Labradoodles

[yellow dog]

I think it's wonderful you found a breeder with clearances in Ontario kudo's to you. As I said in my previous post my hat is off to ANY BREEDER that can produce specimens clear of genetic diseases because ultimately that is the goal. Once again You didn't bother to read what i had put on this thread. Have you considered buying a Labaradoodle from an ALA affiliated breeder.

[Fox]

A buddy that I hunt with got a labradoodle because of the hair in the house back when he had a lab was a huge issue.

He said this is the best retriever he has ever had in his hunting career.

Just think back to how all of these breeds developed, someone had to start somewhere to come up with what is cherished now.

Nobody snapped their fingers and came up with a lab or a springer spaniel or a border collie.

$2500 is way more than I would ever pay for a dog, but a lot of people on here said if you don't have a 100% pedigree lab then it is not worth hunting with and they all cost a ton of money.

[BDH]

If a labradodle cost so much is because people like them, no science here. And if people like them is because they are all around good dogs. Personnaly, I don't like them but I know a few people that own one and they have absolutely no issue. Most of them are he same way or not too many people would own one.
I see more health or care issue with pure breed than mutt, I think mutts are more robust.

How much lab or how much poodle is on the third generation of the "designer mutt" ?. If you breed a lab to a poodle you get a labradoodle. If you breed a labradoodle to a lab is the new dog called a labratwodoodle. To me there MUTTS and you get them at the SPCA .

I still like the cross of a Brittany to a Shorthair = a Shytanny


If my knowledge serves me correctly it is illegal to advertise or promote a dog as registered unless the breed is registered with the CKC. So if somebody is not satisfied that they can get a dog registered through government regulations they go somewhere that will allow them to start a new registry for dogs so they can say they are registered.

Dick

[welsh]

As stated in the article, her labradoodles are 4th generation and come from the original Australian bloodlines...

more about her:

http://www.prairiedoodles.ca/about_prairie_doddles.php

Here damn from

http://manorlakelabradoodles.com/


her stud from

http://www.labradoodle.biz/

So these $2500 pups have some lineage too them....

Right, but in case you didn't notice, I wasn't referring to her but to labradoodle breeders in general.

[yellow dog]

A buddy that I hunt with got a labradoodle because of the hair in the house back when he had a lab was a huge issue.

He said this is the best retriever he has ever had in his hunting career.

Just think back to how all of these breeds developed, someone had to start somewhere to come up with what is cherished now.

Nobody snapped their fingers and came up with a lab or a springer spaniel or a border collie.

$2500 is way more than I would ever pay for a dog, but a lot of people on here said if you don't have a 100% pedigree lab then it is not worth hunting with and they all cost a ton of money.

Your absolutely right fox about how breeds were developed and i had also touched on that well over a year ago in another thread. It takes a ton of time, money, heartache, patience, optimism, research etc. to develop a breeding program. When we read about how breeds were develop many years ago we never here about the ridicule these breeders had to go through. It would be interesting to find out if some of these breeders left any written documents on this subject.

[last5oh_302]

This labradoodle breeder does OFA testing. Wow, mind you I didn't look up their dogs on the OFA site (I'm sure their dogs are there though) but they're even up front about the health testing on their site, like they should be as an ethical breeder.
They're in the Yukon.
http://www.labradoodlesofthenorth.co...ealth-testing/

[Mauro]

Greetings,
i have a 2 yr old goldendoodle that I bought from a breeder in Halton Hills. I payed 600 dollars for him and he is the greatest family dog.
Mind you I don't hunt with him and that was a factor when deciding on our breed. We wanted a loyal, well natured family pet that is good with children and a low shedding dog. I certainly didn't want a lap dog and at 95 lbs he is not. This is what the breeder advertised and thats exactly what we got. The breeder was on a nice, well kept property and their dogs were obviously treated very well. He has been a very healthy dog as well.
I had a pure bred lab growing up and loved that dog just as much and he was just as well natured and healthy. He lived to 15 yrs. I've also seen purebred labs that were not.
My point is that there is a "market" out there for these kind of dogs and some people will pay those exorbant amounts. Some people have the money for "prestige" although we all have different ideas of what prestige is.

I would be interested in knowing if anyone has ever used a Doodle for hunting? Although I don't hunt it's only because I don't have the time but I am planning on taking it up in the future.

[Cass]

There are always people willing to pay. I have friends with labradoodles... some nice, some not. They can make fine pets. My issue is with the amount that people sell mutts for. Go look on kijiji right now - you'll see pages and pages of crossbred dogs for 500-1000 dollars. That's a crime I think. I personally wouldn't pay for a mutt - they are generally free unless you live in the city.

[Final Flight]

Labradoodles are great dogs. Very very smart(how can they not be). They are in great demand. F1(first generation) may or may not be non shedding. Some people have labelled them as designer dogs, I would rather call them a mixed breed of two great breeds. Registered breeders will never tell you they are a good dog.

[thunderbelly]

There are always people willing to pay. I have friends with labradoodles... some nice, some not. They can make fine pets. My issue is with the amount that people sell mutts for. Go look on kijiji right now - you'll see pages and pages of crossbred dogs for 500-1000 dollars. That's a crime I think. I personally wouldn't pay for a mutt - they are generally free unless you live in the city.

It's sad what people will pay for mutts, but they will pay it. Why would someone sell a dog for $25 when there is someone willing to pay $2500? I'm sure if the dogs in the pounds were cuter, fluffier, they would sell faster. Saddly there is a stigma attached to a "pound dog", until the spca marketing gurus can convince the general public, buying a pound dog saves a life, back yard breeders will continue to fill the demand.