hi, I'm SO SORRY for your loss!
I know that it's terrible coming home to an empty house, but as much as you can read of various posts on this forum the better!
Don't be hasty to buy your puppy!
First of all MOST f1's will shed! And the labby texture is a key to consider because there seems to be a connection between that texture and shedding. CURL is not relevant to predicting shedding. The puppies you pictured are adorable. The brown one is starting to lighten to a cafe aulait color! He/she will be lighter by the time they are mature. Too soon to tell if that black little cutie will be staying black or going gray or silver.
I have to say I don't microchip our puppies....I could, but my prices are the lowest in the Denver area, and the needle is REALLY big...and now there's a scare about cancer around the chip so I will talk to each puppy family about the pro's and con's and always have. I hope that doesn't make me sound like a less-desirable breeder....and I wouldn't grade any other breeders on that criterion.
The more you know, and trust about your breeder the more you can be really secure and thrilled with your puppy. So it's a good thing to consider your breeders.
Read the posts about Puppy Mills!
also, go to www.goldendoodle-labradoodle.org to find breeders who really test their dogs with specific care and testing. It doesn't mean you have to be on that list to be a good breeder but it makes sense to me as a logical launching point.
I grew up in MI so if you have found a good breeder that's really great! I'd like to know where/who!
I know that it's terrible coming home to an empty house, but as much as you can read of various posts on this forum the better!
Don't be hasty to buy your puppy!
First of all MOST f1's will shed! And the labby texture is a key to consider because there seems to be a connection between that texture and shedding. CURL is not relevant to predicting shedding. The puppies you pictured are adorable. The brown one is starting to lighten to a cafe aulait color! He/she will be lighter by the time they are mature. Too soon to tell if that black little cutie will be staying black or going gray or silver.
I have to say I don't microchip our puppies....I could, but my prices are the lowest in the Denver area, and the needle is REALLY big...and now there's a scare about cancer around the chip so I will talk to each puppy family about the pro's and con's and always have. I hope that doesn't make me sound like a less-desirable breeder....and I wouldn't grade any other breeders on that criterion.
The more you know, and trust about your breeder the more you can be really secure and thrilled with your puppy. So it's a good thing to consider your breeders.
Read the posts about Puppy Mills!
also, go to www.goldendoodle-labradoodle.org to find breeders who really test their dogs with specific care and testing. It doesn't mean you have to be on that list to be a good breeder but it makes sense to me as a logical launching point.
I grew up in MI so if you have found a good breeder that's really great! I'd like to know where/who!
