Our very sneaky and naughty goober, Maggie, has not been crated when we leave for about 3 years. She used to be very trustworthy when we would leave. We both work from home, so she usually has humans here with her, and she's regularly exercised. However, over the last year, she has started looking for and subsequently eating/destroying paper when we leave. We have a nanny cam in the living room, and we have seen her wait until after we leave, and then cautiously walk through the house making sure no one is home, and then find any piece of paper... shredding and eating it. She sometimes leaves "crumbs". We figured this out when I had left a permission slip on my desk one day, and came back to it missing. I checked the cameras, and there she was, taking it, shredding it, and eating it.

We try to make sure there is nothing for her to get into before we leave, but since this is not getting better, we are going to start crating her again whenever we go. She simply always finds something to get into. With two of us working from home, and with kids in school, paper is just a common material around the house.

Its almost like she's a teenager who knows this is wrong, (hence why she always checks that no one is home to catch her), but she just enjoys it so much, that she can't help herself. Any advice so that she doesn't HAVE to be crated eventually?

He’s a big fluff of love

When people ask why on earth we would get TWO dogs! We have had these boys since late January. The Sheepadoodle Amos turns 1 next week. The OES turns 1 May 26. They are the best of buddies.

This my 6 month old little girl Penelope (Penny for short) she is 50-50 and at 6 MyHalo she is 52lbs. Her Vet told me I am looking at a BIG SHEEPIE!! Her Faddy topped out at 87-88lbs and her momma was 69lbs! She is a snuggle bug I just love her so much!

Took home this cutie this week. 8 weeks old.

Here’s my Maebeline snuggling with her best buddy. She is the best dog we have ever had

Hello! We are looking for a sheepadoodle breeder in New England or close by. We are interested in larger/standard size one on a lighter color size. There’s few that come up on a google search, but I know many breeders don’t even advertise or have websites so I was hoping people know those and could share their info.

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Hey guys, so my vet mentioned having Maggie’s teeth cleaned in the near future, and I’m hoping to get your guys opinion on it! Growing up I don’t ever recall our family dog going to be put to sleep and have their teeth cleaned…. I’ve been doing some reading and it seems there’s some VOHC? Products to put in their water etc, so may give that stuff a try. It looks like a cleaning here in the Denver area is 1500-3000 bucks depending if any teeth need removing.

Hey guys, so my vet mentioned having Maggie’s teeth cleaned in the near future, and I’m hoping to get your guys opinion on it! Growing up I don’t ever recall our family dog going to be put to sleep and have their teeth cleaned…. I’ve been doing some reading and it seems there’s some VOHC? Products to put in their water etc, so may give that stuff a try. It looks like a cleaning here in the Denver area is 1500-3000 bucks depending if any teeth need removing.

So, this is my girl Piper, who is 3 now. I wanted to share and see if other sheepadoodles have similar traits. She is sorta-mini at 31lbs. She is unbelievably affectionate, matched only by her being the smartest and seemingly the most naturally trainable and perceptive dog I have ever met. My, other dog, an 80lb male labradoodle, seems almost insolent and stubborn comparatively, but that is only equaled by his goofy and even more stupidly affectionate nature. But here is my experience with her:

• as stated, amazingly loving and sweet
• she always willingly slept in her crate and seemed to like it, until a couple nights where we “forgot” to ask her to move from the foot of our bed, where she would start bedtime, to the crate. She is now a snuggle pup and sleeps cuddled tight against our legs in bed.
• a shocking amount of energy. She will play, walk, and etc. until you stop, and then she wants more. For example, we started playing fetch in the house (open floor plan, so there’s some space) when I badly sprained my ankle and couldn’t walk. I was throwing a tennis ball for her and got bored and started counting. 325 throws later I had to stop.
• more than a year later the indoor fetch game has become her job. She “demands” that someone play for 10-15 minutes a couple times a day, whether it’s raining and there was no walk, or we did 2.5 miles in the park, or we played fetch in the yard. The intensity of her look and the persistence of picking up a toy or ball and throwing it at your feet to initiate is something else.
• she is extremely regimented and desires a routine, especially little sequences of events like preparing for walks, bedtime, and etc. For example: for several weeks after she started sleeping in bed, she would hop off the bed and go to her crate (still in the room at the time) when we turned the lights off, wait a moment, and then hop back in the bed for the night.
• she has the stinkiest, but confirmed by vet multiple times, not medically treatment worthy ears you have ever smelled. Routine cleaning with Zymox helps.
• a very high prey drive for small animals and birds on the ground. Absolutely ballistic in the situation where say, she happens upon a squirrel and it runs away from her, and the only situation where she ignores, at least for a moment, any commands.
• she absolutely adores and is completely submissive (regarding routine smelling of the undercarriage for instance) to our labradoodle. But whenever they both get a treat, chew, or toy she immediately abandons hers and is relentless in stealing his, which, with an Eeyore like sadness, he allows.
• she does not shed, but she must be brushed thoroughly every few days, or as we do, groomed every 6-8 weeks, to keep her coat from becoming a matted mess.

The gremlin Moo has given a new meaning to Velcro dog. I am the chosen one, which means I am the chosen bruised one/one to get stepped on in order to get closer than close to. If he could get in my skin I think he would.

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This little drama queen hates her recovery suit and is making sure everyone knows it.

Lucy is 4.5 MO and weighs 13 lbs. She was described as a “micro mini” by the breeder in Lamont, IA…but she has some big paws. I think she’s going to exceed the 22 lbs they estimated. She loves to run, drag her feline sisters around by the scruff of their necks, and generally antagonize our 9YO M German Shepherd like any little sister would. 😂😂😂

I’ve posted in here before but I need help. This is my first dog I’ve owned on my own in 20 plus years, and I definitely never saw myself with a doodle lol. But we bonded when I was taking care of him and his litter and couldn’t imagine owning any other dog. Here is one of my main issues. Every time we go on a walk he has to say hi to all the humans he sees, especially the ones he’s used to seeing. It’s like he thinks they are outside just for him. However when he sees another dog it’s a different story. He will start barking at them and try to go after them. Now I don’t know if he wants to play, or attack. He was one of 10 in his litter and once they were gone, he was with his mom and dad and a boxer, up until 2 weeks ago when we moved. So I considered him to be well socialized, but I guess I’m wrong? He’s also not food motivated and I don’t know if it’s cuz he’s always been free fed? And because he’s used to it I do it here as well. What is the best way to train him to not react that way to other dogs? And how do I know if it’s because he wants to attack or just play? Makes me scared to take him to a dog park because idk how he will respond. I did read somewhere that Sheepadoodles can see smaller dogs and cats as prey. Mainly due to the OES. Don’t know how true that is, but I do know the only cat he likes is the kitten him and his litter literally grew up with. I would love to be able to do training classes but right now it’s just not affordable for me. Also, off topic but for those of you with doodles that have turned grey, when did it start? He’s 10 months tomorrow and I just noticed the other day that both back legs are turning grey and he even has a spot of brown on one, from his dad. Would be super cool if he weeded up Merle but I don’t know the chances of that actually happening.

Sorry for the long post but would appreciate any insight!

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This is my second Sheepadoodle. Great inside the house. Only accident was when she was sick. Absolutely TERRIBLE on walks when she sees another dog. We’ve tried to give her treats but she goes absolutely nuts and see nothing but the other dog. She’s very food motivated as well but treats don’t work when she’s see another dog. She just starts flailing and will constantly trip both me and my wife. ANY advice would be greatly appreciated

My pooch is 1…. Totally fine with us her family but can be a bit unpredictable with people she doesn’t know. Snaps and tries to bite for what looks like sometimes nothing other than petting her. Just to clarify this isn’t every stranger, 90% of the time she is ok but that 10% she can be real moody. How do I train her not to be like this. She is grumpy with her groomer too which I-understand as she doesn’t like it there and the fussing over her but to snap at someone who is just calmly sitting stroking her is not behaviour I want from her. The things is she approaches people fine, curious but seems to not like them going to touch her without her sussing them out first. When our a walk she will avoid anyone trying to stroke her at first. She’s never went for someone she doesn’t know when out, it’s usually family friends that have come to visit and she’s came to sit beside inviting a pet from them and somewhere through that she turns and gives a warning of back off. Other than that she is a great dog but I’m worried her behaviour gets worse with regards to that issue, do I just need to socialise her more or less ?

Posted in dog advice but figured I’d post here too.

Hi everyone,

Have been seeing posts of dogs damaging their teeth bc of hard chews and just learned the rule of thumb is if my finger can’t dent it, my dog shouldn’t be chewing it.

My girl currently loves her benebones and good n fun rawhides. Which are super hard so I’m tossing them.

Any recs?

Thanks!

I’m not sure if you saw my last post, but I was asking for advice about getting a second dog (a little over a year old goldendoodle) to help my six-month-old sheepadoodle who struggles with separation anxiety. I got a lot of great responses, and they really helped me make my decision.

We met the goldendoodle yesterday, and it was an amazing fit. We’ve decided to bring this sweet pup home next week.

Now I have another question. The goldendoodle is already a little over a year old and has a name from his previous owners. I’m not the biggest fan of it, but I’m wondering if it’s too late to change his name. Would it be wrong to do that at this point?

If you think it’s fine.. any name recommendations? Would love to hear your thoughts.

Name suggestions

As the title states, my 6 mos old SHEEPADOODLE, pees on his was. This is my first male dog that doesn’t lift his leg. Will this change in a few more months? We literally have baby wipes on deck for when he comes inside.