Okay so the wife and I are looking into getting another pooch. Been a year, it's overdue at this point I think.
Please don't judge but we're going the breeder route. It has been almost twenty years since we've done this and things have changed quite a bit. I think with Kasey, we saw an ad on craigs list or in some newspaper and then drove out to pick her out of the litter shortly thereafter. Now there's waiting lists and shit and dogs are way more expensive and, it seems as if you have to choose the dog before actually seeing it with some places?
For those who have gone the breeder route, can you offer any tips on how to find a reputable breeder?
Okay so the wife and I are looking into getting another pooch. Been a year, it's overdue at this point I think.
Please don't judge but we're going the breeder route. It has been almost twenty years since we've done this and things have changed quite a bit. I think with Kasey, we saw an ad on craigs list or in some newspaper and then drove out to pick her out of the litter shortly thereafter. Now there's waiting lists and shit and dogs are way more expensive and, it seems as if you have to choose the dog before actually seeing it with some places?
For those who have gone the breeder route, can you offer any tips on how to find a reputable breeder?
Good luck, I was in the same boat after losing my Matty, waited 4 months, wanted to do the full year but house felt like it was missing something
we were set on a few mixed lil breeds and tried for months to adopt, every time we got close it was too late, someone else beat us to it. Smaller dogs harder to adopt
we went thru breeder route thru a local friend, yes it was expensive( almost $4k) but I’ve had my lil guy Kona since March and couldn’t be any happier… he’s got a great temperament… wonderful with kids, doesn’t mind carrying case, not aggressive at all with food/toys/snacks
Okay so the wife and I are looking into getting another pooch. Been a year, it's overdue at this point I think.
Please don't judge but we're going the breeder route. It has been almost twenty years since we've done this and things have changed quite a bit. I think with Kasey, we saw an ad on craigs list or in some newspaper and then drove out to pick her out of the litter shortly thereafter. Now there's waiting lists and shit and dogs are way more expensive and, it seems as if you have to choose the dog before actually seeing it with some places?
For those who have gone the breeder route, can you offer any tips on how to find a reputable breeder?
Good luck, I was in the same boat after losing my Matty, waited 4 months, wanted to do the full year but house felt like it was missing something
we were set on a few mixed lil breeds and tried for months to adopt, every time we got close it was too late, someone else beat us to it. Smaller dogs harder to adopt
we went thru breeder route thru a local friend, yes it was expensive( almost $4k) but I’ve had my lil guy Kona since March and couldn’t be any happier… he’s got a great temperament… wonderful with kids, doesn’t mind carrying case, not aggressive at all with food/toys/snacks
Thanks man. Kona is so cute. Lhasa apso?
Having a friend refer seems like a safe bet. Did you do any research on the breeder as far as seeing if he had any AKC certifications or anything like that?
He's a Teddy Bear ( Bichon Frise/ Shih Tzu) he's gonna max out @ 14-15lbs, Ive had big dogs in the past prior to living in my own place, hes good cause I can travel if need be, or its not a burden for someone to watch him. ....he has the AKC Chip/Tracker and the breeder is affiliated with AKC....I even got dupped in the doggie insurance, like $ 55/month thru them.....you get about 75% of bills paid, dont know or think its worth it.....i did it for pc of mind for now, may cancel
If you can find a dog show - conformation or performance - you will run into breeders and their dogs…or talk to people who bought from breeders.
If you’re looking for another Lab, you may be able to find a retrieving trial in your area.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
If you can find a dog show - conformation or performance - you will run into breeders and their dogs…or talk to people who bought from breeders.
If you’re looking for another Lab, you may be able to find a retrieving trial in your area.
Kasey was a Pointer, but we are now actually looking at getting a Lab.. A Fox Red one.
Whats a retrieving trial?
they shoot actual ducks and toss dead ones. the dog retrieves them. we have a friend who competes with her dog.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
If you can find a dog show - conformation or performance - you will run into breeders and their dogs…or talk to people who bought from breeders.
If you’re looking for another Lab, you may be able to find a retrieving trial in your area.
Kasey was a Pointer, but we are now actually looking at getting a Lab.. A Fox Red one.
Whats a retrieving trial?
j/k, good luck!
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
Yeah the fox reds are apparently yellows. Something with the way they're bred makes their coat darker/redder.
I am dog sitting my brother's golden doodle this week. Haha...I call them Frankenstein dogs because they all look the same and have that same look in their eyes. But this one is cute. Takes up way too much of the bed though.
sorry, doodle owners…I’m really down on this craze. you take a great dog and breed in high strung, yappy poodles.
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
sorry, doodle owners…I’m really down on this craze. you take a great dog and breed in high strung, yappy poodles.
To me the eyes just seem soulless. Like there's no personality in their eyes. And, yeah, I am sorry to doodle owners too. I don't mean to offend anyone. I really like my brother's dog!
sorry, doodle owners…I’m really down on this craze. you take a great dog and breed in high strung, yappy poodles.
To me the eyes just seem soulless. Like there's no personality in their eyes. And, yeah, I am sorry to doodle owners too. I don't mean to offend anyone. I really like my brother's dog!
any soul in these eyes?
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
Yeah the fox reds are apparently yellows. Something with the way they're bred makes their coat darker/redder.
I am dog sitting my brother's golden doodle this week. Haha...I call them Frankenstein dogs because they all look the same and have that same look in their eyes. But this one is cute. Takes up way too much of the bed though.
This is my red fox lab. They essentially just mated a bunch of dark yellow labs to get red. There is no official red lab designation. They’re yellow labs by the book.
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
Yeah the fox reds are apparently yellows. Something with the way they're bred makes their coat darker/redder.
I am dog sitting my brother's golden doodle this week. Haha...I call them Frankenstein dogs because they all look the same and have that same look in their eyes. But this one is cute. Takes up way too much of the bed though.
This is my red fox lab. They essentially just mated a bunch of dark yellow labs to get red. There is no official red lab designation. They’re yellow labs by the book.
@mookieblalock Great looking pooch right there. Both of them!
I think you're in Jersey right? Can you recommend a breeder by any chance?
sorry, doodle owners…I’m really down on this craze. you take a great dog and breed in high strung, yappy poodles.
To me the eyes just seem soulless. Like there's no personality in their eyes. And, yeah, I am sorry to doodle owners too. I don't mean to offend anyone. I really like my brother's dog!
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
Yeah the fox reds are apparently yellows. Something with the way they're bred makes their coat darker/redder.
I am dog sitting my brother's golden doodle this week. Haha...I call them Frankenstein dogs because they all look the same and have that same look in their eyes. But this one is cute. Takes up way too much of the bed though.
This is my red fox lab. They essentially just mated a bunch of dark yellow labs to get red. There is no official red lab designation. They’re yellow labs by the book.
@mookieblalock Great looking pooch right there. Both of them!
I think you're in Jersey right? Can you recommend a breeder by any chance?
I’m upstate NY. Saratoga Springs. My lab I got very lucky and found a breeder 10 mins from my house, but that was pre-covid and it was much easier (and cheaper then). We got the golden retriever in April and had to drive all the way to the Canadian border in Vermont. We have always rescued up until these 2 dogs, but it’s become a real hassle to jump through all kinds of unreasonable hoops. It’s a shame because we would have still preferred to rescue.
We picked her up on Saturday. She’s a 10-week old Italian/Spanish and French mastiff cross.
Whoa that’s a beautiful dog! We want to get another dog too just for company for Twinkie she’s 15 but there’s no way my daughter is going breeder route! We are looking for a young dog hopefully a pup
Happy 15th birthday to my Stewie. He’s in good shape but it’s both sad and happy to see him reach this milestone.
Happy birthday, Stewie! Keep it up!
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
We picked her up on Saturday. She’s a 10-week old Italian/Spanish and French mastiff cross.
Hi Pumpkin! She’s gonna be big, huh?
The call our mixed breeds All American dogs. Would Pumpkin be All European?
If I had known then what I know now...
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
We picked her up on Saturday. She’s a 10-week old Italian/Spanish and French mastiff cross.
Whoa that’s a beautiful dog! We want to get another dog too just for company for Twinkie she’s 15 but there’s no way my daughter is going breeder route! We are looking for a young dog hopefully a pup
She is pretty cute 🥰
We initially got a kitten to keep Max company after Zeus died. Poor max ended up being tortured by a kitten that adores her. So we decided to get the kitten a puppy to play with. So far, so so. I give it another week and they’ll be curled up sleeping side-by-side lol
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Please don't judge but we're going the breeder route. It has been almost twenty years since we've done this and things have changed quite a bit. I think with Kasey, we saw an ad on craigs list or in some newspaper and then drove out to pick her out of the litter shortly thereafter. Now there's waiting lists and shit and dogs are way more expensive and, it seems as if you have to choose the dog before actually seeing it with some places?
For those who have gone the breeder route, can you offer any tips on how to find a reputable breeder?
we were set on a few mixed lil breeds and tried for months to adopt, every time we got close it was too late, someone else beat us to it. Smaller dogs harder to adopt
we went thru breeder route thru a local friend, yes it was expensive( almost $4k) but I’ve had my lil guy Kona since March and couldn’t be any happier… he’s got a great temperament… wonderful with kids, doesn’t mind carrying case, not aggressive at all with food/toys/snacks
Having a friend refer seems like a safe bet. Did you do any research on the breeder as far as seeing if he had any AKC certifications or anything like that?
If you’re looking for another Lab, you may be able to find a retrieving trial in your area.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Whats a retrieving trial?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I’ve never heard of a fox red lab. thought they came yellow, brown and black.
just don’t get a damn doodle! the guy who came up with that idea called it the biggest mistake of his life.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I am dog sitting my brother's golden doodle this week. Haha...I call them Frankenstein dogs because they all look the same and have that same look in their eyes. But this one is cute. Takes up way too much of the bed though.
sorry, doodle owners…I’m really down on this craze. you take a great dog and breed in high strung, yappy poodles.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Great looking pooch right there. Both of them!
I think you're in Jersey right? Can you recommend a breeder by any chance?
We picked her up on Saturday. She’s a 10-week old Italian/Spanish and French mastiff cross.
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Hi Pumpkin! She’s gonna be big, huh?
The call our mixed breeds All American dogs. Would Pumpkin be All European?
Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Yes, I think she’s going to be very big. That classification would make sense.
She is pretty cute 🥰
We initially got a kitten to keep Max company after Zeus died. Poor max ended up being tortured by a kitten that adores her. So we decided to get the kitten a puppy to play with. So far, so so. I give it another week and they’ll be curled up sleeping side-by-side lol