Back in the early eighties I had the sweetest pet that I thought was just a mutt. As it turns out I was the proud owner of a designer dog! Marti was a mix between a purebred Cocker Spaniel and a purebred Poodle, that’s right I had a cockapoo. Back in the day when two different purebreds started a family it was frowned upon and they were labeled mutts along with the dogs of uncertain ancestry. Now they have become the in thing and relabeled ‘Designer Dogs’ how great is that.