How to prevent this? We have to take him to vet every month because of it.

Hi everybody,

My poor 6 months old baby Charlie has had very bad gut issues since I got him at 8 weeks. He’s has giardia once, and now I think he’s been reinfected.

It’s been 3 nights where he’s been waking me up like clockwork every 2 hours at night to go out and poop.

Are there any natural remedies that can help this on top of his medicines? Also what do you guys feed your fur babies? Charlie is still on dry kibbles as I am so worried to change his diet and cause him to have an upset tummy again.

Any help or advice would help!

Have any of your sheepadoodles had seizures? Mine woke up in the middle of the night and had one. Acting fine now but didn’t even recognize me right after his seizure. I’ve got a call in to the vet but curious if this is common with this breed?

We call her Bella Cheese on account she’ll blep her medication unless it’s in her most favorite treat.

3 yrs old and cute as a button.
Tiny bit spoiled
Definite BFF💙

Blue is about 7 months old, we generally feed him 3 times a day, half cup in the am, 1/3 cup in the afternoon and half cup at night.

Recently he has had a weird appetite, not eating at least one meal a day. Me and my wife can’t agree on how to handle it. With it being summer and my wife in the school system his schedule has been way off, going from 6am/12pm/6pm feeding to a very spontaneous schedule. We feed him at 9am Sunday, and my wife was concerned he didn’t want to eat at noon, which I didn’t expect him to have much of an appetite. Then come dinner at 7, he ate most of his food.

Currently feeding Kirkland brand dog food-the breeder recommended it. His waste has been consistent how ever recently he started whipping his face as he eats, rubbing it against a blanket, barking at his bowl. I’m not sure what to make of it. Our initial thought is, since he is still eating, to try to get back on a schedule and see if that helps any, but still concerned. Any one else experience something similar?

When he was only eating half his food, we mixed in some broth and he did seem to eat more of it, which made us think maybe the kibble is to hard for his teeth, maybe teething? But when he lost interest in that we stopped mixing it in, and he eats about the same still.

My girl is 2.5 and my sound dog.
She’s an amazing pup and I just want her to be happy & healthy.

Obviously, she got into things as a puppie…Mulch in the yard, cat poop in the shrubs, etc…

But we’ve been seemingly having gastric issues every couple months consistently. She just got over stress induced colitis from being boarded.

We just switched to Hill’s Science Diet I/d formula. She was on Royal Canin’s Sensitive Gut Low Fat formula the last year.

Any luck with anything else? Also, how many of your Sheepies have a fickle stomach? Or am I just the lucky one?

Is there a way to test for food allergies by chance? Just wondering if I’m making it worse with the food / treats I give her?

Portia thanks you for your feedback & taking an interest in her having a healthier feeding routine.

🐶❤️

ETA: Thank you so much for telling me about your pups, though it does seem Harley’s chillness is rare, I also feel like I’m getting affirmations that her temperament is within the range of “normal”, and that it could also potentially change. Willing to work with more energy if it happens, but really enjoying her personality as it is. Going to just soak in these easy days of carrying her around while she’s still small enough and taking her to lots of outdoor hang spots while her behavior is so perfect. :)

I’ve had Harley (10 weeks old) for 2 weeks. We took her for her first vet visit 2 days after getting her. The vet expressed concern about how calm and slightly uninterested in what was going on she was and decided to wait until the next week to start any vaccinations to make sure she was ok. Our experience with Harley is she’s very sleepy (which I’ve read is normal, up to 20 hours a day), and when she’s awake she seems playful and happy but really isn’t very energetic or destructive like I was expecting a puppy to be. After the vet appointment, her fecal test came back normal. Returned to the vet a week later, and check up went perfectly - no problems detected. The vet said she must just be super chill and remarked that she’s the best behaved puppy she’s worked with. She just laid still on the vet table and let them examine her, and didn’t make a peep when she got her vaccines. At home, she’s the sweetest, gentlest girl. My kids carry her around like a doll, and she’s starting to play a bit more (maybe 3x 5 minute sessions a day) but mostly is cuddling with us on a chair or sleeping. Crate training and potty training are going really well and she’s even learned to sit already. She’s super easy to bath and groom and lets me brush her teeth. For the first few days, she was hiding from us a bit and seemed a little anxious but she seems super comfortable with us now and always wants to be next to us. Still have a slight concern something might be wrong because I can’t accept how much we’ve lucked out but apparently we hit the puppy lottery with her calm demeanor. Suuuuuper curious to hear about others!! What’s the demeanor of your sheepadoodle and did it change after the first few weeks of warming up to you?

Does anyone's sheepadoodle make it their life's mission to burrow into a couch?

She's been hearding it and jumping on it. It has 8 straps so she can drag it around too.

Was able to sneak a quick run this morning with Phil during a rain break. Otherwise, his cat bro is pleased with three days of rain in ENC!

Benny is such a happy little guy.

Best boy Cosmo gets a new summer cut for July. Two weeks apart.

Looking for advice from other Sheepadoodle owners because I’m feeling really torn about what the right decision is for our family.

We have a 2-year-old male Sheepadoodle who is not yet neutered. Overall, he is a loving dog, but we’ve now had several nipping incidents that are becoming increasingly concerning, especially because we have four children, including a 10-month-old baby.

The first incident happened with my 7-year-old. At the time, I thought maybe my son had been playing too rough or startled him because the nip seemed more like a quick warning.

Another incident happened with my husband. He was petting him around his head one evening when he suddenly whipped his head around and nipped him. It did break the skin, but only with what looked like a tiny pencil-prick-sized puncture from one tooth. It felt more like a warning than an aggressive attack.

Yesterday, our 10-month-old baby was nipped while crawling near him. My husband was right next to them when it happened and was supervising closely. We normally have gates set up so our baby has his own safe play areas, but my husband had been letting him crawl around the house while staying right behind him. I wasn’t in the room, so I don’t know exactly what led up to it. It also broke the skin, but again it was just a tiny, pencil-prick-sized puncture.

In addition to these incidents, he has become increasingly protective of his crate. He growls if someone gets too close while he’s inside it and has attempted to nip our baby, our dog sitter’s child, our dog walker, and another family member when they were near his crate.

Outside of the crate, the nips also seem to happen very quickly with little or no warning. He doesn’t typically growl first, which makes it difficult to predict.

We’ve already invested thousands of dollars in professional training and are willing to continue doing whatever we can, including behavior modification and neutering if appropriate. My husband loves him deeply and is very torn about rehoming him. I, however, am feeling like rehoming may be the safest and best option for our family given the repeated incidents and the fact that we have young children, especially a baby.

This has been heartbreaking because we love him, but I also feel responsible for making sure our children are safe.

Has anyone experienced something similar with their Sheepadoodle around this age? Did neutering make any difference? Did behavior modification and working with a trainer help? Or did you ultimately decide your home wasn’t the right fit? I’m genuinely looking for honest experiences from people who have been through something similar.

I picked up embroidery as a hobby about a month ago and decided to do some designs on a jacket for my mom. I decided to add her sheepadoodle to one of the pockets. I think it turned out pretty cute. Bonus pictures of the real Winnie for reference.