I just got a puppy from a friend. To me it looks like a yellow lab/ golden retreiver mix. It looks just like the puppy on the toliet paper commercials. When I asked her what it was mixed with she said the mother dog was half standard poodle and half st. bernard and the dad was standard poodle. I just dont think so. This dog looks just like a lab. Is it possible that she is right and I am wrong.
2006-08-30 06:00:27 · 18 answers · asked by mrsbadtaz03 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
You could both be right and wrong at the same time. Each puppy in a litter can have a different father, so the ***** (mother) could have gotten bred by multiply dogs (father), Your Friend may not know who this other dog is or that it even happened. If the pup looks like all the pups in the litter than she is more than likely wishing she knew rather than actually knows. A pup that is 3/4 standard poodle and 1/4 St Bernard should not look like a lab or golden retriever. Look further into parents lineage if you truly want to know as a mix is a mix is a mix. It could be a great pup. Good luck.
2006-08-30 06:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by former kennel owner 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My mom is a breader of stander poodles yes when thay are very young thay do kinda look like Labs but as thay get older thay start to look more like a poodle but if it is a mix bread then there are no telling. A female dog can bread with more then one male so it could be that the mother did get bread by a lab some were you would just have to look around the neighbor houd and see if there are any labs close by that she could have bread with but it should not be very inportant if you already have the puppy then you should not worry about it just wait and see how it looks when it gets older then you will know.
2006-08-30 13:10:16 · answer #2 · answered by rainbowyates 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
She should know, if she knows the parent dogs. All puppies look somewhat the same - things like hair or fur don't get grow in till later, so they all start out with it short. You won't know until the dog is closer to 6 months to a year old if it will have poodle-like hair (that keeps growing & needs to be cut) or St. Bernard like fur (that grows to one length, then stops). Its structure will change, too, and obviously its size. Mutts are like watching a puzzle coming together as they mature - just watch & have fun!
2006-08-30 13:38:50 · answer #3 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My dog looked just like the puppy in the toilet paper commercial and she is a yellow lab. So I'm not sure. You would think that your friend would know though. Whatever it is it, congratulations on your new addition! The dog sounds very cute!
2006-08-30 13:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the puppy looks like the puppy in the toilet paper commercials than it is probably a lab/retriever mix.
2006-08-30 13:04:46 · answer #5 · answered by juliakireyeva 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well she probably knows what the mom was if she has the mom. Dad could be anything.
My daughter has husky shepard mix and the father was black lab and the puppies were all really lab looking.
2006-08-30 13:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it has that much poodle in it then it should shed little to nothing. The hair could be wavy to curly. you'll know more as the puppy grows. Either way he/she should be pretty big. Good luck.
2006-08-30 13:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by Elle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The reason why tens of thousands of adoptable dogs are euthanized every day is because NO ONE will be responsible and spay and neuter their pets!
Tell your friend that she should have her dog spayed and instead of giving puppies away to walk into a shelter and save the lives of five, or ten, or twenty THERE!
2006-08-30 13:44:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
mutts like that do look like labs butt wait till it gets older to be sure, but because of its mix its not a lab
2006-08-30 13:09:50 · answer #9 · answered by i got answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Golden/Lab mix. Whatever it is, its going to be big!
2006-08-30 13:20:07 · answer #10 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋