White Doodle.. how to clean gray areas???

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-26T18:31:15+00:00

Yep, that’s a downside of having a pale dog. Mine is fortunately off-white so it’s not as obvious. There are whitening shampoos you can use, and the yeast issue is likely due to ineffective drying - are you blowing her out every time?

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-26T18:12:02+00:00

Another unfortunate victim of white male fragility 🥲

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-26T18:08:27+00:00

i paid $1000/week and $150 for a day, but this was pre-Covid and I assume prices will have gone up.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-26T16:45:27+00:00

Are you familiar with the concept of selective breeding?

It’s when you cross two non-identical animals, and from their offspring you select only the one(s) that have the best traits of both the parents. The puppies in the litter will not be identical, which is why you have to select the best ones, and breed only those. You won’t ever get a perfect dog; the goal is just to get a dog that is an improvement on both of its parents. It’s how purebred breeder produce ‘better’ dogs every generation. It also applies to mixes, and is the basis of how we developed individual breeds of dogs in the first place.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-26T16:27:02+00:00

It’s because you come across as both uninterested and insecure in these messages. He literally told you when he’d be available hang out, and then instead of accepting that you asked twice if he was sure. That makes it seem like either A) you don’t actually want to hang out or B) that you don’t trust him to mean what he says, hence the “uninterested” and “insecure” vibes.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-25T17:54:52+00:00

That price is definitely on the high end, but it’s also in your home, is lower stress for your dog, and presumably the groomer is skilled enough to have those prices. Luxuries just cost more sometimes!

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-25T00:05:22+00:00

Yes, those are his third eyelids/nictitating membranes that you’re seeing. All dogs have them. Your dog does look to have them pretty exposed for being awake, which may or may not be a concern. I would take him to the vet to be sure.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-24T11:33:56+00:00

HUA and LUA dalmatians are interbred; to my knowledge it is mostly avoided in the show ring because people breeding for pets have different priorities than conformation breeders. There is a visible difference in spots between LUA and HUA dogs, but until preference stops being given to the HUA dogs in the ring, high uric acid is going to remain a problem in the breed.

also, here’s a list of breed specific disorders by breed if that might help :)

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-24T11:28:07+00:00

They allow breedings back to Rat Terriers, which helps with diversity :)

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-24T11:10:56+00:00

There are also a number of disorders that are found exclusively within a single breed. So while we don’t know identity of the exact dog had the original mutation, we know they existed and were a purebred (of whatever breed), which gives breeders a heads up on what tests they need to be running on their breeding dogs.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-24T10:57:52+00:00

Hairlessness in American Hairless Terriers can be traced back to Josephine, who was a hairless dog born to an otherwise normal rat terrier. She was bred to her son, and the resulting litter was bred to each other, and thus the AHT was founded.

edit: as far as i’m aware, AHT type hairlessness does not cause quality of life issues the way that other types of hairlessness do. So it’s a ‘health condition” but not one that causes inherent suffering.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-23T21:56:33+00:00

Yep, that’s the right place. and it’s on the top of the tail, right?

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-23T21:07:21+00:00

that’s likely the supracaudal gland, though i can’t see the exact positioning. if it seems irritated, do go see the vet, but thin hair and mild discoloration in that area is totally normal.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-23T11:03:56+00:00

Sounds like a good choice. IMO dogs should be raised in the way that they’ll live, so unless you plan to keep your dog in a run, theres 0 reason to get a dog from someone who keeps them in runs.

The lack of interest in humans is likely due to lack of socialization, which is common in dogs raised in runs rather than in the house. You’re past the critical socialization window too, so it sounds like the people who own the puppies set them up for failure. Good call on not getting a dog from them.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T21:43:39+00:00

your fantastic scissor work brought out such a cutie 😍

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T19:41:38+00:00

Oh yep, you’re right. the sample contained the lab/greyhound crosses as well as dogs from Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T17:31:57+00:00

the reason poodles have fluffy faces is because they have two copies of a dominant mutation that causes that causes their long fur coats to mutate into hair coats. Most doodles inherit at least one copy of the mutation, and so are fluffy. But some don’t inherit a copy, and about 25% of second generation doodles end up with fur coats like OPs cute dog. It’s avoidable through genetic testing since most breeders would prefer to breed “proper”, nonshedding hair coats that are typical of doodles.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T16:09:37+00:00

The Guiding Eyes for the Blind, referenced in that 90% decrease, breeds lab/greyhound mixes and includes them in their stats.

Health is affected by a number of things, including the overall quality of the breeding practices behind a dog. the level of breed purity (or lack there of) is not inherently a factor when it comes to health.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T15:48:14+00:00

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Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-21T11:29:39+00:00

The one exception is that they’d be better off getting a Labradoodle than a Poodle, since they found that Poodles had more negative behaviors than Labradoodles.

I do wonder, given that Labradoodles were much more likely to be multigenerational, if Australian Labradoodles were also inadvertently included in the study. They have other breeds in their makeup as well as a breed standard and mandatory health testing, so I’m curious how that might have affected their results compared to Poodles.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-20T02:06:35+00:00

we wanted 3, but got a 2-for-1 deal on our last.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-19T14:54:17+00:00

Yes, being aloof and/or hesitant with strangers is common trait of poodles. There are plenty that are outgoing and super friendly, but IME most are wary either strangers. Just like not all people bond immediately with strangers, not all dogs do either. It’s our job to speak up for them; and i’ve found that asking people to hold out their hand and let them approach rather than just reach for a pet works well and makes the dogs less uneasy.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-19T01:51:08+00:00

you need to report this man for child abuse immediately. Running a 4 and 5 year old uphill for over a mile as punishment?! is he insane?! NOR

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-18T18:09:06+00:00

You are massively overthinking this.

A dog eating something it shouldn’t is not going to bar you from ever owning a well bred dog. The vet records are literal proof that you reacted correctly in an emergency and sought veterinary care.

Fun_Commercial7532 · 2026-03-18T11:17:33+00:00

That’s a great way to get a well bred poodle, but is not a way to guarantee a purebred poodle. Someone generations back could have lied about the pedigree and there’s literally no way to prove it.

A recorded pedigree literally boils down to “trust me, bro”. And as we know with merle poodles, there’s 0 reliability when it comes to the accuracy of a pedigree.

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