Are cavapoos easy?
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Anonymous
+1 - our 2 year old Cavapoo is the sweetest dog ever. The whole family fell in love immediately … Could not ask for a better dog! |
Anonymous
+1. I have a large dog (I mostly like the larger breeds because generally bigger head = bigger brain), and she has never been crated. I think crating is cruel. No one outside the US does it. |
Anonymous
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We have one and she is the best dog ever. I do agree with advice not to get a puppy if you can, but it is very hard to find a cavapoo adult. We got ours as a puppy and it was a lot of work but she was easily trained and just completely adorable so it was ok!
She still sleeps in her crate as she loves it, but if we leave her home alone for a few hours in the day she isn’t in her crate. |
Anonymous
No, I'd say that was a pretty accurate, level-headed assessment of the OP's intentions. |
Anonymous
And yet you are wanting a poodle mix? First, a cavapoo is a designer mix -- there is no breed standard, and breeding is all about making $$. So the pup's temperament really could be anything. Second, poodle mixes are often hyper and anxious because the poodles they are using to breed designer mixes are often hyper and anxious. My dog was the poodle part of the mix at a puppy mill marketing mainly malti-poos. She's quite anxious (and, given the dna test, not all poodle -- there's maltese and bichon in her as well). If you want sweet and calm, find a reputable cavalier kc breeder. If you want smart and playful and hypoallergenic, find a good mini poodle or toy poodle breeder. |
Anonymous
Please tell me what part of this says to you that the goal is to leave a dog alone in a crate all day. Do tell. “My family wants a dog, and I am somewhat resistant because I know I will end up doing most of the work. I think dogs are cute but did not grow up with them (we had cats), and I know that puppies are like newborns, which is a little terrifying. I have spent so much time researching dog breeds, and IF we decide to move forward with a dog, I think I have settled on wanting it to be a cavapoo. I like their size, lack of shedding, they are adorable, and everything I read points out a sweet and laid back disposition. I do not want a hyper or anxious dog. If you have a cavapoo, please tell me about your experience and be super honest - the good, the bad, and the ugly. I haven’t given in yet.” |
did you get the idea that I would do that?!
Anonymous
My in-laws have a cockapoo that is completely neurotic, reactive to everyone and everything, is allergic to numerous foods and environmental factors, barks the entire time it’s left alone, and snaps at the grandchildren if they get too close to grandpa. |
Anonymous
OP is asking about a CAVApoo. Not a Cockapoo. |
Anonymous
Read the comment I was responding to. |
Anonymous
Cockapoos are awful. I haven’t met one that isn’t mean, barky, and anxious-aggressive. Cavapoos have very different temperaments. |
Anonymous
Yeah, unfortunately cocker spaniels were really popular and overbred on the 1950s-1970s (remember Checkers?) and the breed ended up with some really undesirably traits like reactivity, guarding, etc. At one point cockers were well known as biters of children because they were the right size for children to approach and they would nip likes crazy. (Small bites but often on the face or hands.). I think cockers can be great and are adorable but I would be really nervous about any cocker strain unless it came from a breeder that was really aware of the issues and breeding heavily for temperament. I think the British cockers might be better but I’m not sure. Cavapoos big problem is the heart problem which something like 50% have. I would want a breeder that tested the parents and was aware of the grandparents had developed the heart problem. It usually shows up around age 5-6 so after breeding age. One thing that drives me nuts about the AKC is that it tracts health testing for registered dogs but does not track death dates/reasons. So you can see that the grandparent had a clear heart check at age 2 but can’t see if the dog dropped dead at 7 with a heart problem or cancer. Sometimes you can find the info online if the grandparent’s kennel posts like an in memoriam. |
Anonymous
| Sorry meant to say 50% of cavaliers have the heart problem. I don’t know about the rates for cavapoos. Might be less due to cross breeding or might be more because of all the unscrupulous doodle breeders that don’t do health checks or track the parentage. |
Anonymous
Did you not read the rest of the thread where the OP responded with this? No obviously you didn't because you're a moron. Thank you so much for responding. Can I please ask you a few more questions? -Do you work outside of the home, and if so what are your dog arrangements? -Does the dog go in a crate and where does he/she sleep? -Was potty training easy or difficult? -Does he/she bark a lot? -How much exercise/walking do you do? -Does the dog have separation anxiety? Thank you!! |
Anonymous
Well they didn't research "dog breeds" very hard if they think cavapoo is a breed. |
Anonymous
?? Those are totally reasonable questions and don’t remotely imply wanting to lock the dog in a crate all day? |