Cockerpoo and Cavapoo puppies

Our DD has a three month old cockerpoo who is adorable, cuddly, loving and eager to please but highly energetic, into mischief and needy - DD says it's just like having a baby in the house. However she is quick to learn and within a week of having her they had taught her to respond to several commands, including ringing a bell on the back door when she wants to go in the garden. Training classes have just started.

Am glad that I have read all of this thread, as I have been tempted by poodle crosses.However I now won't go for a cross breed in future, and will be very careful.

Definitely be careful with cavapoos because of the cavalier breeding issues. Cockerpoos are the most gorgeous dogs to look at (in my opinion) but, having met a lot of owners, on our walks with our standard poodle, they do tend to be very crazy when young. My in laws (in their eighties) decided to go for a small dog when their german shepherd died and went for a cockerpoo. They have had huge difficulties with her behaviour and wilfulness, despite them being experienced dog owners. Some of this may be down to breeding (I know they didn't research thoroughly) so all I am saying, is be aware and carry on doing the research!

Izzywizzy , i am so glad to see you are really researching what dog would be suitable for you , if only everyone who got a dog did this , then i am sure there would not be so many in rescues.
Do you live near any rescue centers ? if could you maybe make an appointment to go and visit one and talk to staff there and tell them what you would like and maybe see if they have any dogs to suit you , or if they do not maybe they could keep your details for any future dogs they get , also maybe if you have a good dog training club maybe call them and ask if you could go there to talk to trainers and owners, i am sure you would be welcome. good luck in your search for a dog x

So glad to hear that Izzywizzy! Am sure you will find something. We have a rescue springer/vizsla who is mad as anything but suits our lifestyle!

HildaW I'm not taking any leap in the dark. Nowhere have I said I'm getting a puppy from the Internet . I've used the Internet to look up breeds and to search animal rehoming centres. I've had dogs most of my life but now my health isn't what it used to be I'm having to be more careful in my choice of breed/size hence my post here enquiring about Cavapoos as maybe just maybe one could be suitable for me.
Im not sure if you read all the posts but I did say that sadly around here Staffies appear to be filling most of the kennels but I wouldn't be able to manage a Staffie.

Buying a living creature and the Internet do not mix!!!!!!!
Breeding puppies is so unregulated and you only have to watch an episode of Supervet to spot how many breeds (and popular crossbreeds) are prone to all sorts of nasty congenital problems.
There are so many ways to find a lovely puppy or dog through a rehoming charity.
Unless you really know where a puppy is coming from, its parents and in what conditions it was bred, you are taking a huge leap in the dark.

Yes there are a lot of abandoned Staffies, lovely dogs but I agree probably too strong for you. Why don't you talk to Dogs Trust or your local rescue centre and explain your requirements, they wil try to match you with a suitable dog. Sometimes it takes a while for the right dog to come along.
Good luck with your search, I'm sure you will soon have the perfect companion.

I have been looking at rescue dogs but the main problem I'm finding is that a huge amount of dogs needing new homes are Staffies or cross staffies and I'm just not strong enough to have a dog like that or similar.
I'd be very happy with a 6 month old dog. I have a cat so that rules out Greyhounds and such like. I would be interested in a poodle not sure if a standard would be too strong or if a miniature would be yappy as I really don't want a yappy dog.
Lots of interesting views and things to take into consideration. Thank you all for your thoughts and advice.

When we decided on a Cairn we researched all the potential health problems and the best way to avoid them.

One if the problems with Cairns - although not very widespread as far as I can make out is liver shunt. We therefore went to a breeder who had every puppy tested for all potential problems and certificated by her vet.

Duncan is now 8 and apart from the usual knocks and bruises is a very robust health little dog.

Exactly Anya, a cross breed is a cross between two different breeds. Mongrels are dogs where there isn't a family tree to clearly identify which breeds donated to the current pups ancestry.
As the owner and foster person of doodle dogs, I'm well used to the breed snobbery they can incite in people who have no hesitation about sneering - oh an expensive mongrel. Nope, its either a rescue/foster or much loved family pet.
It's the breeding isn't it. So many pedigrees, like pugs, cavaliers, french bulldogs, german shepherds to name a few, bred to so called breed standard resulting in health problems. If you are considering a poodle cross, be sure to go to a breeder who is registered, isn't one of those places where several different types of dog are bred in huge battery type houses. A good breeder will give you a family tree, naming the dogs ancestors, will have health tested the parents and give you a certificate saying so. They will have handled the puppies regularly, exposed them to the kind of noises pups will hear in a family home, tv, radio, washing machine, hoover etc. Never buy from the internet. Never have a puppy delivered, you want to see where the pup has been living and meet the breeder. If you rescue, go through one of the specific breed rescues because their dogs will have been with experienced foster families so you will get a true idea of the dog you're adopting.

Downsized I hadn't even noticed

Haha Mawboon it could have been seen as scathing but it was not meant personally to anyone .....but I hate all the modern trends of humanising dogs at the same time dehumanising humans but that's another story Silly names, dressing dogs up (a huge pet hate) taking them for walks in handbags, pushchairs and cars. ( different if they are ill) declawing cats so they don't scratch the furniture keeping cats inside when they should be out climbing, sunnng themselves in the fresh air, and socialising or hissing others off their territory, docking, interbreeding to fine tune a perceived aspect of beauty, puppy farms, internet selling, making animals a business, owning dogs when you're at work all day The list is endless and amongst all that long list is giving a breed a new cutsie name to make money out of people who fall in love with some handsome chap or chapess whilst as others have said many without cute names languish behind bars through no fault of their own
Rant over

Humble apologies for mis-spelling your name, *BlueBelle'.

That video brought tears to my eyes Maw, rescue dogs all the way for me.
Izzywizzy we rescued a yorkie/ Fox terrier cross last year, Maggy is three years old and had been cruelly treated by travellers, Our other two dogs get on well with her and she is the kindest most gentle little dog you could wish for. Grandchildren have been to stay and she loves being with them. Rescue dogs are abandoned for many reasons as has been said, don't discount getting your dog this way.

Either we've been very lucky or it's all in the socialisation and training.

A cross-breed is just that. A cross between two different breeds. A mongrel is a dog whose ancestry is more diverse, lost in the mists of time.

I've had pedigrees (4) cross breeds (2) and mongrels (2) All of them were lovely dogs, great with children. Either we've been very lucky of it's all in the socialisation and training.

Oh dear Blue Belle criticise a dog or grand dog at your peril!
Let's not get too hung up on the names of crossbred dogs - "Dorgi, Ma'am?" - or the practice of cross breeding. Owners of Doodles or Poos might also find scathing criticism hurtful.
Yes, irresponsible breeding is to be discouraged, but so is overbreeding of "pedigree" dogs. And mongrels with all their wonderful characters and toughness can also have an unpredictable mix of genes by accident rather than design.
Bottom line is that dog owners also need to be responsible by having their dogs neutered so that there are fewer accidental puppies and somebody has to crack down HARD on the puppy farms and Internet dog selling.
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I was just dusting my flak jacket and helmet off ...downsized ?

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Agree with you Bluebell. My rescue dog is a cross between a border collie and a fox terrier. He was a street dog in Sicily and he has the sweetest nature and is highly intelligent.

Each to their own, of course, but I would never buy a 'designer dog' when there are so many strays crying out for a loving home.

Warning don't read if you are of a nervous disposition ?
What a ridiculous modern trend to give heinz57s posh names to make them more desirable let's be straight they are cross breeds or mongrols
Mongrols are often the best of dogs to have... there is so much stuff and nonsense and status about 'owning' an animal with a silly name not to mention hundreds of pounds passing hands .,,, oodles of doodles
My own last dog which was part spaniel/lab/ collie (so I was told) was a beauty kind gentle and loyal a true wonderful cross who cost me a packet of sweets I don't like dogs being big business ( or cats )

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Your middle dog looks not unlike our grandog! He is the sweetest natured dog imaginable, bombproof with DGS (and politically sound!!)

Please don not discard the thought of getting a rescue , i have 3 , all very different in personality, all came to me at different ages and from different background, 1 was 7 wks old , (dumped in a box a week before) 1 was 13 months old when he came via a rescue (poodle x whippet) i am his 4th home, and lastly the youngster she was 10 weeks old and was living in a shed, i have taken all 3 to dog training classes , not to only train them but i think they gain so many social skills at a good club. My 2 "black" dogs are now both registered care visit dogs , we go regularly to visit residents with dementia in local care home.

My Dad has a Cavapoo and she is as mad as a box of frogs but with a lovely personality. I bred Cavaliers many years ago but got put off by the number of stud dogs within the very narrow gene pool we could pick from who died early from a heart attack. I have a Goldendoodle who is a retriever crossed with a standard poodle. He is 8 now and an absolute cracker of a dog but he is the last big dog I'll ever have. All the Cockerpoos I've ever met have been full of energy and adorable but naughty. If you are serious about a Cockerpoo or Cavapoo you can find out about them on Doodlemania (on Facebook and a website). You can find out about the more respectable breeders from people who actually own them and get some pointers about where not to get them.

One of my daughters has a cockapoo, it's a lovely family dog who is great with the children.She was very giddy as a pup but much calmer 4 years on. Another daughter had a westiepoo, much smaller but also a good family dog. Both love a good walk but will also happily snooze the day away, they are ok being left on their own for reasonable amounts of time and have always been crated when left and at night. Not shedding hair is a big plus but both need careful grooming and regular clipping to keep them tangle free.