Labradoodle as hunting dog?

[.45Guy]

Well, all my suggestions were voted down and I have ended up with a strange new fuzzy dog buddy. Being half lab I would think he'd be trainable. Has anyone else attempted this?

 

[SimplyChad]

yes

yes after a pit bull that ate everything the wife brought a doodle home. Smart fast enough and a great dog. You bring up the lab but dont forget poodles were water retrivers also. She tracks, hunts and makes a great rabbit runner. Sadly do to my new landlord we can only have one dog so she lives with my parents.

 

[poodleannie]

A great dog

We have a 5 year old Labadoodle named LULU. She is the best dog we have ever had. Loving, well mannered and smart. Can be trained very easily. We are not hunters so I can't help you there. The lady that sold us Lulu said"she won't shed" Everyday when I sweep the tile floors there is enough hair to make me a toupee!! But the pluses far outweight the negatives.

She was very active as a puppy. She would do summer salts in the side yard! Now she is 62 pounds of love. Healthy and very protective of us. Just a great dog. Good luck with your new baby.

 

[shaggy430]

A friend of mine has two and they are definitely water dogs. Yours should make a duck dog if you train it that way.

 

[IowaHunter]

A lab forum I go to has a member who has one. He trained it for waterfowl. Said it was the easiest training of a dog he's ever had.

 

[Rembrandt]

Marriage is a compromise.....wife wanted house dogs, I wanted hunting dogs. Fortunately our miniature Schnauzers don't know the difference and perfectly happy to do both.

 

[Overkilll0084]

Believe it or not, the poodle was originally a hunting/working dog. I don't remember the specifics, but mixed with a Lab, it should be a pretty good combo.
Ha, I found it:

http://animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogprofile.do?id=1560

In fact, the word poodle comes from the German word pfudel, meaning "puddle" or "to splash," probably reflecting the dog's water abilities. In France, it was known as caniche or chien canard, both referring to its duck-hunting abilities. Thus, from herding and water roots the poodle became a talented water-hunting companion. The poodle was also drawn into service as a military dog, guide dog, guard dog, wagon puller for performers and, eventually, as a circus performer.

 

[sixgunner455]

LOL, Rembrandt! Are those minis flushing and retrieving for you?

My last one was pure hell on rats, and I saw her catch a flushing quail in the air one day. Love those little guys.

 

[Prorock]

Believe it or not, the poodle was originally a hunting/working dog. I don't remember the specifics, but mixed with a Lab, it should be a pretty good combo.
Ha, I found it:

http://animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogprofile.do?id=1560

We have a standard poodle and the dude loves water and plays fetch until he drops. The strange haircut that poodles get is originally for cold water swimming. It protects the chest and joints from the cold without weighing the dog down with a lot of wet hair. The ball on the tail is so the hunter can see the dog out in the water.

 

[Rembrandt]

LOL, Rembrandt! Are those minis flushing and retrieving for you?

Retrieving no, flushing?....maybe, they follow along but not sure I'd call it intentionally flushing. Either way, they enjoy getting out and being country dogs.

 

[06]

Nice critters. Have a poodle that is my "bestest buddy". Just started training him. He rides my shoulders about everywhere except when bush hogging or mowing. He just "locked up" with moma's Chiuahua so we will have some "Choodles"-lol- or something in a few weeks. Hoping to make my poodle into an everything dog. Squirrel, rabbit, and bird. Have seen one like that so why not go for it.

 

[.45Guy]

I'm going to give it a shot. Thus far he's taken well to most training other than going outside to piddle. Even then it's not that he's bad, just doesn't give any warning. In fact he slept in my bed until he piddled right in front of me at 3am... That was the end of that. BTW, I'd rather have him "half surrender" than charge the targets like my fathers old cocker. As soon as we'd fire off the first shot he'd be making a bee line for the backstop...

 

[Danb1215]

A poodle is arguably more trainable than a lab, and is also a water retriever in its own right. So barring any individual anomalies you should be good to go.

 

[Mamertine]

Full sized poodles are supposed to be one of the smartest dog breeds out there.

 

[Sheepdog1968]

I love labs and grew up with them in the home. Several years ago I dated a woman who who two standard poodles. Wow. They were probably the brightest do that I have ever interacted with. It took the male three tries to fetch exactly how I wanted it done (wait till i say retrieve, get it, sit by my side and put it in my hand). I suspect this mixture would make a great hunting dog.

 

[Glocktime]

We have a Labradoodle named Baily, she is the most well mannered, easy going, docile dog I've ever met. I can attest to the Labradooles in-water abilities because Baily is always in the ponds around our house swimming. I feel had she been raised as a hunting she would make an excellent one indeed.

 

[hardluk1]

When I have been around labs running and catching hogs and german short hair pointers running a bay'n deer you . Your lab mix might do all you want it to .

 

[303tom]

When I was a kid we had a full size black poodle , best damn coon dog we owned , so yes should be very trainable !

 

[303tom]

Here`s my Hounds !

 

[303tom]

Marriage is a compromise.....wife wanted house dogs, I wanted hunting dogs. Fortunately our miniature Schnauzers don't know the difference and perfectly happy to do both.

That bottom picture looks like my Sassy`s Daddy . This is my Sassy !

 

[.45Guy]

Well, he is definately getting the hang of retrieving, but there are some obvious issues with his being a working dog...