I have a male blond in color and just turned 1 year old this month .. He is a very smart crazy , happy kind of guy ..and his name is Sam I am .. If you go to the photo section he is there ..I think it said Sam's first day at the beach .. He was a lot younger then .. -------Original Message------- From: alialx2 Date: 3/27/2007 2:13:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [labradoodles] Re: Breeding Renei- Her full name is Zoe Isabella Princess! :) My four year old insisted on the princess part because she is so pretty. :) She is 45lbs, and probably will get much bigger. We started obedience classes last weekend. She is such a sweet natured puppy. Tell me about your doggies...
-- In [email protected], "Renie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well Abby I am sure yours is just a doll no matter where she came from and > she is safe now in a good home and by the way . > Welcome to the list .. > Renei > PS what did you name her ? > > -------Original Message------- > > From: alialx2 > Date: 3/27/2007 11:08:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [labradoodles] Re: Breeding > > Thanks Renie - > > Thanks for the kind words. it didn't scare me away, but I was > concerned that everyone thought that I was someone using my dog for > money. I respect everyones passion. Now that I have all the info, I > realize that I am making more of a contribution by not breeding her > and possibly adopting another Labradoodle down the road, rather than > breeding her to for her puppies. Thanks for the support. Abby > > In [email protected], "Renie" <Renie@> wrote: > > > > I have to say something here .. I want to thank this person who > adopted this > > dog or saved her from a puppy mill you are truly a kind and > caring person > > to take her into your heart . I am sure you love her and are very > proud of > > her and she is a wonderful companion . Just because she is a > rescue doesn't > > mean she is a less of a doodle then some come from a so call > breeder and > > some times these rescue dogs turn out to be the best of the > best .. So I > > thank you for stepping forward and asking the question about > breeding and I > > hope the rush of e mails didn't scare you away from the list .... > > Again thank you for rescuing her .. > > Renie NC > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Abigail Morrison > > Date: 3/26/2007 11:13:06 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [labradoodles] Re: Breeding > > > > Did you adopt her from somebody who does puppymill rescue? I have > had a few > > foster labradoodles from puppymills and I would never adopt out an > unaltered > > dog. Our vets do pediatric spay neuters (the studies are not > totally > > conclusive at this time as to the long term health problems that > might go > > with pediatric speuters, but when you consider how many lives are > saved by > > NOT being bred, it is worth it to us). It is usually recommended > to speuter > > BEFORE 6 months, most of the vets I know usually say 16 weeks, > Same time as > > they get the rabies shots. > > Puppymills are NOTORIOUS for dogs with genetic conditions. I am > SOOOOO > > glad that you are rethinking breeding her. Honestly, the only > reason that > > somebody should breed is to better the breed and, like somebody > else > > mentioned it is done with painstaking research. > > I have always had my animals fixed and really know nothing > about breeding > > I do know that my neighbors cats had kittens in my garage one y > two cats > > had 5 kittens each and 7 of those were female. It didn't take me > too long to > > guestimate that if I didn't have all of those cats fixed, I would > have 9 > > females (the 7 kittens plus the two moms) having 5 kittens each > within the > > next year and if there were 31 females of those 45 kittens, we > would have 40 > > moms having kittens the next breeding season. It was the best > lesson in > > exponential growth that I have ever come across and the best > reason that I > > can give people to spay and neuter their animals. > > Anyways, like I said, I am so glad to hear that you are going > to be > > having her spayed. If you are ever looking for another one, I am > in southern > > mid Michigan, not too far from the Indiana border and would be > happy to help > > you find another one in need of a good home. > > Abbie > > > > alialx2 <abby.fernandez@> wrote: > > One more question - When is a good age to have her spayed. I have > > never had a female before. I think my Vet suggested 6 months. What > > is your opinion?--- > > > > In [email protected], "Kendra Vestal" <kendra@> wrote: > > > > > > I would like to add that just because your dog passes its health > > tests does > > > not mean that it should be bred, you must also study the test > > results of the > > > parents of your dog and if possible the test results of their > > parents too. > > > > > > HD is a recessive disorder that can be passed down many > > generations. Your > > > dog may test out well but because it is in the line it can sneak > > up and > > > affect the puppies. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf Of Abigail Morrison > > > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:56 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [labradoodles] Breeding > > > > > > Before you go just breeding your dog to any old dog, please, > > please, please > > > do research on breeding. I have a really great site for you to > > look at > > > http://www.woodhavenlabs.com/breeding/breeder2.html< > > have > > > young doodles with hip dysplasia if they think it is fun to deal > > with a dog > > > , or worse a puppy, who wants to play but can't because of the > > pain it is > > > in. Are you prepared to be responsible for those puppies for the > > rest of > > > their lives? Do you plan on selling these puppies on spay neuter > > contracts > > > or will you have them fixed before they are sold? If you don't > > have any > > > plans for having the puppies fixed, are you prepared to deal > with > > the > > > offspring of those puppies? The labradoodles who are dying in > > shelters were > > > bred by somebody who was just out to make a buck and wouldn't > take > > > responsibility for that life when it came time. Good breeders > take > > their > > > puppies back at any time, for any reason. Another thing that a > > good breeder > > > does is not make money. They do the testing needed, sometimes on > > both > > > parents, and make sure that mom and the puppies only have the > best > > vet care, > > > shots, wormed, deflead. I have never known a breeder who breeds > > for the > > > right reasons, to better the breed, to ever make money doing it. > > They do it > > > because they spend countless hours figuring out which two dogs > to > > breed to > > > make the best puppy of that breed in the world. > > > I have spent 5 years working at vet offices and have seen so > > many people > > > who either spend thousands of dollars because something > unexpected > > happened, > > > or they have to have mom and or the puppies put down because > they > > weren't > > > prepared for the unexpected. PLEASE be prepared to spend > thousands > > of > > > dollars, everytime a bitch has puppies, it can be dangerous and, > > take it > > > from me, you will never need those emergency vet visits when the > > vet is > > > open, it will always cost more because it is after hours. Here > is > > an idea of > > > what it will cost to do things right. > > http://www.godivalabs.com/cost.html > > > If you would like to help out with the homeless ones, I would > > love to > > > help you to learn more about fostering, that way we can save > more > > doodles > > > who will be killed rather than adding to the problem. > > > Plus, spaying your dog before her first heat is something you > > can do to > > > add years to her.http://www.caninesports.com/SpayNeuter.html > > > Good luck, I hope that if you do decide to breed, you will do > > it AFTER > > > you have done your research, so that nobody has to deal with a > > puppy with > > > hip dysplasia or other genetic problems because you didn't do > your > > homework. > > > Abbie > > > > > > lx2 <abby.fernandez@> wrote: > > > > > > I am looking for a male Labradoodle in the Illinois/St.Louis > > to > > > breed > > > with my female labradoodle in approx 2-4 months. Please > > email me if > > > you know where I can start to find someone interested. > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Abigail S. Morrison > > > > > > Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. ~Thomas Jefferson~ > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast > > > <http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/? fr=oni_on_mail&#news> > > > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. > > > <http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/?fr=oni_on_mai > > > > TV dinner still cooling? > > Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. > > > > > > > > > > > > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 000728-0, 03/26/2007 > > Tested on: 3/26/2007 11:17:41 PM > > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. > > >
