This is a quick A to Z of dog info, sensible and random!
If you have any photos of your Labradoodle that matches the information I would love to add! Also any dog facts?
A: Agility, Labradoodles will do very well with agility, I look forward to one of our
Labradoodles making the top grade!
B: Bones: Our dogs love them, large cow bones fresh from the butchers.
BVA- British Veterinary Association.
General enquires; 0208 76366541
Barack Obama wants a Labradoodle! But got a Portuguese water dog!
C: Crate training. We would recommend using a crate, for our labradoodles we
suggest a large size. Different makes/model sizes vary but if space allows
aim for 24" high, 24" wide and 36" long as a minimum. Some people think they
are horrible and not for them, which is fine, but your dog will be put in a crate as
soon as they visit their vets for any future treatments, spaying etc, so well
worth your dog being used to one in their early days. Used correctly they are very
good!
Collar's, dog have been wearing them since Egyptian times! Collar's with
some form of ID are a legal requirement in public place's.
D: Diet. We feed our own dogs a raw meat and vegetable diet, with added garlic
and various oils. However this is often not practical for the average pet
owner, so all our puppies are reared on a dry complete puppy food.
They do love the raw meat so do treat them to a large bone, uncooked,
from your local butchers. Brilliant for the health of teeth and gums.
Human food scraps are fine but no high sugar/salt content! Avoid dairy
products as your dog maybe lactose intolerant.
Dogs were first domesticated over 12000 years ago.
Dogs have three eyelids.
E: Exercise. Labradoodles are fast to grow but slow to mature. Which means
they need time to develop and strengthen before the should be asked to
take on too much exercise. Once they have reached this point however,
they will happily join you in the exercise of your choice!
Eye tests. We currently test all our puppies at a specialist animal eye hospital.
There is a window from 6 weeks of age to 12 weeks of age where their
eyes can be 'read' for any possible inherited diseases. So far 100%
pass rate! All our adult dogs have their eyes tested yearly, again so far
all clear.
F: Flea/tick treatments. Frontline seems to be the best, seek advice from your
vet.
Fossils of dogs were found which date back to 10,000 bc.
G: Grooming, A quick brush over once a day is a great way to keep your dog
looking good also great time to check over for possible bumps
and lumps etc! Depending on the coat your Labradoodle has and
your own lifestyle choices finding a good dog groomer is essential.
Goldendoodle, a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. Should
a Goldendoodle be shades of only golden, or can they also be chocolate
and black?
Greyhounds are the worlds fastest dogs!
Gestation period in dogs is 9 weeks (63 days).
H: Hip scores. Breeders wishing to reduce the risk of hip dysplasia should
choose stock with hip scores well within the breed mean scores. The best
place to direct you for more information www.bva.co.uk The lower the
hipscore the better, so 0/0 is the best to a max score of 106, not good!
Notes to remember though, you as the new owners
have a major part to play in the healthy development of your puppy.
It is excepted that genetics, nutrition, exercise and trauma all play
their part. We as the breeders are responsible for the genetics and
early nutritional needs, and will offer advise as much as we can,
but you do to have responsibilities.
No dog can be hip scored until they reach the age of 12 months
minimum. The x ray is done under general anaesthetic, and the results
are then sent off to a panel of judges, who will score the x ray. You
can only ever have a hip score done once. If your results come back
over the BMS (breed mean score) this dog should not be bred from.
I: Intelligence. Dogs are intelligent, but will never be a match for us humans.
Some breeds are known to be cleverer than others, with poodles in the top 3,
which means Labradoodles are clever dogs so have high expectations for
your new puppy. Again remember they will take advantage so keep your
windows of weakness hidden!
Inbreeding. No need?! It is the mating of 2 closely related dogs, ie; mother-son!
Insurance. All puppies leave here with 4 weeks insurance, free with Petplan.
Top tip, If you decide to continue insuring your puppy after the 4 weeks, and we
suggest you do, remember that some of the cheaper policies don't insure for life,
which is when your old dog is more likely perhaps to need some treatments.
J: January we are closed!
K: Kennel Club: Tel: 0844 4633980
Every breed of dog that is registered with the Kennel Club has a
set description of how it should look, move and behave. The Labradoodle
has yet to achieve that status, perhaps it never will? We here are working on
a grading system, which is used in the equine world, Premier 1 down to
ungraded.
Kennel cough, Is not nice for the dog and very irritating for the owner! Any
dog can come into contact with the virus, whilst out walking etc etc, we
vaccinate all our dogs every year. The vaccine is administered in the form
of a nasal spray, by your vets, costing around £20 per dog.
L: Labradoodles, All puppies/dogs are lovely and each to their own but
I have to say I am a fan of the Standard Labradoodle. I love the skeletal
compatibility of the Standard Poodles and the Labrador Retrievers.
Labrador Retriever, (K C breed description)
General appearance, strongly built, short coupled, very active,
broad skull, broad and deep through chest and ribs, broad and strong
through loins and hindquarters.
Characteristics, good tempered, very agile. Excellent nose, soft mouth,
keen love of water. Adaptable, devoted companion.
Temperament, Intelligent, keen and biddable with a strong will to
please. Kindly nature with no trace of aggression or undue shyness.
Size, Ideal height at withers, dogs, 56-57 cms (22"), bitches, 55-56 cms.
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Line breeding; Is where both the stud dog and the brood bitch carry closely
related forebears, but fall short of being in-bred.
List of Labradoodle names;
Archie, Alfie, Angel, Amber, Arthur, Aussie, Alice, Arthur Guinness, Alvy,
Breeze, Buzz, Biscuit, Barney, Bertie, Bramble, Bindi, Bear, Bobby, Barkley,
Benson, Beardsley, Bronte, Bluebell, Bumpy, Beau, Bailey,
Cosy Toes, Cally, Cesar, Coco, Cookie, Callie, Casper, Copper, Chester, Chewy,
Duke, Doodle, Dudley, Dory, Darcy, Dangerous Stanley, Dougal, Dobbie,
Diddle, Dylan, Daisy, Dougal
Eric, Ernie,
Freddie, Fred, Flossy, Farley, Fergal, Finlay,
Guinness, Grizzly O'Leary, Glory Bee,
Harry, Henry, Holly, Hamish, Herbie, Hector
Icy,
Jenna, Juanita, Jenny,
Kali, Kadbury,
Lucy, Lenny, Lupin, Lulu, Lilah, Lola
Maggie, Margo, Meg, Memphis, Monty, Mrs Brown, Marble, Muppet, Mill Bear,
Marly, Mabel, Mia, Max, Morris, Missy, Milo, Macey,
Nellie, Noodle,
Ozzy, Oscar, Olive, Oakley
Poppy, Phoebe, Pushkin, Patrick
Ruby, Roly, Rafa, Rosie, Rolo, Rusty,
Spooky, Shabbie, Shakespeare, Squid, Starbucks
Tilly, Truffle, Tjeya, Timber, Twiggy, Tallulah,
Ursa,
Woody, Wispa, Wilson, Waffle
Zack, Zilla
M: Moment; dogs live in the moment, they don't think of yesterday or tomorrow!
Microchipping. All puppies that leave here will be microchipped, and all
details are stored on a central database with petlog.
N: Neutering. Obviously take you own vets advice on when is the best time.
We don't neuter any of our own dogs until they reach a minimum of nine
months old.
O: Opinions, in the dog world, are mostly best kept to yourself!
Odour, Labradoodles are not odour free!
Oldest dog, Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, aged 29 years 5 months!
P: Poodle Standard, (KC breed description)
General appearance, Well balanced, elegant looking with a very
proud carriage.
Characteristics, Distinguished by a very special clip for show
activity, and by a type of coat that does not shed.
Temperament, Gay-spirited and good-tempered.
Size, Standard poodle over 15 ", Miniature over 11"
but under 15" Toy under 11"
Pregnancy. Gestation period in dogs is 9 weeks, (63 days)
Puppies, everyone loves them!
Puppies are born blind, deaf and toothless.
In the first week puppies spend 90% sleeping and 10% eating.
At 3 weeks a puppies sense of smell develops.
At 4 weeks a puppies immune systems starts to develop.
Puppies sleep for up to 14 hours a day.
Pet passports.
Photo's, we love receiving them.
Price. We currently charge £800 for all our puppies, girls and boys!
Purpose, there has to be a purpose when you plan a litter. It is very hard,
if not impossible to breed 'something out', but easy to breed 'something in',
which can be good or bad, so careful consideration must be given with all
breeding programs. The aim is to improve.
Poo's, Please do your best to pick them up! Also dont allow your dog
to sniff other dogs poo, worm eggs can lie dormant and all they
need is to be sniffed up your dogs nose to begin the ugly cycle.
Q: Questions, ask as many as you like, we will do our best to answer.
R: Recommended reading;
Veterinary notes for dog owners.
Anything by Cesar Milan.
Labradoodle, Designer Dog series, by Miriam Fields-Babineau.
Give you dog a bone, by Dr Ian Billinghurst, and all other titles.
Doglopaedia, by JM Evans & Kay White.
Breed predisposition to disease in dogs & cats, by Alex Gough & Alison Thomas.
S: Shedding, Labradoodles do shed! There are huge variations
between siblings and there are environmental factors that play their part.
Sex ; male or female? Personal preference I think, but on a practical note the boys
tend to get bigger than their sisters. When you come to the time of neutering
it is an easier, quicker and less expensive operation for the boys. My preference
is for the boys!
Smartest dogs are said to be Border Collies, Poodles, Golden Retrievers!
T: Temperament, Labradoodles are meant to be completely non aggressive
towards everything and everybody. They are also happy to be in the position
that all dogs should be, and that is at the bottom, there are of course going
to be exceptions, this is more perhaps about the humans?
Teeth; puppies have 28 baby teeth that start to come through at 3 weeks
old. At 4-7 months the baby teeth fall out and they are replaced by 42
adult teeth.
Temperature; dogs temperatures are between 100.2 - 102.8 fahrenheit.
Two dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic, a Pomeranian and a Pekinese!
U: UK dog population 2008 was 7.3 million.
V: Vaccinations. All our adult dogs are fully vaccinated, and all receive their
annual boosters. Puppies require their 1st vaccination at 8 weeks old, and then
a 2nd vaccination 2 to 4 weeks later. Puppies should be kept away from public
places until 2 weeks after the the 2nd vaccinations. Seek your vets advice.
W: Weaning. All our puppies are weaned at 6 weeks old.
Why a Labradoodle? Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?!
Website's we like:
http://www.identitag.co.uk/pet_tags/index.htm
Brilliant, quick, cheap name tags for your pets.
Mr Site again brilliantly easy, quick and cheap website creator.
http://www.reeveskennels.co.uk/cages.php
Perhaps not for most pet owners but worth a nosey!
Insurance for your pet.
British Veterinary Association
http://www.thekennelclub.org.co.uk/
Lots of advice on all aspects of dogs.
Online animal chemist.
http://www.cabtransitboxes.co.uk/index.html
Purpose built and custom made animal transit boxes.
http://www.eyevetclinic.co.uk/
Specialist animal eye clinic. This is where we take all
our dogs and puppies for their routine eye examinations.
Worming. All our dogs and puppies are wormed with either Drontal
tablets or Panacur paste.
X: Xmas puppies. Actually we have found like most holidays,
Christmas is a lovely time to collect your puppy. Everyone is
at home to share the early experience of your new puppy and
to help put the new routine in place.
Y: Dogs and wolves yawn as a sign of contentment!
Z: Zoonosis is any infectious disease that is able to be transmitted from
animals, wild or domestic, to humans, or from humans to animals. So no
licking each others faces?!