irish doodles

RobAMerc

while investigating a family pet for us, I've come across a couple of these.

Now, my understanding is a Labradoodle is bred to be smart like poodle and calm like a lab.

But the Irish Doodle is a Red Setter / Poodle cross.

Is this not likely to be a fairly high strung dog and not very family friendly ?

VonVix

A lot of the Poodle crosses I meet are pretty highly strung, never mind throwing a Setter into the mix. Though I find often people get Poodle crosses as "pets", when the vast majority of them are extremely poorly trained (most owners don't seem to put time into doing the basics with their dog from an early age), poorly groomed and hardly exercised, leading to wound up, twitchy dogs.

I prefer when seeking a specific puppy/dog for my home to go for a purebred, as temperament and behaviour is more predictable. With a crossbreed the temperament could point towards either breed. But in Ireland, you would be VERY unlikely to find a good breeder of a crossbreed. You would be inclined to get a puppy who develops a questionable temperament, which is something I have seen time and time again. It's not worth the risk.

I've worked with maaany Poodle mixes and I have literally only met one who was well behaved as a "pet" dog, he would walk loose leash, wouldn't jump all over you and wait for the "OK" of his own accord before walking through doorways, but the owner was extremely enthusiastic about training and did it daily, which is uncommon in an average pet home I find.

That said, I'm not against crossbreeding, but I feel it necessary to need to steer the average pet owner away from the idea for many many reasons, unless they are considering a rescue.

I could go on, but I won't. :P

cocker5

RobAMerc wrote: »

while investigating a family pet for us, I've come across a couple of these.

Now, my understanding is a Labradoodle is bred to be smart like poodle and calm like a lab.

But the Irish Doodle is a Red Setter / Poodle cross.

Is this not likely to be a fairly high strung dog and not very family friendly ?

To be honest I've never heard of an Irish doodle and the labradoodle isn't a breed is a new designer 'breed' its relatively new back yard breeder / puppy farm stuff so I wouldn't go by what temperament is posted online.

Op what dog u get depends on your family.. activity levels, garden , kids ages etc no dog / breed is 100% family friendly etc.

There are some breeds that would be considered more tolerating but an individual dog even if that breed may not be..

tk123

I know one calm doodle - but he's 11. Any others I've met are crazy/hyper and would not be the dog for me. I'd rather hoover up hair than have a dog with boundless energy to entertain. Also I've brushed the calm guy and more hair came off him than my two retrievers combined and he's groomed regularly!

boomerang

I've never met a calm poodle cross. They're all dotty and excitable. Anyways whoever said Labs were calm?

Ms Doubtfire1

  there's NO SUCH THING as an irish doodle. It's a mongrel. It remains a mongrel. Will always be a mongrel. Don't be fooled by BYB in accepting this as a new breed and pay huge prices for him/her.It's not. Go to the shelter - get a rescue.Also,Labs are NOT calm.they are highly energetic working breed. If you want a clam breed, get a greyhound or a lurcher. They sleep most of the day - if they aren't stealing your lunch.

Cherry Blossom

Wherever your looking for your new family pet, you are looking in the wrong place if your aim is to find a healthy well bred dog.

sillysmiles

Ms Doubtfire1 wrote: »

Also,Labs are NOT calm.they are highly energetic working breed.

While I agree in principle with your post, I have to refute you point about labs not being calm to say - as with most things - it depends on the individual dog.

Knine

sillysmiles wrote: »

While I agree in principle with your post, I have to refute you point about labs not being calm to say - as with most things - it depends on the individual dog.

The correct temperament of a Labrador is to be a high energy working dog. Yeah some individuals might not be but these are usually overfed spayed/neutered dogs. Poodles are also a high energy breed. Mixing the 2 often does not get the best of both.

Plus if you have an excellent example of a Lab or a Poodle you are not going to be interested in cross breeding hence these crossbreeds often come from dreadful examples of their respective breeds.

tk123

I've just met ones of these infamous Irish doodles lol! He just looks like any other variety manga-doodle