are labradoodles good dogs? we just had a baby and are thinking of getting a dog.?

Answer 1

Wait for a year or so. You don't have time to devote to training a puppy while you are dealing with a baby.

Answer 2

I keep getting mixed reviews regarding the Labradoodle. I will never have a dog that sheds again. Some people say the Labradoodle does and some say they don't. Perhaps if the dog inherits the non shed gene from the Poodle, it does not shed. If it inherits the shed gend from the Lab, it sheds? I don't know.
They are really cute. I am sure they are very intelligent too.

I would not want a dog with a new baby. The pup will need as much of your time as the baby. You are going to be overwhelmed with a new born for months. How are you going to take for and train a pup? I would wait until the baby is four or five years old. I would not suggest allowing a child to hit a dog, pull the dog's tail, bite the dog or abuse the dog in any way.

I know someone with kids that has a dog. The youngest child is three years old. That poor dog shakes and hides. He pees all over out of fright when he sees that kid coming toward him. If I were him I would probably bite the kid or run away from home. You should not have small kids and dogs together. If the dog does bite the kid, the dog gets beat or off to the humane society.

Sorry for my answer, it isn't what you want to hear. But, just take care of your baby and forget the dog for awhile.

Answer 3

There are good and bad dogs of every breed. Labradoodle is a mix of 2 breeds: poodle and labrador retriever. Therefore, it inherits a mix of characteristics from each breed.

Labradoodles come in three sizes (like the poodle): miniature, medium, and standard.

They have long hair either wavy or straight and usually shed.

Temperament depends on early training and socialization.

I wouldn't get a Labradoodle because they shed. I also like purebreds better than mixes because the temperament, size and looks are easier to predict. I have a wonderful standard poodle. She is th best dog in the whole world for me. Can't say poodles are right for everyone though. They regular grooming :-)

Answer 4

We already had two dogs when we had our daughter, and they absolutely love her. The puppy was only one when the baby came home and it was fine. I don't understand why people are telling you that you should wait. When you bring a baby home they are pretty motionless for the first six months and you can always keep the baby in a safe place where a puppy can't get to, such as a bassinet. That is where my daughter slept when she was little. I got our older dog when my first daughter was 7 months old and they have grown up together and are great friends. I don't know much about labradoodles, but I do know that they can get rather big. The breed we have are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, they are very sweet, not too big, and great with kids. If you really want to get a dog, consider a smaller one and there is no reason that a puppy and your child can't grow together and be best friends for the length of the dogs life.

Answer 5

I don't think it is ever a good idea to get a dog with a new baby in the house. A new baby is very stressful to the family and so is a new puppy. Puppy + baby = twice as much stress. Wait until the baby is about 3 and then get a dog.

Answer 6

What the hell is a labradoodle? Is it a lab and poodle mixed or something? If so they are both good dogs so I would say it would be a good dog.

Answer 7

A Labradoodle is the worst of both worlds since no one in their right mind would do the breeding with a good example of either breed.

Answer 8

They are awesome dogs. Most poodle mixes are incredible pets, because poodles are extremely intelligent and friendly. (Don't let the goofy haircuts fool you.) Labs are so patient and loyal that the combination is perfect for a family pet. You'll also find that the dog is easy to train and has very few health problems, because mixed breeds don't suffer from the same afflictions as purebred dogs, especially hip problems with regard to large breeds.
Oh yeah, and as an added bonus, they don't shed!!
Have fun, congratulations on your new baby!

Answer 9

Not familiar with labradoodles ...It is probably a good dog...
I have a poodle and a black lab...Both are good dogs...
Any Poodle hybrid is usually a good dog...

Answer 10

If you've just had a baby, I'd recommend waiting until the baby is five years old before getting a dog. Do some research on this and you'll find it is what is generally recommended.

Answer 11

They are NOT a breed. They are crossbred, mixed mutts.

The people who produce them are not breeding from good or superior quality dogs. They are breeding from whatever pets they can lay their hands on -typically someone's backyard or a puppy mill.

They do NOT pay for all the screening exams and tests to see if the dog has medical condtion or problem that can be inherited. Such test in those breeds (Lab and poodle) run $750 -1000 PER DOG. (Dog can look and move fine but still have the condtion which can show up later during their life.)


They do NOT give health guarantees against hereditary health problems.


As to the quality of the dogs they are using, there are now temperment problems in Labs. The current popular favorites of Goldens and Labs are sufferring from the effects of being loved too much by too many. Goldens now have the dubious distinction of being the No 1 breed in biting the vet because they are wimps about pain - and then there are the rampant health problems - hips, allergies, a cancer rate in the top 3.....(Love them to death but after 28 years of having them, I gave up because of the way the breed had deteriorated.) The poor Labs are having the same problems now - the hips, etc and I noticed the other day, that the temperment problems must be increasing when I saw the Lab National Breed Club had posted on its breed rescue page "Lab Rescue does not work with aggression. A dog that bites will not be brought into the program." Hmmm... now what brought that on, eh??? If you decide on one of these breeds - Lab or Golden - and only deal with a serious reputable breeder from their club's list or their breed rescue.

A responsible serious breeder does all the health tests and never breeds a dog with either hereditary health problems or temperment problesm.

BACKYARD breeders - the only ones producing this crosses - are not anywhere near as careful.

What is truly amazing is that they sell these mongrels with an unknown genetic background as to health and temperment (and you need to know more about that than mom and dad) and demand as much as a well-bred pet quality puppy, from a responsbile breeder who does all the health exams and knows the bloodline, will command. (As PT Barnum said, there is a sucker born every minute.)

Just because it is fashionable- doesn't mean it is a good decision or smart.

You are mixing two breeds - you can get the best or the worst of either.

I am not a "only pedigred purebred" snob. On the coouch snoozing is my Chow/Australian Shepherd/Keeshound/??? - momma was a tramp out doing the bars, daddy was passing through town . Love her to death. Her cohort in the house is the son, grandson and nephew of Westminster winners of a certain breed. Picked him because I had to have a dog that meet certain requirements for a specific purpose .

Do you want to take a chance on uncertain breeding behind some mixed breed - that can get very large - that comes from two breed with some aggression problems? (Poodles can get very nippy.)

If you must know what the dog will be like with your baby and as a family pet, research the breeds. There is a reason the pedigrees are tracked and bloodlines are kept clear and dogs are specific "breeds." That is so you will know what you are getting - all breeds where breed to do a specific job when they originated.

First, start with the list of breeds on the AKC

website.http://www.akc.org/breeds/index.cfm.

..You can search by Group, Breed name or all of them at once.

Now, when you click on the picture of the dog and go to the page for that breed, on the left is a column. At the bottom of the column, is a link captioned "National Breed Club". Click on it - that takes you to the link to the National Club for that breed that sets the breed standards and is recognized and accredited by the AKC.

The Clubs' websites will give you an ENORMOUS amount of information about the breed - the good, the bad, and the why or why not to get that breed. The clubs websites also have:

(1) a breeders list - all of whom have agreed to abide by the breeders code of ethics (which you can read)

(2) a link to the breed rescue for their breed

Do give serious thought to adopting from an adult from a breed rescue. The clubs' breed rescues go to a great deal of trouble to determine the dog's temperrment, personality, likes and dislikes (particularly kids and cats and other dogs in the household), health, and level of training. They make a huge effort to match the right dog to the right home - and if they don't have one they think will be suitable for your home, they won't place it. Great way to avoid the puppy training, newspapers, chewing.......They have dogs that are purebred and part-bred (1/2 or so of their breed.) Dogs that come through rescue are so thrilled to have a forever loving home having once been abandoned to a shelter or rescue that they are typically extra devoted and loving. Dogs lose their homes for reason that are not their fault: death, divorce, a move and they couldn’t keep them, financial problems….

If you decide to get a puppy so they grow up with the childen, please use one of the breeders who are members of the breed club. A well-bred pet puppy may not be a candidate for the show ring (that nose being 1/8th of an inch to long or something else very picky) but they will be very healthy, the parents carefully screened for hereditary health problems, and from a breeder who has devoted a great deal of time to understanding the breed and bloodlines. A responsible breeder will have a written contract with a health guarantee for hereditary problems; require that if for any reason you ever have to give up the dog that it comes back to them; and always be available for help, assistance and advice about your dog. Such a breeder will tell you if they don't think their breed is right for you based upon your needs. They want a perfect forever home for the puppies - not the money. (In 43 years in the dog show world, I have never known a breeder of that caliber who has made a profit on their dogs - it is labor of love.)

A puppy from such a breeder costs no more - and often less - than from a backyard breeder who doesn't do the health checks, knows nothing about the breed or bloodlines, doesn't give a guarantee, never wants to hear about the puppy again and has breed from mediocre or poor quality dogs.

Never go to a pet shop -the puppies come from places even worse than a backyard breeder

IF A SERIOUS BREEDER OR RESCUE TELLS YOU THAT THE BREED IS NOT SUITED FOR YOUR SITUATION - BELIEVE THEM - NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THE WAY THE DOG LOOKS


Now once you know what the tendencies and traits of the breeds are, you are prepared to think about adopting a mixed breed. Now you know when they say "mastiff/collie" cross, what you are geting into. PLEASE consider adopting from your shelter. they make just as wonderful pets as those with a pedigree. They are often more loyal and bond more closely when they know that they can trust you not to leave them having already been abandoned and deserted in their lives, and thankful for a loving home. You can go to your local shelter. Talk to them about how the dog is with infants - they will have assessed the dog's temperment and personality. With an adult dog, what you see is what you get and there are no surprises of that cute mixed breed puppy growing up to be a bossy alpha who chases and nips the kids or gets to gaurdy and won't let their little friends play at your house..