Meet Molly!

[Tarolisol]

Congratulations on the new family member...

On a side note isnt 8 weeks a little early to seperate from there mother, i though 3 months was the limit.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

Congratulations on the new family member...

On a side note isnt 8 weeks a little early to seperate from there mother, i though 3 months was the limit.

Our vet says 8 weeks is OK. She seems fine. Eats well, plays well, sleeps well, bites my feet well, chews my slippers well, pees on the floor well.

[workn2hard2day]

Too cute, my step-daughter and her hubby have a beagle named Molly (they got her at 8wks too) and then about a month later added Bruno to the mix (beagle too). They are wonderful pups, but are very mischeivious when left alone. (I can laugh it's not my house, LOL) Molly & Bruno arent very vocal, bu do speak when asked.

[Brent F]

She is sure cute. 8 weeks is common now instead of 12.

We are on the list for a midsized Austrailian Labradoodle. The mother is expecting later this month so we should have the pup early July.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by Brent F

She is sure cute. 8 weeks is common now instead of 12.

We are on the list for a midsized Austrailian Labradoodle. The mother is expecting later this month so we should have the pup early July.

Are those the allergy-free dogs I've heard about?

[workn2hard2day]

Originally Posted by Lance

Are those the allergy-free dogs I've heard about?

Yes and no. Depends on the coat - their are 3 types, and the F factor (pedigree) of the parents.

[Brent F]

Originally Posted by workn2hard2day

Yes and no. Depends on the coat - their are 3 types, and the F factor (pedigree) of the parents.

There are two very different dogs called labradoodles.

There are muligeneration Austrailian labradoodles which are a cross of 6 different breeds (primarily lab and poodle though). The Australian multgen is usually hypoallergenic.

The second type of labradoodle are crosses between labs and poodles. F1 (crossing a lab and a poodle) usually have wavy coats and are not hypoallergenic. Same thing for F2 (an F1 lab poodle cross mated to an F1 lab poodle cross) The most likely to be hypoallergenic are F1B (an F1 lab poodle cross mated to a poodle resulting in a 25% lab, 75% poodle cross).