How to Care for a Labradoodle

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Nancy Frensley, I'm the training manager at the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society and we are here today to talk about Labradoodles. How do you care for your Labradoodle. Well I think with any dog you know before you start your care program you need to know about your dog. Labradoodles are what we call a designer dog, they are a cross originally between a Labrador and a poodle. And because of that they can be really big, tall dogs with mostly curly fur. They are, they are outrageously friendly, they are so friendly in fact that people have trouble handling them. So when you get a Labradoodle don't think that it's just going to be like a fern. Your Labradoodle is going to be a very, very active dog. They need a diet for an active dog, they need a lot of exercise and the number one behavior problem I've seen in Labradoodles is that they like to jump on people and they do it because they are so very friendly. They are just trying to say hello multiple times. So when you get that Labradoodle puppy you want to take care that you start teaching the Labradoodle to walk up to people and sit to be petted and you'll have to persist after that for a while but you'll be successful. Labradoodles are delightful in many ways but remember all that delight comes in a big package."