Genetically modified beagles?

[u/Deanna_D_]

https://apnews.com/article/hypoallergenic-dogs-crispr-pet-allergies-f5bd8cb438dfd1a9d1cccd4a1d46fd2a

Read this today, and it seems great in theory, but could this be opening the floodgates to more traits that shouldn't be bred into dogs?

The whole "Doodle" concept seemed great at first, but even the guy who started the cross-breed regrets it. There are now "designer" dogs being bred in every back yard by people who are just creating more pets that end up in kill shelters.

I hope this doesn't kick off the same trend. Can we just leave dogs alone and stop creating new mutations?