Labrador vs labradoodle

[Anonymous]

How much Labrador personality/traits are there in a labradoodle if you’ve owned both?

[Anonymous]

It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

[Anonymous]

I've had both. I would get a lab or golden retriever again, probably never getting a doodle again. The labradoodle has been completely nuts. She's almost 9 and has slowed down a bit. She was sooooo much work to train, no amount of exercise slowed her down.

Since she turned 8, she occasionally has a lab/retriever personality, the gentler caring dog comes out. And ya, she sheds alot - you never know what you'll get with doodles, no matter what the breeder says lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

Then you can look at the parents and preferably previous offspring from the same pairing and make a prediction from that. Nothing is 100%, but you can make a decent guess based on parents/siblings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

Where did you get yours from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

+1
Same situation here.
Would do it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

Where did you get yours from?

Yes, pls recommend your breeder!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

We used Pine Lodge at RiverMist in Oregon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is really so variable that you will not be able to make a prediction on a first generation crossbreed. You could end up with a dog that sheds like a lab and plots your downfall like a poodle.

OP here: I would never get a first generation cross. I would get a multi generation doodle- bred for generations with labradoodles.

We have a multi-generational labradoodle. He just turned 3 and he is delightful. Playful, but he can and does sleep pretty much all day if he wants to
He doesn't shed at ALL which is a huge benefit over a Lab, but you do need to brush/groom regularly.
My sisters each have a Labrador and they are a LOT more work. They eat a lot more, shed like crazy and are just bigger in general.

We used Pine Lodge at RiverMist in Oregon.

Did you fly the dog from Oregon?