Another option to consider

judy · 07-08-2007, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Janet

I would probably check with your local shelter and a few in neighboring counties. Do they have quite a few labs or lab mixes? If so, that would make be really think twice about okaying his request. Just something to consider. They may be selling well, but are they ending up in a shelter?

I know in our county and neighboring counties there are labs galore in the shelters. I don't understand it...they are beautiful, easy to train dogs.

Very good idea!

AngieDoogles · 07-08-2007, 08:22 AM

That's a tough one Tink. I agree that you should check the local shelter to get an idea if labs are ending up there or not, but at the same time, I think it would be in the best interest of your future breeding to use this other lab this time. Having a young female with good lines to breed with your male in the future would great for you if you intend to do this long term. Good luck!

Tink · 07-08-2007, 02:50 PM

OMG
The decision has been made for me. Greg was out moving the girls because in this heat he wanted them to be in a spot that got more of a breeze... ds didn't know she's in heat, so he let moses in with the girls unsupervised. Greg had gone to the garage to get something and when he came back Moses and Montana were doing what dogs do. So it looks like we'll be having Labradoodles this time around.

Tink · 07-08-2007, 04:15 PM

I just found out that BOTH the females are in heat. The woman I got them from said the black one had just been in heat and might possibly be bred by a lab... so imagine my shock when I just discovered the black and Moses "connected".

I'm stunned. I had no clue, and suddenly I could have 2 litters on the way at the same time which is NOT what I'd planned at all! Oh man... What have I gotten myself into?

judy · 07-08-2007, 05:02 PM

Oh man... What have I gotten myself into?

A mess of puppies! Take a deep breath. You're getting the fence up and you thought you could kick back for a while, didn't you?

Nah! Keep repeating to yourself "puppies are so cute, puppies are so cute, PUPPIES ARE SO CUTE."

Tink · 07-08-2007, 05:45 PM

I checked one of the local city newspapers and found 14 of the 25 ads for pups were for LABS! Another had 7 Lab ads out of 68... A bigger paper had 143 dog ads of which 12 were for Labs.
In All, I found one ad for a litter of 6 labradoodle puppies and that was in Minnesota.

The local humane societies have several purebred labs, and many they are calling lab mixes available for adoption. I didn't find a single labradoodle in a pound within a 60 mile radius.
I feel much better about this now... There's obviously a much lower number of doodles than labs on the market.

Still the idea of 2 litters on the same day is a bit overwhelming.

judy · 07-09-2007, 05:52 AM

That's great news. Who's going to be around to help you deliver the babies?
I wish I could be there!

DianaB · 07-09-2007, 08:15 AM

Oh, Tink, you're going to have your hands full!!!!! So sorry!!

07-08-2007, 08:22 AM	#2
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	That's a tough one Tink. I agree that you should check the local shelter to get an idea if labs are ending up there or not, but at the same time, I think it would be in the best interest of your future breeding to use this other lab this time. Having a young female with good lines to breed with your male in the future would great for you if you intend to do this long term. Good luck! __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

07-08-2007, 02:50 PM	#3
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	OMG The decision has been made for me. Greg was out moving the girls because in this heat he wanted them to be in a spot that got more of a breeze... ds didn't know she's in heat, so he let moses in with the girls unsupervised. Greg had gone to the garage to get something and when he came back Moses and Montana were doing what dogs do. So it looks like we'll be having Labradoodles this time around. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

07-08-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	I just found out that BOTH the females are in heat. The woman I got them from said the black one had just been in heat and might possibly be bred by a lab... so imagine my shock when I just discovered the black and Moses "connected". I'm stunned. I had no clue, and suddenly I could have 2 litters on the way at the same time which is NOT what I'd planned at all! Oh man... What have I gotten myself into? __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

07-08-2007, 05:02 PM	#5
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Oh man... What have I gotten myself into? A mess of puppies! Take a deep breath. You're getting the fence up and you thought you could kick back for a while, didn't you? Nah! Keep repeating to yourself "puppies are so cute, puppies are so cute, PUPPIES ARE SO CUTE." __________________ *Judy*

07-08-2007, 05:45 PM	#6
Tink Donating 4WT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rural Wisconsin Posts: 3,707	I checked one of the local city newspapers and found 14 of the 25 ads for pups were for LABS! Another had 7 Lab ads out of 68... A bigger paper had 143 dog ads of which 12 were for Labs. In All, I found one ad for a litter of 6 labradoodle puppies and that was in Minnesota. The local humane societies have several purebred labs, and many they are calling lab mixes available for adoption. I didn't find a single labradoodle in a pound within a 60 mile radius. I feel much better about this now... There's obviously a much lower number of doodles than labs on the market. Still the idea of 2 litters on the same day is a bit overwhelming. __________________ 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in.. And how many want out.' England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair'

07-09-2007, 05:52 AM	#7
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	That's great news. Who's going to be around to help you deliver the babies? I wish I could be there! __________________ *Judy*

07-09-2007, 08:15 AM	#8
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	Oh, Tink, you're going to have your hands full!!!!! So sorry!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

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