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this cross breeding thing

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misdee · 25/10/2011 16:43

i have a labradoodle. for me it wasnt about wanting a fashionable dog, but what was suited to our family at the time.

can anyone tell me more about cockerpoos. i have seen a huge increase in them lately, why? are they easier than the mad doodles?

what other crossbreeds with mad names are on the increase? did anyone else see the article recently about the man who bred the 1st labradoodle regretting it due to unscrupulous breeders?

my dd's wet themselves with laughter when i told them of a dog on britains got talent earlier this year which was a bull dog/shitzu so a bullshit Grin

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Elibean · 26/10/2011 10:29

I've just enjoyed wasted five minutes wondering what Dooin was referring to as well, Behind Grin

Loads of 'poos' in our area, at least at one end of our area. Mostly seem very nice, but quite hyper - one 'spoodle' I can think of, in particular! Sweet, but mad as a hatter and very, very high energy.

For some reason, my mutt also attracts loads of attention - apart from the fact that he has (of course!) a very sweet face, I think that people are curious and can't quite place him. He sort of bridges the gap between the two ends of where we live - and it makes me laugh how one lot see the lab in him, the other lot spot the dab of staff!

Not too sure on the mix, apart from a very obvious lab ingredient and a pinch of staffy, but would guess beagle. Would that make him a Stabeador? Or a Labeagly? Or a Beaffydor? Confused

Elibean · 26/10/2011 10:29

I mean, what Scuttle was referring to - not Dooin!

Goldenbrown1981 · 26/10/2011 11:44

I have a three year old 'Goldendoodle' but i always call her a golden-retriever/poodle cross. She is often mistaken for a labradoodle as they are more well known.

She does not shed AT ALL, but I know that several others from her litter do, in fact one of them sheds more than any dog I have ever known.

She is a big soft bloss, loves cuddles, awesome with children (I don't have any yet, but I have introduced her to young family and friends babies), doesnt need loads of exercise (one decent walk a day as long as she gets off lead, two if she doesnt) and I really can't recommend her highly enough. But you can't have her. You can have one similar, but it wont be the same. A lot of people who buy dogs don't seem to realise this. We have spent months at puppy classes and on fields getting her like this.

I do want another dog, but I don't think I'd have another poodle cross. I have no doubts at all about the circumstances that we bought her under, her breeder was amazing, but there are too many people just in this for the cash and I'm not sure I'd be savvy enough to spot this. I hope my next dog will be a rescue dog, probably from a breed rescue (Fancying a Lhasa Apso), but it will need to be a young dog really as we have cats to get it used to

BehindLockNumberNine · 26/10/2011 11:53

scuttle - I have put a picture of the 9th lock on my profile. Does this fit in with your obsession theory?? Smile

DogsBeastFiend · 26/10/2011 12:11

Goldenbrown, having cats need not necessitate you having a younger rescue dog. For one thing many dogs reach rescue having come directly from family homes with cats. A reputable rescue will assess and test a dog with them regardless, taking the dog whom the adopter is interested in to meet a volunteer's mog (don't stress, with dog on lead and cat perfectly safe!).

Of course rescue will also have asked about your other pets in the initial stages of your enquiry so they will be able to suggest possible cat friendly pooches of all ages from the start.

DejaWho · 26/10/2011 12:45

I guess it's just me who gets a bit of enjoyment out of reversing the cross-breed's name so that the "poo" part of poodle gets used instead of the "oodle" bit. Pooador doesn't have the same ring to it as labradoodle... especially when you put the emphasis on the first syllable and it really really fucks people who pretentiously sneer at your mongrel with an "ooooh we've just bought a labradoodle" off!

Mind you I know of spaniel breeders who've jumped over to the cross-breed bandwagon because the crosses are fetching more than the pure-bred dogs!

It's got nuts though - someone asked me the other day what slobberchops was a cross of, expecting some kind of designer name, and looked most puzzled when I said that he was a cross of whatever was walking down the back alley when mum was in season! If I wanted to give him a fancy name I guess he's a Gollie as the closest guess (definitely German Shepherd and Collie in there) but we just refer to him as a good old-fashioned Heinz 57 varieties of mutt!

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misdee · 26/10/2011 12:49

My heinz 57 mutt was the best dog ever.

I tell people ralph is just a soppy mutt. With no balls. Cos I don't want him pinched for being a designer cross breed.

And pooador suits him lol.

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clam · 26/10/2011 13:15

I don't care what the name is, I just always said I wanted a jumbly mess of a dog. That I'm not allergic to. Which is certainly what we've got. Love golden retrievers and labs but my sister had/has those and my eyes stream if I even touch them. Although my cockapoo sheds when he's brushed, he doesn't make me sneeze, and there are no fluffballs rolling around the hard floors.
And he's certainly not hyperactive - remarkably placid for a puppy in fact.

huffythethreadslayer · 26/10/2011 13:32

clam your cocker looks a bit like our cava, if you'll pardon the expression. I'm looking forward to less poo in the near future!

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misdee · 26/10/2011 13:34

ralph is low shedding but i still find balls of fluff everywhere.

do cockerpoo's have ear troubles? ralph is costing a fortune atm (insurence claim going through) due to ear infections. its because of his cross breeding he is more suepctable to ear issues as both breeds can be prone to ear troubles.

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Lizcat · 26/10/2011 13:40

Deja I have a very naughty vet friend who delighted in telling a client that her Shih Tzu cross Poodle was a Sh*t Poo.
I have to say as a cockerpoo owner (complex reasons after 6 years of discussions with DH) will next time have a poodle - I spend hours looking at Poodle rescue's website and currently wish I could take their gorgeous big black boy.

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misdee · 26/10/2011 13:43

i would love a standard poodle. but wouldnt do the show grooming thing.

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misdee · 26/10/2011 13:57

crap just looked at poodles in need site. that black/blue boy that has loads of issues, is a lot like ralph when shaved. hope they find some good therepy soon and a great foster home.

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AgathaCrusty · 26/10/2011 14:18

We have a standard poodle who is just clipped to an even length all over. He doesn't look like a poodle, and I get asked on EVERY walk if he is a labradoodle. I'm not really sure why people who want non-shedding dogs don't just get poodles and go without the standard clips.

misdee - have been watching that poodle on the poodles in need site for a few months now. I think he is going to stay permanently with his current fosterers.

clam · 26/10/2011 14:18

No problems with his ears so far. Although he does seem to collect nasty brown gunk in there which we have to clean out regularly.
And SIL's cockapoopoo (work it out - 1/4 spaniel, 3/4 poodle) has a very sensitive stomach. She's currently having to severely restrict his diet.

clam · 26/10/2011 14:22

Interesting point, agatha. I confess that I always assumed the poncey pompom and big head stuff came automatically! Met a poodle puppy in pets at home last week and he was gorgeous!

PersonalClown · 26/10/2011 14:24

Misdee doesn't have the fluffball...I do!!

I have the major shedding Doodle of the litter. I've given up having clean floors in this house. I could stuff cushions with the fluff that comes off Fluppy.Grin

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misdee · 26/10/2011 14:31

true pc, i got the low shedder out of the litter but needs constant grooming. i was expecting him to be more wirey like his parents.

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PersonalClown · 26/10/2011 14:39

Flupps looks like he stuck his paws in a plug socket!

Brushing him is an exercise in futility!!Grin

Scuttlebutter · 26/10/2011 15:54

BL9, please don't overthink this. It was a (lame) attempt at humour with reference to your Whipped/whippet typo. You mentioned cooking - I was thinking of other interests. [hsmile] Coupled with a user name that referred to locks (and led my mind by association to handcuffs) this just suggested a train of thought. Please don't worry about it.

BehindLockNumberNine · 26/10/2011 15:56

Arf, scuttle, I get you now... No, no handcuffs here... Grin

Whipped whippety very poorly at the vets, see my other thread... Sad

clam · 26/10/2011 17:22

I'm scared. Mine is currently at the hairdresser's. What if they scalp him and he comes back looking like a rat?

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misdee · 26/10/2011 18:40

ralph before

now

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clam · 26/10/2011 18:51

Panic over! He stinks of aftershave, but looks very handsome. He's got blond legs and golden ginger body, and is as soft as a lamb all over. Not too short.

huffythethreadslayer · 26/10/2011 19:05

Ralph now looks very handsome! I really ought to get my girl groomed, though she's only a baby, she's turning into a very shaggy dog story!