One suggestion would be talking with an Arkansas breeder -one that has a website is: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. There may be many on waiting lists but there are also MANY available F1doodles on the internet at this point in time. The F1 is being bred by any number of folks as all it takes is a poodle and lab. There are some very reputable breeders that breed a doodle to a doodle (generational doodles) that do not inbreed... Cindy
Todd and Kimberly Phillips wrote: > Cynthia, > I dont think you would have a problem marketing labradoodles, even in > Arkansas, because you can advertise them on the internet. There are > people all over the United STates right now looking for labradoodles and > on waiting lists. You would just have to ship the puppies. > As far as breeding goes, Im not a breeder, but have read a ton about > labradoodles on the internet. From what i understand, when you breed a > poodle with a lab, the coat on the pups can vary from curly, wavy, and > straight. The curlier the coat, the more likely the dog is to be > non-shedding. When you mate a labradoodle to a poodle, it is called an > F1B backcross. Doing it this way, is more of a guarentee that the coats > will not shed, although you can never completely guarentee that with > your clients. From what I hear, as far as Goldendoodles go, if you mate > a goldendoodle to a goldendoodle, you will get a litter of pups where > half look like standard poodles, and half just like golden retrievers. > go figure! I dont know if it is the same with labradoodles or not but > definately something to think about. Another reason taht you dont want > to mate a doodle with a doodle, is because you want to maintain the > hybrid vigor that comes with cross breeding. Once you start > inbreeding,the pups are more at risk for genetic diseases, and it is not > fully known yet what diseases they would be prone to, since this is a > newer type of "breed". > Anyway, Just thought I would give you what I know...Im sure that people > might send you nasty emails, saying that you should leave the breeding > to a profesional and all that, but I say go for it. Everyone started out > new, and you shouldnt be detoured from something you are interested in > pursuing. Just do a lot of research, and read breeders websites, you > will see a lot of time and work go into each litter. From what I > understand, for the amount of work and expense it takes to breed, > its almost like they break even, although I dont know for sure. > Good lUck! > Kim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cynthia Hoskison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [labradoodles] Joe! > > Hi, This is our story. We got Phoebe, a yellow lab from a very good > breeder and planned on breeding her and raising labs here in > Northern California where the hunters are very prolific and will > spend good money on a good dog. Well, we then decided to move to > Arkansas, where the labs go for $75 and there are 20 litters in the > paper. > > I don't know when I first heard about Labradoodles, but I was soon > convinced to breed them instead. I search the entire West Coast for > a black boy! (I think white, cream or apricot boys look like girls, > so I only wanted black). I have never even been around a Standard > Poodle or owned a unneutered male dog, so this is going to be quite > an adventure. > > When we first got Joe, he was the cutest puppy I have ever seen. > And as he grew and grew! I kept wondering why everyone didn't have > one. Joe is only 5 months old now and he already as tall as Phoebe! > (And she is huge! - I think we are going to end up with > GiantLabradoodles!) He is so tall and with the longest legs! Up > until last week, he hadn't been groomed and still had his puppy > hair. He looked like a little black bear - my favorite wild > animal! All I did was keep the hair on his face trimmed with > scissors so he could see. Well I took him to get groomed last week > and explained to the lady that I didn't want him to look funny, just > give him a trim. I used to get upset that I spent $1200 on a dog > and everybody asked me what he was. Not anymore! He totally looks > like a poodle. She really shaved him and his face is completely > bald. My sons keep saying he "looks like a real poodle now" and "he > has a really long beak". I thought poodles had really long, skinny > muzzles, but Joe didn't. His looked normal. Until he was groomed! > > I am amazed by his hair. I combed him with a people comb a while > ago and if I bunched up all the hair in a little wad, it would not > have been the size of a pea. And you can totally pet him any which > way, because his hair grows straight up. > > As a future breeder I do have a few questions - I have never even > seen a Labradoodle and most people I tell them about just laugh, > like I made it up. Do they get their tails docked at birth? Does > anyone have a problem selling their litters. How do you market an > expensive "mutt"? I know there is a big Labradoodle guide dog > frenzy going on now, is it possible to sell the puppies to guide dog > schools? I'm scared that I have a $2000 breeding pair and won't be > able to sell my dogs in rural Arkansas. I know a Lab/Poodle cross > makes a Labradoodle and I am sure two Labradoodles make a > Labradoodle, but is one better than the other. Should I be looking > to get a breeding pair of Labradoodles? I did ask these questions > to some breeders I found on the internet, but they didn't respond > and one even told me not to breed them for fear of competition. > > Cynthia > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > click here > > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129ohq2lp/M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/D=groups/S=1707354987:HM/EXP=1094833408/A=2128215/R=0/SIG=10se96mf6/*http://companion.yahoo.com> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Yahoo! 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