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lol @ shifter and ssbnreso 😆
Thread needs more pics . . . but second the rescue option wholeheartedly. If anyone's after giving an old lady a home (no, not me 😆 ) - [url= https://twitter.com/BC_Newport/status/814786747146051584 ]this little cav[/url] is based in Newport.
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My mom had a Collie-Poodle cross, and my girlfriend has a Cocker spaniel-Poodle cross. As implied earlier, they need attention and company as they tend to get a bit bored otherwise. They're really friendly, great with small children and only ever bite in a playful way (I tend to be their favourite play toy). They are intelligent but also mischievous so highly recommended to be left alone somewhere they can't open doors/bins etc as damage will occur. My moms also quite enjoyed pulling up lino flooring 😆
Doesn't matter what the dog looks like as long as you've got time (obviously the more active the breed the more time they need) and are willing to train it.
none of this overpriced designer mongrel for our house. I particularly enjoy people moving out the way of marley when he's out on a walk lol
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I've had four proper working Springers in my life, the kind that you would proud to be seen with on the gun line.
The cockerpoo is by far and away the best dog we've had. It's more sociable, it's dominated less by it's wolf instincts and it doesn't do anything without the approval of the in-group (us). If she does something mildly wrong, she'll get guilty and try to make up - we've never even told her off!
She is so different to the other dogs we have had, that she might as well be a ****ing primate. If anyone sits down, she will also be right there - leaning her head onto your shoulders trying to get a cuddle.
Oh and she's probably got some Bedllington in her somewhere, as she could very easily murder most Alsatians - by getting under them and going for the neck - based on my experience of when bigger dogs have gone for her. Great with kids though 😀
Indeed. They all have stupid cross combo names - so they can be sold on Gumtree for insane amounts.
Labradoodlerussell anyone?
Quite.
Staffrador?
Doberpoo?
Daschweiller?
Rescue dogs are the way to go.
End of thread.
Have a rescue lurcher.
All the Cockerpoos (mainly) I meet out and about seem like great littleish dogs. Would definitely have one.
Don't really understand the cross breed hate, it's a bit weird, no? All dogs are 100% dog.
And Cavapoo may be a bit of a strange compound name but it's roots are Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Poodle which are both odd in their own way too.
none of this overpriced designer mongrel for our house. I particularly enjoy people moving out the way of marley when he's out on a walk lol
Has he got the proper dog like back legs or the new "designer" kennel club approved back legs?
If he's a pedigree he's probably off his back legs already.
er dog like back legs or the new "designer" kennel club approved back legs?
Nope, got a proper back and good legs - I wouldn't have bought from a breeder that had dogs like that. You'll also find that most breeders don't breed dogs like that anymore as they can't sell them. Our previous gsd was a rescue dog who also had good hips who sadly died of a stroke before his legs went.
I've got a staffrador (or Stab) and a labradoodle, both rescues. Where do I stand?
I started a thread about 18 months ago about where to get one.
Lots of commenters about getting rescue dogs and 'silly money' but just ignore the naysayers.
Do your research and you will truly have a wonderful dog.
Like some have said, loving, fun, smart, active but happy to chill every letting you could want from a family dog.
Happy to share my experience and provide a great breeders details, which funny enough a came across through the thread on her (thanks STW). Drop me an email at nwill1 at ymail dot com.
Always have to laugh at people who believe spending £££'s on a bike they'll ride for a couple of years think £850 is a lot for a pet dog! 'You can get a xxxx for £250' bit like saying you can get a mountain bike from Asda for £119!
Always have to laugh at people who believe spending £££'s on a bike they'll ride for a couple of years think £850 is a lot for a pet dog! 'You can get a xxxx for £250' bit like saying you can get a mountain bike from Asda for £119!
It's not at all like that. The "quality" of the dog doesn't fall the less you pay. It could be said it rises.
Personally, I think £850 is a daft price to pay for a dog when you can get one for £150, already vaccinated and checked for temperament and defects. It'll love you just the same, and your kids will love it just the same...
...and by rescuing something unloved you might just teach them something...
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Haha...true to a degree I was being a little flippant but I suppose what I was saying was that people spend lots of money on bikes, amounts of money others might see as absurd...and yes an Asda bike was a silly example but you can't tell me that a new carbon Santa Cruz tricked out with XTR and Chris King gives the rider any more joy than me on my 26" 2nd hand Orange Five pretty tricked out costing 1/5th of the amount!
Is a Cockapoo worth paying the best part of a grand for? Are Chris King hubs worth £600 when you can get hope for half that? Who wants to waste money on XTR? What I'm trying to say is that suggesting an alternative that is cheaper might be great if you want to save money but if it's something you really want you'll buy one and all costs are relative.
Talking of which the people complaining about the upfront cost of a dog being £850 need to seriously consider the lifetime costs of a dog...that extra £500 will be nothing in the grand scheme of things!
We paid £60 for Nero our previous escue dog and that included insurance for 6 months and getting him neutered.
FWIW OP, we have a cavapoo, yay! here is Starlight (not my choice, the kids!) waiting for me to bush whack a path through the brambles whilst on a fatbike bimble. She does love a bike ride, and forests, and kids, and sticks, and being with people and in general is super easy to live with. She is quiet, non-shedding, does small poos and just a joy to have as part of the family.
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We got her from friends who's kids had developed a strong allergy to both Starlight and her brother, and like you, having previously looked after her for a few days we were smitten. We paid I think £600, which was signifacntly more than we paid for our first (a rescue Lab/Rottweiler cross, Burno, a huge, loveable beast of a dog).
It was luck for us that she turned up when she did, and that we already knew her, likely we would have gone down the rescue route again otherwise.
I will say, having a non shedding dog of any description is something of a revelation in terms of both benefit to allergies of me and my son (daughters not affected by allergies at all), and to not having hair-drifts all over the place like our last dog kindly left us whenever he moved 🙂
Downside is that her fur is bloody useless in snow 😆
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Missus BSN adding a 2 comments:
1) Not all cavapoos are non-shedding
2) She recommends the 'cavapoodles' Facebook group
I've avoided posting on here so far, but as you know and like the Cockerpoos and Cavapoos you have met you can see why they're so popular. It's not just that they're designer dogs (although that's part of it), they can make great pets.
We have a Miniature Poodle, and our neighbors have a Cavapoo, they're similar dogs really. As already mentioned though with a cross there are no guarantees which traits will be inherited. I take it you're aware of their grooming requirements? It's not cheap, especially if you can't clip and bath them yourself.Poodles don't malt, but their fur is like human hair that constantly grows and will matt if they're not brushed daily. Cockers and Cavaliers do malt.
Other than that ensure the parents are health checked for hereditary conditions etc. I would also look at Cockers, Cavaliers and Poodles, lots of the traits that people look for in 'doodles are in Poodles, and Poodle's don't have to look like show dogs.
We have had rescue dogs, prior to the Poodle we had a Border Collie, and my parents have always had dogs since I was a child so I am used to different dog breeds and the Poodle is one of the best dogs we have had, along with a Springer Spaniel Flat Coated Retriever cross who was from farm working stock, really healthy, soft as butter but absolutely crazy.
Yes...grooming adds up, we have ours groomed every 2-3 months.
The other thing to be mindful of is that they are emotionally 'needy' dogs.
We're fortunate in that my wife does not work so is at home generally more than those who work...Cockerpoos can suffer from separation anxiety which is relatively common, this leads to several behaviours that can be negative such as chewing things they shouldn't, whining/crying lots etc. Although they are just as happy to be chilling around the house or off of big adventures some of them don't sit well with being left for long periods!
As for shedding, if you go to a good/experienced breeder they should be able to know from experience that their dogs do not shed. The breeder we went to specialises in Cockapoos, most from the same couple of studs, various moms but he's good at predicting the dogs size from the parents. Most of his look very similar in terms of coats and features (not colour obviously).
Also once the littler is born he starts to get a good idea of their personality traits.
My wife wanted one at the smaller end of the scale (to my disappointment) and a quieter dog, that's exactly what we've ended up with, some of his are bigger and even more lively!
Hate for cross breeds?...tell me a dog that hasn't been cross bread over the last couple of centuries? Very few and even the 'ancient' breeds are said to be very different to what they originally were!
Ours was supposed to be a miniature goldendoodle, look at the b*****d now!
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Our cockapoo is a great little dog. Nuts, but also very loving and sociable.
We looked at a few dogs, but settled on the one we have, because I felt comfortable with the breeder. We had close contact with our dog's mother (a beautiful, friendly show cocker) and both parents had been tested and cleared for PRA, which is an inherited eye condition.
Great dog, just wish she would lie in a bit longer in the morning. 🙂
Our Cockerpoo Dougal is about 18months now, cracking little dog, he's a cross of working cocker and a miniature poodle. Fortunate for us he wasn't half the price quoted on here.....
Would recommended them to anyone and I was a stern pure breed kind of guy, great with the kids (4&5) easiest dog we have had to train and super smart, though he is a sock thief.....
Who wouldn't like a little Wookie!
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