Breed Information
What is a Sheepadoodle?
Sheepadoodles are a result of crossing an Old English Sheepdog and a Poodle. They come in 3 different sizes; Mini (25-45lbs), Moyen (45-60lbs), and Standard (60-85+lbs). Sheepadoodles are a playful, sweet, and energetic breed. They love children and thrive on connection. Their eager to please attitudes and high intelligence makes them easily trainable and great service dogs. Sheepadoodles typically have a life span of 12-15 years. They do require regular grooming that will depend on the family's desired look. Proper exercise and play are important to maintain a happy and healthy dog. Sheepadoodles have a fun demeanor and adore their families.
What is a cavapoo?
Cavapoos are a result of crossing a King Charles Cavalier and a Poodle. They can range in size from 8-25 pounds. Cavapoos are a friendly, social, and lovable breed. They are very delicate to your needs and will easily become your BFF. Their life span is on average up to 15 years. They require a moderate amount of daily exercise. Frequent brushing and regular grooming is required. Cavapoos are highly intelligent making them very suitable for training. Whether you are a first time dog owner or a large family Cavapoos make a great addition with their calm, sweet, and loyal temperaments.
The Old English Sheepdog:
The American Kennel Club (AKC) describes the Old English Sheepdog (OES) as a big, agile dog with a muscular, compact build, and a profuse double coat.They do require regular brushing and grooming to avoid matting and problems with the double coat. Regular exercise is required for these strong, able-bodied workers. They have many fine house dog qualities: watchfulness, courage, kindliness, and intelligence. OES make great family companions as they are excellent with children as they are a patient and protective playmate. They can weigh anywhere from 50ish to 100ish pounds. Their life expectancy is 10-12 years. Males can measure 22 inches and up and females can measure 21 inches and up.
The Poodle:
The American Kennel Club (AKC) describes Poodles as eager, athletic, and wickedly smart dogs of remarkable versatility. They come in 3 different sizes, standard, mini, and toy. Standards should be more than 15 inches tall at the shoulder; Miniatures are 15 inches or under; Toys stand no more than 10 inches. Standard males are usually 60-70 pounds, Standard females are usually 40-50 pounds, Minis are about 10-15 pounds, and Toys are around 4-6 pounds. Poodles are easily trainable and are no shedding dogs, but do require daily grooming. They have a life expectancy of 10-18 years.
The King Charles Cavalier:
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a toy spaniel breed with a happy temperament, gentle nature, and royal appearance. The breed standard also describes Cavaliers as affectionate, sweet, devoted, charming, fearless, and sporting.They require little grooming and make excellent family dogs as they are great with children and other dogs. King Cavaliers measure around 12-13 inches and weigh about 13-18 pounds. They have a life expectancy of 12-15 years.
Generations–What does F1 mean?
Sheepadoodles and Cavapoos are hybrid dogs.
An F1 is produced between a purebred dog (an Old English Sheepdog or a King Charles Cavalier) and a purebred Poodle. F1 is a close 50/50 split of the two original breeds.
Next Generations add a number…F2, F3, etc. This is a cross between an F1 doodle bred to another F1 doodle.
Adding a “B” happens when you breed a doodle back to a poodle. For example, taking an F1 doodle and breeding them to a purebred poodle would produce F1B puppies.
There is NO guarantee to the type of coat a puppy will have or what percent of traits they will inherit from one breed.
