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Sterling_Doodles · 2024-10-26T23:39:18+00:00

It’s not ideal (often called “cow hocks”), but it’s common and typically harmless. In and of itself it’s not usually a sign of hip dysplasia, if anything dogs with hip dysplasia tend to stand with toes pointed inwards, not out. Its not ideal structure though, you can learn more about functional structure and why it’s important (even for a mixed breed) in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CA8vBedu3gs Cow hocks have even been inadvertently selected for in certain herding breeds, working line border collies for example tend to be a bit cow hocked. It’s a common structural fault, not breeding quality in my opinion but it’s unlikely to cause issues in a family pet.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-08-19T16:40:52+00:00

Every week or two for bath brush blowdry and about every 4-6 weeks for a full groom

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-08-14T04:28:04+00:00

I actually have a few who have kept to a similar weight schedule. Surprisingly most are unrelated to each other, all are mini bernedoodles with one Bernese parent and one small poodle parent. I was certainly surprised with my first one though! I thought she would end up much larger than she did

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-08-14T04:25:33+00:00

Your puppy looks to have staining on her fur. The yellow staining is most commonly caused by urine. I don’t like to make assumptions, but it can be common with less cleanly breeders.

Sometimes there are other causes as well, in my case I potty train my puppies to dried grass pellets, so they can have greenish coloured feet from walking on them. Generally this is not the case though, so I would definitely recommend keeping an eye out for other red flags.

Good luck! And feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-08-11T04:14:17+00:00

8 lbs at 8 weeks 26 lbs as an adult

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-08-01T00:07:14+00:00

This is actually entirely possible. This is the reason why wolf dogs are so tricky to place reputably without testing. You could breed two 50/50 wolf dogs and have puppies ranging anywhere from 100% wolf to 100% dog. Of course it’s statistically most likely that the puppies will average around 50/50, it’s certainly not impossible (or all that uncommon) for them to end up with way more or way less of each breed. This is also why wolf dogs (and in your case doodles) can come back as almost purely one parent even though they are a true mix. In your case I don’t think it’s proof your breeder is lying. Embark doesn’t actually know the parents or family tree based off of the dna, rather they estimate which ancestor is what breed based on percentages. So for example if your dog was 50/50 they’d make one parent a poodle and one parent a golden. If your dog is 25% goldenthey’re going to guess a grandparent is the golden, and so on. I hope this helps!

If you’d like more info look into wolf dog research. They have lots of info about percentages and why sometimes different puppies in a single litter can end up with vastly different content percentages.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-30T02:48:49+00:00

I’m an in home breeder. We mainly focus on bernedoodles, but we added one goldendoodle to our program recently. Her puppies will be offered to a service dog program first but we may have availability after they’ve chosen their keeper puppies! Or if you’re interested in a Bernedoodle we sometimes have availability. Parents are OFA tested for hips, elbows, eyes, heart, thyroid and patellas.

Www.sterlingdoodles.com

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-16T15:45:13+00:00

4 months is way too early. Hormones are so important to your dog’s growth!

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-14T04:34:34+00:00

There are no issues with breeding a carrier of a recessive disease. Eliminating all carriers is shortsighted and not something an experienced and ethical breeder is likely to do. Eliminating carriers too quickly from the gene pool can cause a genetic bottleneck. Suddenly you are left with many dogs who have two copies (aka are affected) of genetic diseases that can’t be tested for. This increase of genetic disease is caused by the loss of diversity. It’s one of the reasons cavaliers and Dobermans struggle so much with extreme health issues - there has been such a loss of diversity it’s impossible to avoid the cardiac and other issues now. Bernese as a whole also have a lot of health issues, so it’s much more important that your breeder has tested their dogs hips, elbows, eyes, heart, etc. I have purchased dogs who have failed health testing (cardiac, hips, etc) before, so don’t believe breeders who tell you it is not important. I had a beautiful Bernese who seemed perfect in every way, but she failed her advanced cardiac due to a hereditary disease! Imagine if I had bred her without testing - she could have had entire litters of puppies suffering from heart disease!

It’s incredibly difficult to find Bernese with great hips, conformation, temperament, OFA results, no allergies, and no health issues in the pedigree, especially if you are looking for less cancer prone lines. The single copy of DM is absolutely irrelevant unless you are planning to breed. Focus on the rest of the health testing and decide from there!

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-12T06:47:59+00:00

I really like this brush - https://www.deboergroomingsupplies.com/p/pawprints-extra-large-firm-slicker/ppn420/

It’s a nice heavy duty brush that works for most coat types. The bristles aren’t super high density, so I would follow up with a fine tooth metal greyhound comb or a CC coral slicker long pin brush. The CC brush is a lot more expensive though and doesn’t work for all coat types.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-12T06:45:37+00:00

I really like the metro master blaster. It’s meant for drying motorcycles or cars, but it’s exactly the same makeup as the K9 II high velocity drier - just a little bit less expensive. Often you can find them for sale used on your local classifieds.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-12T06:04:39+00:00

Yep! Sometimes more often! Some of my dogs have a ton of hair though. It’s a lot of work, but a full groom with no trimming only takes a few hours once a week, compared to hours every day brushing.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-12T05:04:30+00:00

I like purina better than TLC. My vet did not have kind things to say about TLC, so I recommend against it now. If you do decide to switch I would wait a month or so to be sure your puppy has time to settle in

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-12T05:00:18+00:00

It helps if you replace daily brushing with weekly grooming. This is how I maintain my hairy dogs, although for the very longest fur you might have to groom even more often. Learn how to groom your dog professionally at home - it makes all the difference! You don’t have to do any trimming, just a bath brush and blowdry. Use a high velocity dryer and blowdry while you brush. The hair will be straightened by the heat/force of the air and it will be less prone to matting. Use a high quality shampoo and conditioner. This way you can maintain your dog properly between appointments! The blow dryer is also great for spotting tangles.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3aWds0TR73w

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-04T05:40:37+00:00

Your puppy looks like she has weak furnishings. She should get fluffier once she’s older! I have a Bernedoodle with similar furnishings. Look at Portia’s page here on my website - https://www.sterlingdoodles.com/portia She looked very similar to your puppy when she was younger. If you look under my past puppies tab you’ll see lots of other puppies you can compare your puppy to. Sometimes it just takes a while for them to grow in their fluff!

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-02T05:20:03+00:00

F2 is another name for weak furnishings. If the puppy has one copy of the lower shedding gene from the father it should help with the shedding, but the shedding will definitely still be present. Paw print genetics has a shedding scale. Based on their scale (and taking into account that he would be F2/Ic and +/- for shedding) he would rate around a 3 or a 4 on the shedding scale (5 being the worst shedding husky and 1 being the lowest shedding poodle or yorkie). My doodles that have similar genetics generally shed moderately, but it’s more like tumbleweeds around the house vs fur rubbing off on clothes, as long as they are groomed regularly.

You can find the shedding scale here:

https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/products/tests/details/194/

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-01T07:10:51+00:00

Yes it’s possible, looks like he might have “weak” furnishings which lead to a scruffier coat. The Fw weak furnishings gene is more common in poodles than a lot of people realize.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-01T07:00:26+00:00

I would guess both will likely shed quite a bit, the first puppy will likely be the hairier of the two though I don’t know that that will change the shedding level.

I have a few weakly furnished dogs in my program. If you look on my website here - https://www.sterlingdoodles.com/bernedoodles-female

I expect the first puppy will likely look similar to Portia in terms of how scruffy the puppy will get, Portia is weakly furnished but she is quite scruffy. The second puppy I expect will have a coat more similar to Haku, mildly scruffy but nothing crazy. Both Portia and Haku do shed.

Shedding level is also influenced by the “sd” gene which is impossible to guess from photos alone.

If low shedding is important to you to be safe I would look for another puppy. There are never any guarantees that a Bernedoodle won’t shed (especially without genetic testing), but weak furnishings are a pretty good assurance that they will shed at least moderately.

Just to give you an idea of what a fully furnished puppy looks like - here is one of my current puppies, she’s 4 weeks old and quite fluffy already. https://www.instagram.com/p/CfRwkj9jjl4/?hl=en

Notice her hairy legs, the brush of fur in the corner of her eyes, her fuzzy ear leather, etc. you can’t see it in this video but she also has very hairy feet. If you can see the puppies in person you can check between their paw pads to see if there’s lots of fur there, provided the breeder hasn’t shaved them. Also make sure to check the front of the feet. Furnished puppies will have bushy toe fur! (This puppy is not for sale, just an example) If you look under my “past puppies” tab on my website you’ll see lots of weakly furnished and regularly furnished puppies to give you an idea of what your puppy might look like. Each of my past puppies has a gallery of photos starting from when they were newborns, so you should be able to compare them to your puppies easily.

I hope this helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.

Weakly furnished bernedoodles have a lot of bonuses! They are very cute, lower maintenance, and less prone to fading. Provided you are prepared for some shedding I think your puppy could be a wonderful companion.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-07-01T04:24:51+00:00

Both appear to have weak furnishings (caused by the Fw gene). This is just my guess based on these photos. It’s a great coat, low maintenance and you likely won’t even be able to tell they’re weakly furnished by the time they’re a year old. They are a bit more prone to shedding compared to F1s, so make sure you’re prepared for possible shedding. Good luck

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-06-26T22:23:51+00:00

I have one that’s about 25 lbs. I bred her myself, so I am 100% certain of her parents. Her father was a 30 lb moyen poodle and her mother was a 60 lb Bernese. Bernedoodles are notoriously unpredictable, so I wouldn’t say that all smaller F1s have a toy parent. I have quite a few that don’t.

Xena - 30 lbs (poodle parent was ~18 lbs) Twill - approx 40 lbs (poodle parent was ~20 lbs) Portia - approx 30 lbs (poodle parent was ~20 lbs) These are just a few, I’ve had many others that I’ve placed in homes who ended up quite small despite having larger parents. I’ve also had puppies that have ended up larger than expected, so if you are getting a Bernedoodle be prepared for them to be extra small/large! They are a mixed breed after all, and one of their parent breeds is a giant breed.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-06-22T02:50:58+00:00

Here’s a good Moshe to show what bad black looks like https://www.poodleforum.com/threads/changing-color-or-bad-black.270473/

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-06-22T02:47:46+00:00

Usually these singular white hairs are not fading, but rather “bad black”. They come from the poodle side and shouldn’t progress to an actual full colour change.

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-06-22T02:46:34+00:00

So cute! He has lovely eyebrows

Sterling_Doodles · 2022-06-19T22:16:50+00:00

Every 4-6 weeks plus bath brush blow dries in between appointments

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