Dangerous dog behaviour....solution?

gettingready

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

The dog homes are full of Staffies and Staffie crosses, not doodles and other poodle crosses.
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At the moment - yes, correct, This will change in few years time due to back street "breeders" like yourself.

heartbreak_star

Person_one - don't "oi!" at me please, I agree entirely, I don't think I came across correctly. I meant to put "too" or some such after "things" and I shall do that now.

Some of the staffies I've known have been "soft as clarts" as we say up here, and the one toy poodle I've met bit me and my then bf! Just goes to show that any animal, not just dogs, if treated correctly, can be a great pet, and even little handbag dogs can be poor pets if untrained and treated badly.

HBS x

Person_one

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

The dog homes are full of Staffies and Staffie crosses, not doodles and other poodle crosses.

Oh, and my poodle was a rescue, there were plenty of designer crosses available when I was looking. Every breed appears in rescue, sooner or later.

spacey2012

Hit the owner with the stick.

Person_one

heartbreak_star wrote: »

Person_one - don't "oi!" at me please, I agree entirely, I don't think I came across correctly. I meant to put "too" or some such after "things" and I shall do that now.

Some of the staffies I've known have been "soft as clarts" as we say up here, and the one toy poodle I've met bit me and my then bf! Just goes to show that any animal, not just dogs, if treated correctly, can be a great pet, and even little handbag dogs can be poor pets if untrained and treated badly.

HBS x

I'll oi all I want when my dog is described as a nasty little thing thank you very much!

Fair enough, you didn't mean it like that, but its a bit odd that on these boards you're hung drawn and quartered for making negative generalisations about staffies (rightly so) but you can be as horrible as you like about other breeds (poodles, chihuahuas and yorkies mainly) and its only me who ever picks people up on it!

heartbreak_star

Hey, I have a (mostly) collie and my mum has two Labs - to me they're the softest dogs ever but I'm always careful with them around other dogs and people, especially ones they don't know.

Animals are animals, not people, with all the associated behaviour that comes with it. I think a lot of the problems (including the one that generated this thread) occur when people forget that.

FWIW, I also think the title of this thread is incorrect. It's not dangerous behaviour, it's dominant.

HBS x

krlyr

heartbreak_star wrote: »

FWIW, I also think the title of this thread is incorrect. It's not dangerous behaviour, it's dominant.

HBS x

I think it could certainly be dangerous behaviour - it could result in a fight, accidental injury (especially if OP's dog were to be ill or injured already, and then mounted like this), injury to humans that intervened.
It might not be dominant behaviour, it could have multiple reasons - including dominance, but also including fear, poor social skills, habit, etc.

Maybe "Unwanted dog behaviour" would be the most general subject that still applies?

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Yes! Unwanted is much better.

My skills in...wait...what's the word....language are lacking today. I blame the fact it's Monday!

HBS x

Hoof_Hearted

Person_one wrote: »

Are you and this 'other owner' members of a 'breed' club? Do you know what health tests you'll need to do before you breed? Are you prepared to provide a permanent home for any pupies that don't sell or get returned 6 months down the line by their new owners (probably because they expecting a non shedding dog and got a shaggy hair factory)? Are you prepared for the vet costs if anything goes wrong during pregnancy or labour?

Labradoodles don't breed 'true' yet and there is such a huge variety in size, temperament, coat texture etc. that you can't generalise about them or predict what puppies will be like.

Blimey, I never expected to be patronised to such an extent on here. Of course, I will let my doodle mate with any female with a cute face and a curly coat and I'll just drown any pups that are not curly and any that are left over. I'll find a cold, dark shed somewhere for them to be born.

Everybody knows that doodles don't breed true but you don't know whether the prospective parents are first, second or third crosses and therefore can't judge the likely outcome. Labradoodles, whatever the coat style, are fantastic dogs and sought after in this area.

The size of the doodle obviously depends to a large extent on the size of the original poodle input. Standard poodles are pretty big dogs, but most local labradoodles seem to be labrador size.

If we decide to breed, they will, of course have nothing but the best possible treatment and care.

Person_one

Hoof_Hearted wrote: »

Blimey, I never expected to be patronised to such an extent on here. Of course, I will let my doodle mate with any female with a cute face and a curly coat and I'll just drown any pups that are not curly and any that are left over. I'll find a cold, dark shed somewhere for them to be born.

Everybody knows that doodles don't breed true but you don't know whether the prospective parents are first, second or third crosses and therefore can't judge the likely outcome. Labradoodles, whatever the coat style, are fantastic dogs and sought after in this area.

The size of the doodle obviously depends to a large extent on the size of the original poodle input. Standard poodles are pretty big dogs, but most local labradoodles seem to be labrador size.

If we decide to breed, they will, of course have nothing but the best possible treatment and care.

What about health tests for both parents? What about the scenario of one being returned at 6 months?

Sorry, but "Another owner wants her female doodle to have one litter and there will be a queue of people wanting a pup." doesn't exactly scream 'responsible breeder in it for the good of the dogs'.