Your goldador sounds really sweet, Cay! When trying to decide on a dog, I originally wanted to go with a small breed, since that's what I was used to all my life (my family had two dogs when I was growing up: one was a mixed mutt of some kind and he lived to be 18 years old; the second is a Jack Russell/Beagle mix, and she's just turned 10 years old this past June). My husband, on the other hand, was used to giant-sized dogs...Newfoundlands! His mom used to breed them a while ago, and he had a Newfie of his own. I only had the pleasure to know our Newfie for about a year and a half after we got married; she soon developed cancer and was already an elderly dog and even the vet said that he was against operating on her because of her age. She had one of the sweetest personalities and temperments I've ever seen in a dog.
As much as I loved our Newfie, I didn't want another one. I like their temperments, but...I can't stand their drool! Nor can I stand how your hands feel so oily after petting them for a while (their fur is water-resistant), and they shed like the dickens. Our Newfie passed away in December 2001, and we've since moved once, and I'm STILL finding her fur in our things! I don't mind a bit of shedding here and there, but that was too much for me to handle at times...and her fur has also busted a vacuum too... So we had a debate: I wanted a small dog, he wanted a big dog. It went on and on until we finally decided to meet in the middle and go with a medium-sized dog. An aunt of mine used to have a Lab mix (I think he was a mix between a Lab and Golden), and I didn't feel intimidated by his size the way I did when I met my husband's Newfie for the first time. She also had a Collie/Husky/Shepard mix that was a little smaller than her Lab mix, and I was fine with that size too...So I'm thinking I'll be fine with a medium dog. The reason that size is also important to me is that everything seems bigger when you're 5ft 2" ;) My husband is a foot taller than me, so he doesn't think big dogs are *that* big...but they are to me ;) I'm still very much liking the sound of Labradoodles. I wonder why they're so expensive? Is it because of their hypo-allergic/low-shedding coats? Or that they're the popular breed at the moment? I know a long time ago, when my family and I got my family's Jack Russell/Beagle dog, Jack Russells were all the rage, because of the kids' show "Wishbone", as well as "Eddie" from Fraiser. I don't see too many listings for Jack Russells these days though. But it could be me and my horrible way of looking things up ;) ~Lisa~ ~~~~ My Furry Art - http://www.ki-tera.com/hollyann My Landscape Oil Paintings - http://www.ki-tera.com/hollyann/paintings Mountain Poutine (my webcomic) - http://www.hollyann.furtopia.org My Cafepress Store - http://www.cafepress.com/hollyann 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/
