets along with our 2yo like a house on fire!

My biggest issue with the breed is that they seem to hhave no sense of self-preservation - picking fights with much larger, more serious dogs (German Shepherds, Border Collies etc.), and are one of the only breeds I have ever encountered that aren’t primarily motivated by food.. ours in particular is a ridiculously fussy eater.

Our in-house joke about him is that he’s not a dog at all, but a sentient teddy bear.

They are absolute crackheads. Adorable, fuzzy, crackheads.

They're very aggressive

This is anecdotal, but most every labdoo I've met has been absolutely neurotic, though there may be a correlation with off tilt owners as well.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49826945

TL:DR, mental conditions, health issues, and bandwagoning by unscrupulous breeders who cross any breed with poodles to "be the first"

The guy originally bred them as a hypoallergenic guide dog, and then they exploded in popularity.

The article basically paints the picture that the original guy bred them the right way (I don't see how), but since then a bunch of unscrupulous breeders and puppy mills have turned two smart, somewhat inherently well behaved, breeds: labs and poodles, to a breed that is more chaotic and dependent (again, I don't see how that's any different from what he did or what most dogs are like).

The article isn't exactly well written or researched. It mostly just quotes him and throws in a couple quotes from Kennel Associations and Facebook pages. Provides no information on where this fits in the wider context of dog breeding.

Honestly, to me it sounds like an uptight dog breeder whose mad that their breed, that is technically a mutt and not recognized as a distinct breed, is the most popular thing they'll ever do in their life.

Turns two very good breeds into a mystery box. The breeders claim that they are hypoallergenic, which is not guaranteed, and they claim that they don't need to be groomed, but they usually do. Most reputable breeders don't breed them so they are usually in worse health than pure bred dogs from a reputable breeder for more money.

Basically, they are a scam. The puppies sure are cute though.

Puppy mills. Any time a breed gets popular, those pieces of shit will start breeding any two dogs they can find with no consideration for temperament or health, and idiots pay through the nose for them. Then they're shocked when the dog they were promised would be smart and affectionate is anxious and aggressive.

I had a rescue doodle that came from a puppy mill that shut down, and he was in horrific shape. He physically couldn't sit for probably a year because his hips were in so much pain. I took him to a groomer and she had to shave him before and after his bath because he was so filthy and matted. He jumped at every loud noise for years. He was also incredibly gentle and sweet once he trusted us, but it was clear that the woman who owned him only cared about the state of the puppies, and kept the parents in appalling conditions.

But not the shit coffee?