The Labradoodle is a hybrid dog, resulting from a combination of breeding a Labrador Retriever with a standard Poodle. While they have been around in some form since the mid-1900s, the Labradoodle gained popularity in the late 1980s when it was bred with the intention of being a hypoallergenic, non-shedding service dog. Given the high level of intelligence of both parent breeds, the Labradoodle is very easy to train and makes for an excellent pet for the first-time dog owner.
Because it is not an official breed and there are vast differences in offspring, you may find that your Labradoodle will exhibit a wide range of traits in coat, coloring, and temperament. Despite this unpredictability in breeding, the Labradoodle is a loving, energetic, and loyal canine companion. Fully grown, they can reach up to 2 feet tall at the shoulder and tip the scales between 50 to 65 pounds. Ideally, they are well suited to larger homes with expansive yards to play and exercise in.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.