Editing Cockapoo (section)

==History==
The cockapoo was first bred as a [[Dog_crossbreed#Designer_dogs|designer dog]] in the United States with the aim of producing a healthy [[companion dog]] that, it is claimed by its supporters, does not inherit many of the health defects common in the two parent breeds due to [[hybrid vigor]].{{r|Fogle|Morris}} If both parents are healthy this can be true and the crossbreed is typically more genetically diverse than purebred dogs; however, "hybrid vigor" indicates an increased probability of health rather than a definite one for any specific animal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beuchat |first=Carol |date=2014-02-22 |title=The myth of hybrid vigor in dogs...is a myth |url=https://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/blog/the-myth-of-hybrid-vigor-in-dogsis-a-myth#:~:text=Many%20long%2Dtime%20dog%20breeders,dogs%20is%20not%20a%20myth. |website=The Institute of Canine Biology}}</ref> Cocker Spaniels and Poodles have been deliberately crossed in the United States since the 1960s.{{r|Fogle|Gagne}}

In 2022, cockapoos were one of the most expensive dog varieties in the United Kingdom, costing an average of {{Currency|1336.15|GBP}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joyner|first=Lisa|date=March 28, 2022|title=25 of the UK's most expensive dog breeds in 2022|work=[[Country Living]]|url=https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/dog-breeds/a34912959/popular-dog-breeds-cost-thousands/|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619183322/https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/dog-breeds/a34912959/popular-dog-breeds-cost-thousands/|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2019 and 2020, the average price in the UK rose by 168 percent, a result of increased demand caused by a national [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] in response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Watson|first=Calum|date=September 18, 2020|title=Puppy prices soar during coronavirus lockdown|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54115646|access-date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=April 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403135007/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-54115646|url-status=live}}</ref>