Hair Growth

If you've got your cavoodle and was wondering what the dogs hair is going to be like, beware, depending on the mix you get, you might see attribtues you wouldn't associate with a cavoodle.

For instance long hair and moulting, with Archie we have seen these attributes, as can be seen from the attached image. This was taken when Archie was 6 months old, even though he looks as old as Gandolf from lord of the rings.

We've noticed also, that during the summer months that Archie started to shed more. Compare with other dogs I've had it was'nt as bad as them, but because of the long, white hair it look like santa claus has made a surprise visit during the summer months.
With this in mind (cos I'm not a santa fan) we purchases some dog clippers. I know that getting your dogs hair cut can cost around £30 and clippers cost about the same so being the penny pinching man that I am, I thought I'd do it myself.

Now again beware, clipping your dog is not for the faint hearted, neither myself or the dog was prepared for the task.

From my experience, when clipping the dog here are some of my tips;

1. Start with a clean dog
2. Start cutting with the longer gaurd first.
3. Be patient
4. Periodically reward your dog with treats
5. Keep the hair on the back a little longer and the under carriage a little more shorter. Having the under carriage hair a little short helps with the cleanliness of the dog as hes a boy dog.
6. If you intend to cut your dogs hair do it regularly, don't wait for the hair to be as long as I did, as indicated in the image above. It becomes easier when the hair is shorter and the dog becomes more accustomed to it.
7. Don't worry if you make a mistake, the hair will grow back, plus the dog will be non the wiser, just don't tell him and show him the back with a mirror.



The finished result:

Sorry for no recent posts

Sorry for no recent posts, just moved house and I'm working on other web site that is a web site for listing UK Trout Fisheries, have a look if you like at www.trout-fisheries.com
Any way I'll be putting new stuff on shortly, I recently trimmed Archie's coat and I'll explain the pain we went through when we did it.

Archie is on FaceBook, or rather dog book.

Arhie is now on facebook as one of our pets, log on / register and Pet Him now hehe

Cavapoos, Cavoodles For Sale

Jandaz now have Cavoodles for Sale, visit the site at www.jandaz.co.uk

CornWall - PortCothan

Just been on a weeks camping holiday to Cornwall, we went to a small part called Portcothan just above Newquay. (England)
If you like small beaches, good coastal walks, then this is the place to go. Great Pub, great little shop on the beach selling everything you could possible want.

Ok, what was it like to camp with the dog then? Well we took his blanket with us, and placed it in the room where he was going to sleep, in Ethan’s room (my son).
Every night, when it was time for bed, he knew that he slept in Ethan’s room, it was really easy, no bother at all. Archie loved it, he loved the fresh air, the sea everything, and because Cornwall is so dog friendly, he meet lots of new doggy friends.

Everytime we were in the car, he’d have his head out the window, sniffing the air like all dogs do.


Yeah, well while in Newquay, my wife noticed a pet shop, and came out with a new purchase, a dog cap. Why, Why, well the Archie didn't seeem to mind!

Rare and Illusive Ghost poo

I'm the pride owner of a white poo, very rare, well not really ! Throughout my younger days, (most of them were spent in the '80s and early '90s) the ghostly figure a pale stool used to be prevalent, these days it pretty rare to find them, mostly because fellow dog owners pick up their dog dirt after them and because dog food these days have changed.

Apparently, White poo is white because the of calcium left behind as the water evaporates, and the 'organic' components of the poop are consumed (in various ways) leaving the inorganic stuff behind. Archie left me this rare and precious deposit after enjoying a large bone for a numbers of days. I just thought I share this birth with you all. Send in your pictures of white poo and I'll start a white poo gallery he he he - only joking :) or am I????

ps: What do you think of poo bags? Are they a good think or a bad thing? I've seen a number of them tossed in the street by dog owners, only to stay present for ages. If they hadn't of bagged the 'tommy-tit' in the first place then the stool would just wash away after a period of time ... or would it?.

Can you get bio-degradable dog poo bags? I'd hate to think that (for some bizare reason) someone might be digging around a 1000/million years later upon an ex waste deposal site and dig up this intriguing black small sack, open it up to find a fresh, steamy stool, or even a white chalky one, imagine the disappointment or joy?

Send in your Cavoodles

The Cavoodle Gallery has started, send in your cavoodle photos to james.farrer@talk21.com and lets create a large resource of cavoodle images.