Re: [labradoodles] new group

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 06:11:59 -0700

hi,, I have never posted to the group but wanted to express my appreciation for Carla's
thoughts here. We have been raising labradoodles for 3  years. We have excellent stock and the criteria many people look for is really extreme. None of us would be perfect, nor would any of our kids if had them xrayed and tested before we took them home !!.We had one person who tried to claim a 9 week old puppy was overly agressive. Turns out they had an older rat terrier in the house , and a boy who was tormenting the dog.
 
But they wanted all kinds of testing done.. I tell people that one day a puppy is playful, the next day the same puppy may be restful , the next day something different. !!
 
They will adapt to their owners lifestyle and needs, and how you train them.
 
Thanks
Carla

Carla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
if you look at the details, you will see the difference...like a Registered Labrador and Registered Poodle (both AKC & CKC) can be in the $300 range, while the higher ranges will have what cheaper ones don't (dna testing, microchipping, tattoos, CERF, OFA, and genetic testing) others would have you believe that Australian in front of the name makes it a higher quality dog (it doesn't make it better or more authentic) and others still just have the price high because the demand is there.
I have 3 wavy, and two hair coats left (I am not breeding again) and I will tell you they are the best dogs ever! I love them to pieces. Cute! But I got tired of people calling irate, and asking if they were Cerf or if they were OFA or were their champs in the gene pool. I can tell you what I have learned, you either love the pup or you don't, unconditionally. I don't want buyers who have such lofty ideas, as to hair coat (they all shed, I don't care what they tell you) and hypo allergenic (there is no such thing, allergies aren't always to hair but to dander and saliva). Get a pup because you love it, and don't spend unnecessary money on things that can't be controlled. Even the best OFA and Cerf can't guarantee a dog won't get hip dysplasia or eye problems.
To each his own, but I will never breed again, because it is so hard to love a puppy & pass it on to someone with too many expectations. Also, temperament...labs and poodles have a 3 year puppy/adolescence, yet people all over the internet are saying they test and guarantee temperament. It can't be done. Temperament is both genetic and environmental.
CKC states that my pups are registered as mixed breeds, and can compete in shows with other mixed breeds...that is to accommodate the breeds being crossed, but unrecognized to date by other forums as full breeds.
JMHO
Carla

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