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I too think that it is instinctive in the breeds. We take our Brinly hiking alot and she flushed a bird out of some thickets. Last week she caught a bird and a squirrel in our backyard, lol. My husband is an avid hunter but being military does not have the time to train her as he is away alot but she would most def. be the ultimate hunting dog given the time and training.
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John ... did you read the entire thread and understand the purpose of the original post and subsequent replies?
Nobody was asking "which is better" ... so why would you come into a Labradoodle site and advise people to NOT get one for hunting because ... "the labradoodle breeders probably don't use good hunting dogs as their breeding stock."
Some people actually check the field performance background of the lines they are considering as thoroughly as they do the health clearances.
Of course some people post uninformed replies because they probably just are.
In addition, the doodle may be their choice simply because of the relative zero shedding and allergic reactions by most owners.
Nobody was asking "which is better" ... so why would you come into a Labradoodle site and advise people to NOT get one for hunting because ... "the labradoodle breeders probably don't use good hunting dogs as their breeding stock."
Some people actually check the field performance background of the lines they are considering as thoroughly as they do the health clearances.
Of course some people post uninformed replies because they probably just are.
In addition, the doodle may be their choice simply because of the relative zero shedding and allergic reactions by most owners.
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i train hunting labs for 20 plus years untill 12 weeks ago i raised a litter of labradoodle pups out of one of my labs and a standard poodle female with a natural ability to hunt and track game., no more lab hunting dogs for me any time i can train a labradoodle 3 times faster and they are a whole lot smarter andmore willind to please you than a lab and do now chew up every thing they see.i have 10 week old labradoodle pups retrieving live pigeons unharmes and finding planted birds in the fireldplus they will hunt for anybody, they are greatif i can just get my hunting clients not to look down on them.
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WELCOME! AND GOOD FOR YOU!
I hope your input will help others interested.
Do you have to keep your doodle cut short so he/she doesn't get burrs and tangles?
I hope your input will help others interested.
Do you have to keep your doodle cut short so he/she doesn't get burrs and tangles?
Now THAT describes a doodle!:grin:
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"While Labs and poodles were both originally bred for hunting, the labradoodle breeders probably don't use good hunting dogs as their breeding stock. So go with a pure Lab.
Errrr....My F1 LD has 32 champions in her 6 gen pedigree, 26 of them Labs, mainly field champions...
Super duper in the water, one heck of a nose...but we don't hunt.
One thing I have to add here is that English labs are much more mellow...
Field Labs tend to be a bit more hyper, but the trade off is they tend to be much more intelligent than the English.
I bred my girl to a super mellow poodle line & got the most incredible pups!
Errrr....My F1 LD has 32 champions in her 6 gen pedigree, 26 of them Labs, mainly field champions...
Super duper in the water, one heck of a nose...but we don't hunt.
One thing I have to add here is that English labs are much more mellow...
Field Labs tend to be a bit more hyper, but the trade off is they tend to be much more intelligent than the English.
I bred my girl to a super mellow poodle line & got the most incredible pups!
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In addition, they drive from the LEFT side of the vehicle vs the right as the British dawgs do. ;-)
They love to hunt and will sit patiently along side you in a blind for hours ..
But love water retrieves most of all ...
Goldendoodles can do it, too
Here are some pics of my Roxy. She is going on 6 years old and has been dove hunting with me for the last three years. She was bought as a companion dog first and hunting dog second. I figured if I could train my great household companion, that was icing on the cake. Not only has she been extremely trainable, but she thrives on it. She has turned in to quite the formidable retriever in the dove field and is 100% on 49 retrieves so far in the 2011 Texas South Zone for doves, plus a few other birds she has picked up for some friends and other hunters that say "hey, do you think your dog might be able to find my bird, he went down over there...".
I was a very proud owner last week when she made three blind retrieves in a row. I had knocked one bird down and sent her to fetch it. By the time she got it back to me, I knocked three others down and she didn't mark any of them. I got her in the general area and she got all three.
I am hesitant to make any comparisons of Roxy's ability to a Lab, or any other dog for that matter. I have no idea of her bloodline, other than the breeder breeds for disposition only. I have never trained or owned a lab, mainly due to allergies. I have hunted with a Master Hunter, Field Champion...whatever he was called. He was BY FAR superior to Roxy, but had also spent 8 months at a trainer. The owner of that dog (now deceased) got another puppy from the same lineage and has pedigrees as long as the Dead Sea Scrolls. He won't even fetch a tennis ball.
What I will say is that I am extremely pleased with my dog and her abilities. She has turned out to be better than I ever hoped for her to be, and that is saying something. As stated, I've never trained a retriever and she has turned out pretty darn good!
Here are some pics of my Roxy. She is going on 6 years old and has been dove hunting with me for the last three years. She was bought as a companion dog first and hunting dog second. I figured if I could train my great household companion, that was icing on the cake. Not only has she been extremely trainable, but she thrives on it. She has turned in to quite the formidable retriever in the dove field and is 100% on 49 retrieves so far in the 2011 Texas South Zone for doves, plus a few other birds she has picked up for some friends and other hunters that say "hey, do you think your dog might be able to find my bird, he went down over there...".
I was a very proud owner last week when she made three blind retrieves in a row. I had knocked one bird down and sent her to fetch it. By the time she got it back to me, I knocked three others down and she didn't mark any of them. I got her in the general area and she got all three.
I am hesitant to make any comparisons of Roxy's ability to a Lab, or any other dog for that matter. I have no idea of her bloodline, other than the breeder breeds for disposition only. I have never trained or owned a lab, mainly due to allergies. I have hunted with a Master Hunter, Field Champion...whatever he was called. He was BY FAR superior to Roxy, but had also spent 8 months at a trainer. The owner of that dog (now deceased) got another puppy from the same lineage and has pedigrees as long as the Dead Sea Scrolls. He won't even fetch a tennis ball.
What I will say is that I am extremely pleased with my dog and her abilities. She has turned out to be better than I ever hoped for her to be, and that is saying something. As stated, I've never trained a retriever and she has turned out pretty darn good!
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I haven't had the opportunity to WELCOME YOU TO OUR FORUM!
So.........WELCOME!:grin:
It appears that you have a very GOOD dog there! She has a JOB! I think that makes all the difference in the world when compared to dogs who have NO JOB!
They need to feel as if they are doing something. I a not necessarily a Cesar Milan fan, but he's right in this respect.
She is BEAUTIFUL!:grin:
So.........WELCOME!:grin:
It appears that you have a very GOOD dog there! She has a JOB! I think that makes all the difference in the world when compared to dogs who have NO JOB!
They need to feel as if they are doing something. I a not necessarily a Cesar Milan fan, but he's right in this respect.
She is BEAUTIFUL!:grin:
She's been a great addition to our life, Linda, and thanks for the welcoming.
Roxy does seem to approach hunting as her job. She knows when she sees me in camo that it is "game time" for her and her happy go lucky attitude changes into "I wanna win" attitude. I'll never forget the look she gave me three years ago when she had her "a-ha" moment. I had shot a bird and she did everything perfectly. She watched me shoot and marked the bird. She looked at me before I sent her on the retrieve as if to say, "A-ha! I now understand what this is all about!" and promptly retrieved the bird. She's been spot-on as far as I'm concerned since then!
Roxy does seem to approach hunting as her job. She knows when she sees me in camo that it is "game time" for her and her happy go lucky attitude changes into "I wanna win" attitude. I'll never forget the look she gave me three years ago when she had her "a-ha" moment. I had shot a bird and she did everything perfectly. She watched me shoot and marked the bird. She looked at me before I sent her on the retrieve as if to say, "A-ha! I now understand what this is all about!" and promptly retrieved the bird. She's been spot-on as far as I'm concerned since then!
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That is AWESOME!!!
I LOVE that look when the light bulb goes on with humans OR dogs!
I LOVE that look when the light bulb goes on with humans OR dogs!
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Thank you so much for the post. It's really informative!
but be happy with your bra size! Theres no telling how big they will get, they will grow but you know,Some people actually check the field performance background of the lines they are considering as thoroughly as they do the health clearances.
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I've had a few of my pups sell to be trained for hunting. The guys that have them seem very pleased with them! One told of how his fellow hunters stared and wisecracked about him showing up with a Labradoodle until they saw the dog actually working, at which time they were quite impressed.
My Dazy is a pointing lab, which of course gets noticed when I have hunters here looking at pups, but the 2 I get the feedback on both came out of an English lab dam that I didn't see any signs of hunting instinct in.
I know next to nothing about hunting with dogs, but love watching the guys testing the pups for those instincts when they are here.
My Dazy is a pointing lab, which of course gets noticed when I have hunters here looking at pups, but the 2 I get the feedback on both came out of an English lab dam that I didn't see any signs of hunting instinct in.
I know next to nothing about hunting with dogs, but love watching the guys testing the pups for those instincts when they are here.
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