I think I have one on my website. Yes I do I just checked. go to www.Sherrisphotographics.photoreflect.com
and click on My dogs in the events. The one of my dogs tug-o-war and sitting together is a good idea of what they look like. I shave them down completely with a #5, everywhere. Most groomers have a problem visualizing and I have many poodle friends carrying in a photo of my dogs so they can see how to do it. My male who is the blonde one looks like a giant teddy bear when he grows in a bit and I sometimes hate to cut off all those golden locks of his. He has a coat much looser in texture than my female who's coat is very tight curls and looks cool when she just air dries. Everything is the same length so they grow out evenly. I don't like a giant furry face like some of the doodle people leave on. I lived with an airedale for years so a big sloppy face I'm quite over. Sherri --- Laurie Mandigo-Stoba & Ian Stoba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sherri, > > Do you have any pictures of the cut you use on your > poodles? Our > doodle has a coat that tends much more towards the > poodle, and we're > having trouble figuring out how to deal with it. > The groomer did a > cut on his face a week ago that I really don't like, > and I would love > some better information so I can tell her what I > want him to look > like instead of trying to just say what I don't > like:) > > Thanks much! Regards, Laurie > > On Jul 4, 2006, at 11:23 AM, Sherri Regalbuto wrote: > > > > > First, I am a poodle person. I've had standards > for over 20 years, > > love them and think there is nothing better. I am > also a dog > > trainer, writer and photographer, all dog > subjects. I love just > > about every breed and mix. I have just completed > an article on the > > bad rap that poodles have. > > > > This is my 2 cents on the subject. > > > > Doodles cost a ton because they are the "in" breed > right now. Sad > > but true there are tons of very bad breeders out > there. I for one > > do not care if people breed different breeds > together. What I care > > about is temperament, health and sound bodies. I > don't want to see > > dogs housed in kennels and I don't want to see > dogs being bred > > every heat. > > > > Whether a dog is a purebred or a mix they should > still have all the > > genetic health testing done on the breeding > parents. There is no > > way that a mix is healthier than a purebred, that > is a huge > > falicy. The problem with some purebred dogs in > the linebreeding > > and that can happen with mixes just as easily. > Outcrossing is the > > best way to bring in new blood but one must know > what the lineage > > is on these outcrosses. A outcross is a breeding > dog that does not > > have any of the same lineage as the other breeding > dog. > > > > If you were to be very allergic to dogs I would > stick to a poodle. > > I have many clients that have got a doodle only to > find out there > > were allergic to it and already in love with their > puppy, sad. > > > > I think the doodles are adorable but with the good > traits of both > > breeds you can also get the bad traits of both > breeds. > > > > Everyone thinks my poodles are doodles because of > the way I clip > > them. Most people who don't want a poodle but > want a doodle do so > > because of the stupid hair do. If you saw my two > poodles you would > > probably want one. > > > > So many men say to me "Wow, I didn't know Iliked > poodles." > > > > Either way, do your research and visit each > kennel. Some new > > breed breeders can be very savvy when selling > pups. > > > > Sherri > > > > > > > > HollyAnn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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) - > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com 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! 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