Hi Cynthia I have a first generation Labradoodle and if I were going to breed her I would only breed to a standard poodle. These pups are the closest to nonshedding your going to get and most are nonshedding. The F1B labradoodle is better for allergies. My wife has allergies and right now we don't know if its the new pup or just the season. Everyone here is having problems with their allergies right now so were waiting to see what happens afer this season is over. We bought our doodle because of the allergies, but don't know yet if we have succeeded. Also the coat changes when there adults. Don't be discouraged with the breeders. Most don't want any competion. The prices right now for doodles is outrageous. I payed 500 for my doodle, but the same dog is 1000 and more with many breeders. Many want a nonbreeding clause in there adoption contracts. They want you to spend 1000 dollars for an altered dog. Shouldn't that be up to the new owner. Good luck with your project.
Larry/Gracie Northwestern Mi. --- Cynthia Hoskison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/rtCxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
