We made sure our cockapoo did not have her tail docked, so look in the photos section for ellie, hopefully you can see her tail? either way, it's quite long, about 1/2+ her body length oh, and ours is 1st gen cockapoo, so you can easily see portions of both in her.
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Susan Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doesn't sound like a cockapoo. Some bad breeds try to pass of many > mixes as cockapoos. Some first generation cockapoos may more closely > resemble a poodle or cocker spaniel. Second generation cockapoos (who's > parents were both cockapoos) will have the more "classic" cockapoo look…a > little scruffy (think Benji) with wavy to curly hair. Many breeders doc > their tails, so I'm not sure what a true cockerpoo's tail would look like. > That bugged eyed look with a curly tail reminds me of a pug. Hmmm….a > pugapoo; that's a new one. > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Suzanne > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:55 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [cockapoo] What a Cockapoo looks like > > > > About five years back, I went to Texas to get 2 different cockapoos from 2 > different > breeders. > One dog was a perfect, classic cockapoo in every way and is still with us, > adorable....love > the breeder. > The second one was bug-eyed, long nosed, blocky body with a long curling > tail... and she > was pretty "crazed", would always pee in the house and the first dog, the > classic cockapoo > seemed to really "hate" her. (I don't believe this was a dominance thing.) > > We kept the second dog for 3 days and then couldn't take it any more. We > sent her back as > the breeder had requested but never got our money back which to this day > truly ticks me > off!!! > That's a summary of the longer story. > > My question is: do you think this second cockapoo was really a mix between > a poodle and > a cocker spaniel or could the breeder have been pulling my leg? The dog was > downright > ugly, yes, I think that's fair to say and possible:) But what's with the > tail that curls up over > the dog's back? I've never seen a poodle's tail do that! > > Your thoughts? I might still have a picture of this dog. > > Suzanne in Boulder > FREE e-Book "The Puppy Training Plan" > www.puppytrainingplan.com > > >
