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This is my best mate, Ivy as a pup.
She's an F2B Cockapoo.



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She's 3 now.
Her colour has gone a lot lighter.
I'd always had border collies growing up, so I was a bit sceptical on a cockapoo that looks like a teddy bear, but she's a fantastic dog.





She definitely has the cocker gene of enjoying getting filthy & going in any water she can. The more filthy the better in her eyes.

 
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ChrisLX200 said:
Ours (2 cockapoos) get beef chunks from Nature's Menu, chicken drumsticks, A variety of minces from a pet food supplier, Fish in the form of canned Salmon, Sardines, Mackerel, and kibble. Also added is a barf (SmartBarf) spinkled on top. We also keep cans of wet food in stock for occasional variety. They get marrow bones to chomp on, and other bones from the butcher when I can get them. All raw of course. It's difficult to get vegetables down them but some are mixed in with the formulated minces, and the barf adds essential minerals. You have to encourage them to eat veggies while they are very young otherwise they turn their nose up at them (in my experience anyway). However, our Cairne pup will eat anything lol! They all go mad for duck strips I think they lace them with crack.

Edit: Forgot they get eggs too - raw or scrambled.
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Mine has had those beef chunks, until she went off them. She would eat cooked chicken all day long I think but not nutritionally complete. Her treats tend to be sprats or herring.

Obviously any change can mess with their digestion, so I try to get her to stick to one or two main foods. She has gone through loads of different things and after a while she just seems to get bored. I think she also self regulates her weight as well so sometimes she just wont eat. Currently I leave the kibble out and she can then graze on that during the day, and then if I can make her a decent meatloaf she can have that in the evening.
 
FISHGUTS said:
She's 3 now.
Her colour has gone a lot lighter.
I'd always had border collies growing up, so I was a bit sceptical on a cockapoo that looks like a teddy bear, but she's a fantastic dog.

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The poodle fading gene I think! Loads of poodle crosses seem to fade in colour and have similar photos, all are darker browns/apricots etc when they were pups and then got lighter.
 
piggeh said:
Mine has had those beef chunks, until she went off them. She would eat cooked chicken all day long I think but not nutritionally complete. Her treats tend to be sprats or herring.

Obviously any change can mess with their digestion, so I try to get her to stick to one or two main foods. She has gone through loads of different things and after a while she just seems to get bored. I think she also self regulates her weight as well so sometimes she just wont eat. Currently I leave the kibble out and she can then graze on that during the day, and then if I can make her a decent meatloaf she can have that in the evening.
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Yes we have to mix it up a bit just for the sake of variety and they do have days when they're off their food. I think exercise is the key, after a day of running around they usually wolf the lot down. The cockapoos are a good body weight so the amount we feed is correct. Sadly our CairnTerrier is overweight but that's a result of the meds she's been on (steroids) for Puppy Strangles, it's difficult to get that weight off but we'll get there.
 
ChrisLX200 said:
Yes we have to mix it up a bit just for the sake of variety and they do have days when they're off their food. I think exercise is the key, after a day of running around they usually wolf the lot down. The cockapoos are a good body weight so the amount we feed is correct. Sadly our CairnTerrier is overweight but that's a result of the meds she's been on (steroids) for Puppy Strangles, it's difficult to get that weight off but we'll get there.
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That's a good point. I think mine is eating a lot less this week because of a lack of exercise. We can only go for a morning walk before all the boy doggies are out and about so have to give the evening walk a miss until she is no longer - as the expression goes - 'on the rag'.
 
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The poodle fading gene I think! Loads of poodle crosses seem to fade in colour and have similar photos, all are darker browns/apricots etc when they were pups and then got lighter.
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Our chocolate brown cockapoo had a small white patch on her chest as puppy, that slowly spread out and faded into a line across the front, then seemed to migrate up onto her shoulders, and finally at 6yrs there is a faint patch on her back. Overall colour faded a little to shade lighter but not by much. She's always had a ginger moustache!
 
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piggeh said:
The poodle fading gene I think! Loads of poodle crosses seem to fade in colour and have similar photos, all are darker browns/apricots etc when they were pups and then got lighter.
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Thanks. I didn't know it was specifically a poodle gene. Obviously it doesn't matter.

Lol, that reminds me of when I was 10 & we got a border collie pup.
My family were farmers when I was younger. We mainly had beef at that time & Tess was a pet. My parents always had traditional, pure ideal marking long haired black & white border collies.
Tess had a small patch of brown on her back leg. It was one of those occasional moments that parents can't help but wind up their kids, because it solemnity, my parents pretended they didn't know & now we would have to get rid of her. They aren't heartless barstewards & soon told me after I immediately burst into tears.

Said collie, was why I was sceptical of a cockerpoo as she was the most intelligent dog I've ever come across by a long mile & I've come across a lot of border collies.
This may sound stupid, but you could literally talk to her. Those that have been blessed to have a dog as such will know what I mean.
That saying Ivy the cockapoo is awesome. & has taught me the lesson of a good dog is a good dog, whatever the breed.
I'm a firm believer of what you put in, you get out & I've always put a lot of work into any dog I've had as a pup.
I think from the moment you get them up to at least 6 months old, can make a dog from a good breeding background.
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Thanks. I didn't know it was specifically a poodle gene. Obviously it doesn't matter.

Lol, that reminds me of when I was 10 & we got a border collie pup.
My family were farmers when I was younger. We mainly had beef at that time & Tess was a pet. My parents always had traditional, pure ideal marking long haired black & white border collies.
Tess had a small patch of brown on her back leg. It was one of those occasional moments that parents can't help but wind up their kids, because it solemnity, my parents pretended they didn't know & now we would have to get rid of her. They aren't heartless barstewards & soon told me after I immediately burst into tears.

Said collie, was why I was sceptical of a cockerpoo as she was the most intelligent dog I've ever come across by a long mile & I've come across a lot of border collies.
This may sound stupid, but you could literally talk to her. Those that have been blessed to have a dog as such will know what I mean.
That saying Ivy the cockapoo is awesome. & has taught me the lesson of a good dog is a good dog, whatever the breed.
I'm a firm believer of what you put in, you get out & I've always put a lot of work into any dog I've had as a pup.
I think from the moment you get them up to at least 6 months old, can make a dog from a good breeding background.
:)
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Border Collies are acknowledged as the most intelligent breed. But cockapoos are still pretty intelligent, and fairly easy to train (apparently!).
 
piggeh said:
Border Collies are acknowledged as the most intelligent breed. But cockapoos are still pretty intelligent, and fairly easy to train (apparently!).
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Yes & I believe poodles are 2nd or 3rd.
I freely admit my ownership, or dogs I've had close enough contact to be able to comment on are limited to cockapoos, border collies & a single cocker spaniel, that is such a loveable dog, as well trained as he can understand, but he is thick.

Ivy is definitely intelligent, was a joy to train & is immensely obedient, apart from her, getting filthy tendencies.
But tbh I don't have the heart to stop that most of the time, as it's just clearly a part of her character & breeding & she enjoys it & that in turn gives me enjoyment, at least until I have to clean her.
I can walk down any street with her off the lead & if I click my fingers & point down, she will walk at heal until I tell her it's OK to resume, but then she has absolutely no sense of direction & if she doesn't follow a ball, literally cannot find i
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Hope you are ready for this.....:cry: Ivy in Yeti stage before her 1st cut.
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This is Astro:
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He is 10 weeks old today. He is our first dog and is just awesome. Cannot wait until he is able to get out properly and go for walks. If he ain't sleeping like a spaz:
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then he loves a cuddle when napping:

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He was 1 of 5 of a litter of brothers. Our youngest daughter (she's 8) is absolutely smitten. Happy to play with Astro out the back in the pouring rain and help with toilet training. So far Astro has been excellent in this regard.
 
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