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    Ok tks everyone! It's always been a dream of mine to get a Lab, but I also want to make sure it would make Vontae's life better if I do. So, maybe since I essentially can pick and choose any dog/pup from the breeder for free, I will go with a young adult (around 2-3 years old), so that I can observe her interact with Vontae and see how the two of them get along. Can even arrange multiple get-togethers to make sure they would be a good fit. I just don't want my own desires to trump Vontae's welfare, that's the bottom line.

    Thanks again!

    Kevin

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    Quote Originally Posted by chenkev View Post
    Ok tks everyone! It's always been a dream of mine to get a Lab, but I also want to make sure it would make Vontae's life better if I do. So, maybe since I essentially can pick and choose any dog/pup from the breeder for free, I will go with a young adult (around 2-3 years old), so that I can observe her interact with Vontae and see how the two of them get along. Can even arrange multiple get-togethers to make sure they would be a good fit. I just don't want my own desires to trump Vontae's welfare, that's the bottom line.

    Thanks again!

    Kevin
    Keep us posted...so glad that you're definitely keeping Vontae's health, safety, and happiness at the forefront.

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    Sure thing will do! BTW this dog is a possibility - she will be 3 in Jan 2018, which means if I take her home some time in 2018, she'll be under breeding foster arrangement for another year or two before I can spay her and have her 100%.

    δΈŠι¦–ε°ΎηŠ¬θˆζ‹‰δΈζ‹‰ε€šε°ˆζ₯*犬舍 toptail - Toptail Warm Your Heart

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    Ooh...pretty girl. She looks like she'd like a Poodle friend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chenkev View Post
    Haha interesting! How did you end up getting a dog from a Taiwan breeder?

    Kevin
    Dandy is originally from Oregon. That breeder in Taiwan purchase him from a breeder in Oregon, I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smartrock View Post
    Hi and welcome! There are a number of members on here who have smaller dogs along with their labs, Frenchies, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, chihuahuas, miniature dachshund, Boston terrier, so I'm sure those who have that experience would endorse the concept of having a small dog with a lab. Whether the dogs become great pals depends more on the dogs' personalities than on their sizes. Even having 2 labs together aren't a guarantee that they'll be the best of friends. Some seem to be very bonded, some accept the other dog but don't snuggle together to sleep and seem fine independently. Our older lab, even as a youngster, was so gentle with our neighbor's 4 pound yorkie, he'd lie down and let her lick his nose. Our younger girl is still too intense for some little dogs. She wouldn't intentionally hurt them but she also doesn't lie down to be inspected by them.

    As I was reading your initial thread before looking at responses, I was thinking that getting a slightly older lab would spare you and Vontae some of the wild and crazy that a lab puppy can be. Even labs who turn out to be super calm and mellow as adults can start out as little whirlwinds, jumping, nipping, racing around wildly, and did I mention the nipping? There's a thread on here, probably under the puppy training section, that talks about getting the biting under control. It's just normal, excited puppy behavior but it has brought many a good owner to tears, and if you get a young puppy, it would be good to know about it in advance and be prepared. If you got a young puppy, you would have to be especially watchful with the puppy and Vontae until the lab puppy grows and starts to mellow out.

    It was fun to see the video of Vontae swimming. I know poodles were used as hunting dogs but I don't see them swimming these days. Even at the beach when there's a calm surf, I only see them being walked. One of my neighbors has 3 poodles, 2 miniature and one standard, and I've never seen them swim. I know she works intensively in obedience with them. Her dogs (or their owners) never seemed too interested in actually playing with our labs, just trotting by outside the fence taunting them.
    Yeah it's strange not to see more poodles in the water; I have a feeling it has more to do with the owners' mentalities rather than the dogs. I would venture to guess that more standard poodle owners would swim and run their dogs than mini poodle owners, because more standard poodle owners treat their dogs like sporting dogs, whereas mini poodle owners tend to treat them more like lap dogs. And I think to a certain extent, it's true - with a mini, you can get away with being a relatively inactive owner, walking the dog only a few times a day on leash for bathroom breaks and as long as you're spending time with your mini at home, the mini can still be happy.

    But, as you can see with Vontae, you can certainly do a lot more than that with a mini if you choose - you just don't have to, and the dog will not be miserable if you don't. Vontae lived a pretty sedentary life for his first two years until I adopted him, and he came very well-socialized and happy, just not nearly as athletic as he is now (didn't know how to swim before). With a standard poodle, I have a feeling that they really would be much happier if they're allowed to run and swim frequently, like labs.

    Kevin

 



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