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Labradoodle for duck hunting?
Posted on 12/10/19 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 12/10/19 at 7:48 pm
anyone ever hunted with a labradoodle? not getting a dog anytime soon but a buddy just got one and thinks he can turn it into a hunter. pretty cool how they apparently don't shed
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Posted on 12/10/19 at 7:55 pm to lodgedup
I dnt have one. But they make great duck dogs.. poodles are great bird dogs, and labs are also.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:02 pm to lodgedup
My cousin has one and while I’m sure they can be made into a duck dog as I have seen his fetch and handle obedience.
My issue would be keeping them shaved short enough to be practical and still have enough warmth. I can only imagine what one with hair would be like full of duck weed, Lilys rosceaux cane and matted mud...
My issue would be keeping them shaved short enough to be practical and still have enough warmth. I can only imagine what one with hair would be like full of duck weed, Lilys rosceaux cane and matted mud...
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:09 pm to lodgedup
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they apparently don't shed
Not the case with all. You have to get puppies from on down the line f1b or f2 to get them to not shed.
Ours is an F1 (father poodle and mom lab). She sheds worse than our lab.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:09 pm to lodgedup
Poodles are retrievers and tracking dogs. I have trained or partly trained literally 100 plus labs.The smartest lab has not been as smart as the dumbest poodle. That being said the poodle is a finicky dog that does not like pressure applied wrong. If you mess up training a lab you can fix it the next day not a poodle. I find it really neat that they have all these different doodles. The 1 thing in common with these is the poodle part. Just get a poodle and train it. My dad gave me the best training advice and it still holds true today. To train a dog you have to be smarter than the dog. Poodles are smart son of a guns.
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:58 pm to lodgedup
Waiting on Kemo for his answer on this.
All I know is if I showed up at a pit in Mecca with a poodle anything I would be hazed unmercifully for the rest of my life.
All I know is if I showed up at a pit in Mecca with a poodle anything I would be hazed unmercifully for the rest of my life.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:01 pm to lodgedup
My gf and I have a goldendoodle and while he isn’t the best dog I’ve ever seen in the field, he’s been fine for me in dove season.
Mine does not shed at all.
Never tried duck hunting because I have friends with better dogs, but mine does love the water.
I know you asked about labradoodle’s but thought I’d give my experience with another poodle designer breed.
He has been a great dog and I will get another one eventually.
Mine does not shed at all.
Never tried duck hunting because I have friends with better dogs, but mine does love the water.
I know you asked about labradoodle’s but thought I’d give my experience with another poodle designer breed.
He has been a great dog and I will get another one eventually.
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:14 pm to lodgedup
My labradoodle is incredible easy to train and loves training. I have no doubt that I could turn him into an incredible duck dog but I just don’t hunt that often anymore so it’s not worth the time. He a driven dog too, I imagine he would out fetch just about any lab.
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:41 pm to lodgedup
I searched up and down for a dog a few years ago. I looked hard for the coolest breed out there. I was gonna train and hunt over the dog plenty, so I needed a dog that could make multiple water retrieves reliably. I couldn’t justify putting a lot of time and money into a dog with a high probability of failing. I knew I would love whatever dog I got, so why risk the potential hunting flop? I got a black lab and I think she’s awesome (like everyone who owns a dog). The difference is she panned our to be an amazing hunter who easily loves it more than any human could ever fathom.
You can get a $1000 lab pup that will almost guaranteed be a serviceable hunter. Why chase the fancy breeds and risk that unknown?
You can get a $1000 lab pup that will almost guaranteed be a serviceable hunter. Why chase the fancy breeds and risk that unknown?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 5:55 am to lodgedup
I know someone who tried to train his labradoodle
He also shoots a crossbow
And wears hunters pink rather than hunters orange
He also shoots a crossbow
And wears hunters pink rather than hunters orange
Posted on 12/11/19 at 6:13 am to lodgedup
We have a golden doodle. The goofy sumbitch ate 2 of my All-Star rods the other day. Didn’t just chew them up, it ate them. Somebody is welcome to come retrieve his arse from my house.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 7:56 am to lodgedup
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Labradoodle for duck hunting?
Dogs are pretty smart and trainable. Work with it and it will do most anything you need.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 4:28 pm to lodgedup
I have a standard poodle and love his personality. I learned very quickly that you can not handle them like a lab. He is very sensitive to force.
I have not trained him for hunting but it was incredibly easy to train the basic commands such as sit,here, stay etc. He loves the smell of the birds I bring home and loves retrieving them in the yard so I bet he could have been a decent duck dog.
I have not trained him for hunting but it was incredibly easy to train the basic commands such as sit,here, stay etc. He loves the smell of the birds I bring home and loves retrieving them in the yard so I bet he could have been a decent duck dog.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 4:35 pm to lodgedup
Look at a Pudelpointer. Great for both ducks and upland birds. Absolute machines in hunting situations
Posted on 12/12/19 at 7:41 am to lodgedup
My cousin is a duck hunter out of Back Bay NC.
Says that he knows a guy that trains female lab/poodle mix and they will go retrieve a brick out of 4 feet of water if you train them right.
Says that he knows a guy that trains female lab/poodle mix and they will go retrieve a brick out of 4 feet of water if you train them right.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 7:42 am to lodgedup
I have a good friend with a first generation labradoodle. He trained him pretty well and he does a good job but unfortunately due to the type of fur and all he has to leave him at home when it gets cold. They are great dogs very similar to labs with manners and train ability but they are not built for the rigors and temperatures that duck hunting requires like a lab does.
Posted on 12/12/19 at 1:42 pm to lodgedup
i've never hunted with one, but i do hear and have seen them in action and they do make some good duck dogs just like any lab
Posted on 12/12/19 at 3:19 pm to lodgedup
doodles act dumb to train and condition you to do things for them. It is a trick, don't fall for it.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 11:15 am to lodgedup
Any man who wants a poodle probably has a husband.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 11:30 am to lodgedup
Believe it or not, my cavalier wouldve made a great one for small game. Eyesight and smell is phenomenal and loved to fetch.
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