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Lucky Me · 02-03-2009, 01:33 PM

My Tuesday (F1)is what most would consider a "Labby" coat. It is very thick...some spots are very, very silky, then there is a "cape" of coarse, wavey hair down her back. She was bred to a poodle.
He first litter of 11 produced 1 silky, wavey, non-shed fleece, 2 silky, curly non- shed fleece, 6 with super curly, wool to wool-fleece blends....all non-shed, then one that looked like a lab but ended up with about 3 inches of coarse/silky, slightly wavey hair coat that sheds a little, and then one guy that had big curls of coarse & silky hair that sheds some.
Tuesday has been bred again to a different poodle & it will be interesting to see what happens this time.
I am wondering if so much poodle came out of a "labby" F1 & poodle, if maybe next time I should go with a heavy coated,straighter fleece coated F1B..... or would I end up risking on getting more shedding dogs.
Now Marley, Tuesday's son, F1B, has a silky, curly wool-fleece coat (non-shed). When I get him a girl, perhaps I should look for a fleece, wavey, thick coat F1, that doesn't shed???
I too will be watching your litter like a hawk jac!

02-03-2009, 01:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lucky Me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,726	Re: Breeding an F1B My Tuesday (F1)is what most would consider a "Labby" coat. It is very thick...some spots are very, very silky, then there is a "cape" of coarse, wavey hair down her back. She was bred to a poodle. He first litter of 11 produced 1 silky, wavey, non-shed fleece, 2 silky, curly non- shed fleece, 6 with super curly, wool to wool-fleece blends....all non-shed, then one that looked like a lab but ended up with about 3 inches of coarse/silky, slightly wavey hair coat that sheds a little, and then one guy that had big curls of coarse & silky hair that sheds some. Tuesday has been bred again to a different poodle & it will be interesting to see what happens this time. I am wondering if so much poodle came out of a "labby" F1 & poodle, if maybe next time I should go with a heavy coated,straighter fleece coated F1B..... or would I end up risking on getting more shedding dogs. Now Marley, Tuesday's son, F1B, has a silky, curly wool-fleece coat (non-shed). When I get him a girl, perhaps I should look for a fleece, wavey, thick coat F1, that doesn't shed??? I too will be watching your litter like a hawk jac! __________________ Judi,Tuesday, Marley, Easy (and little Reba too!)