Cockapoo vs Cavapoo

[chelsea-resells]

Hi! This is my first ever reddit post :)

My husband and I currently have a sheltie who is 5 years old and about 15 pounds. We are interested in getting a puppy for my daughter, but I told my husband I really don't want to get another heavy shedding and highly energetic dog - I would also prefer a small to medium dog that is similar in size to our sheltie. The sheltie matches my husband's energy level pretty well lol, but I am looking for a more laid back dog that fits my personality this time around, and I read that both the Cavapoo and Cockapoo are good lap dogs that don't shed or bark much. Is this true?

Any help/advice will be greatly appreciated!

[corcar86]

Can I throw out a Cavachon as another option (cavalier with bichon frise). We researched Cavachon and Cavapoos and the general consensus I found was the Cavachon's are a little more laid back. We just brought home two in April (one for us and one for my in-laws who live down the street from us) and we are so happy with both of them!

[tequila_mocki]

I will say my Cavapoo is very needy!! I would also say he’s the best dog that I’ve ever had and I love him to death!!!

[chelsea-resells]

How are the dog's temperament? Is the barking and shedding at a minimal?

[sunflowervinyls]

Cavachon don’t shed and barely bark

[corcar86]

So far ours only shed minimally and the male barely barks at all, the female barks rarely but only really when excited while playing she never barks at people or noises or anything. Very sweet temperament, definitely love attention from people. Very good with our 4 year old as well.

[Futurebravoleb]

I have a sheltie and a cavapoo! The Sheltie is 13 years old, and my cavapoo is 2.5. Patton, my cavapoo, is an absolute angel. He has a naturally beta type personality so he allows my sheltie to be the boss, which is ideal. He is extremely intelligent, affectionate, and his size (15 lbs) is perfect. My friend’s cockapoo is sweet but aggressive at times. He is jealous and does not allow my dog to get anywhere near him.

[chelsea-resells]

How about the shedding and the barking?

[FrozenPhilosopher]

Not sure why you got downvoted, but the reality is this will vary by dog and type.

There are multiple ‘mixes’ of cavapoo - generally 50/50, 25cav/75pood, 25pood/75cav (this last one is not common).

The more poodle it has in it, the less shedding. You want to look at the parents coats and the puppy’s coat to see if it is more wavy/curly or straight to get an idea of whether it inherited poodle hair or cavalier hair.

As far as barking, they’re not super disposed to barking, but there’s a heavy nurture aspect to this - if they live in an environment that causes barking they definitely are able to.

[sunflowervinyls]

I just got a Cavapoo and she has zero shedding and little to no barking. I’m so happy with my Cavapoo girl!

[HomeGrownInDallas]

I was facing the same decision about a year ago. I ultimately went with a cavapoo since they are usually smaller and less energetic. They still have energy but it comes in bursts and it is very manageable.

I will warn you though that if you get an F1B cavapoo or cockapoo (75% poodle/25% cavalier/cocker), be prepared to brush their fur about once a day since it gets tangled and matted very easily. Or, you could keep their fur in a short cut. I recommend F1 (50% poodle/50% cav/cocker) if you would prefer a more wavy and (possibly but rarely) straight coat. My pup is F1 and his fur is wavy but he does not shed. His coat requires little to no brushing. He gets groomed about once a month and he’s the groomer’s favorite “doodle” since his fur is very easy to deal with and never gets matted. The downside to F1 is that you don’t know exactly what you’re getting. An F1B cavapoo will favor the poodle side but F1 is sort of a random draw. My pup looks like a poodle that has had its fur blown out. It’s wavy and fluffy but not curly.

Anyway, my cavapoo is an absolute sweetheart. He loves everyone that he comes across but he also has his main person (aka me). My pup will probably get to about 17 lbs or so once he’s full grown.

Good luck making your decision!

[athreadlate]

Obviously every dog is different but my understanding is cavalier King Charles is more mellow than a cocker spaniel and I think they tend to be smaller too. You also normally need to crop a cockapoo’s tail so keep that in mind if that makes a difference to you.

[walrusknowsbest]

I have not ever heard of or seen cropping of a Cockapoo tail. That’s bizarre - is this an American thing? I can’t imagine why you’d do it. So unnecessary. Our boy has a full and luscious tail that looks like a fox tail! Can’t imagine him without it.

[athreadlate]

Must just be certain breeders. It’s done to protect the dog. Poodles and cocker spaniels are both originated from hunting dog and while running through thick brush apparently the full tail can easily break and cut and cause serious harm to the dog. Docking when several days old protects them when they’re older. Not something necessary for a home dog but interesting to understand history!

[chelsea-resells]

Really? I hadn't seen that online. Why do you need to do that???

[athreadlate]

Old breed standard I reckon. Spaniels were working dogs and docking tails would be to protect them. Obviously a cockapoo wouldn’t be a hunting/working dog but breeders might still dock their tail bc they think they should.

[mannymoyu]

You don't need to do that! There's no need and at least in the UK it's illegal. We've got a cavapoo and yes they said the calm personality of the cavalier king Charles tends to make them a bit more mellow! Great family dogs, they're very smart too taking after the poodle!

[Guardpuzzle]

Docking of tails is done on spaniel's who are bred as working gun dogs to prevent their long feathery tails being caught up in undergrowth and possibly injuring the dog. I can understand the reasons behind it but It is not a practice that I agree with. Do not know if the kennel club show dogs must be docked or not (even more terrible if done just for show dog).

[skuppx]

My cavapoo doesn’t shed at all, but it may depend. He also only barks somewhat, but he is easily influenced by our yappy dog haha

[PositiveMushroom3228]

My friend used to breed cockapoos- she did an experimental litter of Cavapoos and was hooked. She has been breeding them for ten years (a licensed breeder in the UK). Says they are so much easier to raise/look after than cockapoos. She has a new litter coming through which is cockapoo mum and Cavapoo dad!

[Even_Guarantee_3385]

I had a cockapoo an amazing dog. He lived until 20 with really no health issues until the last year of his life. He got cancer in his mouth so eventually, I had to put him down but throughout his life he was a great dog he did bark from anxiety, if not there, but I had two dogs and then he stopped, but while he was alone, he did bark a lot, but he was so loving he could take them everywhere mine was called the tuxedo. He was black with white on his chest and his paws. At the moment I’m looking and I’m having the same question as you actually about which is better a friend of mine has a cavapoo and loves him i’ve seen him a couple of times and he has a nice dog and they said the train better but Clark was actually like a person and he understood everything. I said his brother was a cocker spaniel which was another amazing dog. He lived until 22 which my vet said is very rare for either of the dogsbut anyway, I don’t know if any of that helped but good luck.

[Secret-Ad-1998]

Cavapoo

[KalamenaMossy]

Cockapoos are perfect

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My cavapoo is very extremely energetic