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Old 28-05-2008, 04:11 PM
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Re: Labradoodle question

as far as i know your labradoodle if mated with another labradoodle would make f2 labradoodles (meaning second generation ) not first cross ( lab x poodle ) = f1 first generation cross . Sally anne had some good points about breeding your girl eg cost , time ect , and mostly suitable homes for a possible litter of 10 or more . Do you have 10 members of your family who want one ??? The health issues of your girl is a moral one is your girl good enough too breed or would you be producing pups who have inherrited coditions such as hip dysplacia and eye conditions , all the pups would need to be vet checked and at least given their first lot of vaccines and not given to new homes till at least 8-10 weeks old . Could you vet prospective owners ensuring these people were buying for the righ reasons not just because they are fashionable . Most good breeders will do all of this and more , I was asked if i was going to let either of my labs have litters and at first i thought about it then i descided against it as there are so many litters out there already and rescue dogs all looking for homes , I also had to resign myself that my 2 are not of good enough quality to breed from , not having a full history i didnt want to pass on anything to pups that would mean new owners would have to pick up the pieces of bad genetics , first and foremost our girls are members of the family , in the future when i have time and money i wouldnt mind getting a good quality bitch and breed but not at the moment and i surely wouldnt do it without at least having a short list of people interested that would be willing to wate for a speacial litter to be born . In short if you descide to breed your dog as many people do its up to you but be aware of the bigger picture not just, my family want some and i want to keep one myself , Ask yourself , if anything went wrong would the family be prepared to help foot the cost of medical expenses and offer time and support if needed and if the litter was big would you be able to find good homes for thoes left ???
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