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"Sorry MillyMollyMoo. I can't message you as you have the facility turned off so I'm going to have to post here.
If you would like to contact me we can get your dog into one of our foster homes this weekend. You can email me on rehoming@labradoodletrust.com
Thank you,
Barbara Turnbull (Labradoodle Trust Rescue Coordination Manager)"

God this thread made me cry That poor dog! My PIL's have a dog that sheds like noone business but they do not speak about him the way MMM did.

Clearly didn't think it through, and from the sounds of it is a nasty, agressive human being! Lucky escape doggy!

Wow!

I hope this dog has a long and happy life in a new family. Well done the Labradoodle Trust.

Sorry MillyMollyMoo. I can't message you as you have the facility turned off so I'm going to have to post here.
If you would like to contact me we can get your dog into one of our foster homes this weekend. You can email me on rehoming@labradoodletrust.com
Thank you,
Barbara Turnbull (Labradoodle Trust Rescue Coordination Manager)

I've read all of this with a real sinking heart feeling.
I know so many people who have got a dog without doing any research, and it nearly always backfires on them, and my sympathy is entirely with the dog, not the owner.
Labradoodles may look lovely, may have a slight chance of being non-shedding, but when all's said and done, they are a cross breed, there is no prior knowledge as to which characteristics a particular puppy will take on, they are big dogs, and, in my experience, take an awful lot of work to keep and train - they behave like puppies til they are 3.
If anyone is considering getting any dog, they owe it to the dog and themselves to do a lot of research into it. Dogs are not disposable.
MMM with a bit of research and talking to dog owners, you would probably never have got a dog in the first place. Let's hope you dog finds a lovely new home where he will be loved and appreciated.

Wow - you've all been busy while I was out walking my dogs

No point flaming the OP - she made a mistake and is trying to do the right thing for the dog now.

Instead we should make sure anyone who asks about getting a dog gets all the information we can give them.

I paint as black a picture as possible - then, if the OP still wants a dog, you know they are mad keen.

I wondered why MMMs post had been deleted - I now gather its because she called us all a bunch of cunts.

Well thanks a lot.

I offered advice. I din't judge, I didn't slate you. I've kept my opinions to myself.

And people wonder why I prefer dogs to humans....

Oh I don't think anyone can foresee the work involved with babies, or dogs or any pet for that matter....the difference is, all those who have dogs on this thread, WANTED said dog. OP didn't.

All those with dogs probably got them because THEY wanted them, OP didn't want a dog, she was talked into it by her kids.

All those who have dogs, persevere..train, groom, wash, play, walk, love etc,. beyond 6 months.

See the difference? There is not knowing & giving up and there is not knowing & persevering because you made a choice.

There is also not knowing, not trying to find out before hand & giving up too!

I have to say, despite knowing how hard it would be the first two weeks of dog ownership were a bit of a shock. I think Ferret is right about the baby bit.

I'm now rather dreading the teenage years which my dog is gearing up to but am working with her every day on various things, going to classes and just hope that the work I'm putting in pays off in the long term.

Its like thinking you are all knowledgable about babies before you have any. You can never know what to expect.