Alan Kenworthy - Cockapoos: The Owners Guide from Puppy to Old Age--Buying, Caring For, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Cockapoo Dog

Cockapoos

The Owners Guide from Puppy to Old Age

Choosing, Caring for, Grooming, Health,Training and Understanding Your Cockapoo Dog

By Alan Kenworthy

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Once youve read this book, you will have allthe information you need to make a well-informed decision aboutwhether or not the Cockapoo is the breed for you, and you will knowhow to care for them at every stage of their life.

As an owner, expert trainer and professionaldog whisperer, I would like to teach you the human side of theequation, so you can learn how to think more like your dog andeliminate behavioral problems with your pet.

While it is somewhat harder to point topredictable characteristics in a hybrid dog like a Cockapoo, thisis a breed in transition. I have no doubt it will be accepted as astand alone breed in years to come, which will only support thefurther genetic development of this exceptional pairing.

In the meantime, there are more and moreresponsible breeders producing excellent Cockapoos. This is not afad breed, but a truly exceptional companion and one to which Ilook forward to introducing you.

I will try to acquaint you with all the prosand cons of life with a Cockapoo and to provide insight into caninehusbandry for those people who have not lived with a dogbefore.

Read carefully and make your decision with acritical eye toward your time and lifestyle. I firmly believe thatno adoption of any animal should be based on any primaryconsideration other than the welfare of the living creature thatwill become your sole responsibility. If you can care for aCockapoo, I promise, the Cockapoo will care for you.

Acknowledgments

In writing this book, I also sought tips,advice, photos and opinions from many experts of the Cockapoo dogbreed.

In particular I wish to thank the followingwonderful experts for going out of their way to help andcontribute:

USA & CANADA

Shannon Wallace of OZ Cockapoos

http://www.ozcockapoos.net/

Malinda DeVincenzi of Darby Park Doodles

http://www.darbyparkdoodles.com

Rebecca Goins of MoonShine BabiesCockapoos

http://www.moonshinebabiescpoo.com

Cristine Smith of Shady Lane Cockapoo's

http://www.shadylanekennel.net

Jackie Stafford of Djs CockapooBabies

http://www.cockapoobabies.com

Jamie of Cute Cockapoos

http://www.cutecockapoos.com

Helen Downing of Family LoveKennels

http://breederofcockapoos.com/

Christy Shanklin of Christys Cockapoos

http://www.cpuppies.com/

Phil & Adam Berthold of HomesteadCockapoos

http://www.homesteadcockapoos.com

Debbie Cowdrey of Starlo'sCockapoos

http://www.starloscockapoos.com

Jessica Sampson of Legacy Cockapoos

http://www.legacycockapoos.com/

UK

Stephen & Julia Charlton of JukeeDoodles

http://www.jukeedoodles.com

Annette Courtney of AnnettesCockapoos

http://www.annettescockapoos.co.uk/

Kirstin Pollington of Milky Paws

http:// www.milkypaws.co.uk

Sylvia Hook of Sylml Cockapoo

http:// www.pinetreecockapoo.co.uk

Ali Haynes of TiddybrookCockapoos

http://www.tiddybrookcockapoos.com

Joanna Johnson, Lincolnshire, UK

E-mail:

Justine Watts of Just Dogz

http://www.justdogz.co

The breed known today as the Cockapoo (orCock-a-poo) was the result of chance matings of Cocker Spaniels andPoodles in the United States in the 1950s. The resulting litterswere so irresistibly cute that by the 1960s, the dogs werebeginning to attract attention.

Photo Credit: Stephen Charlton of JukeeDoodles

In subsequent decades, as the breed gained aninternational following, other variations on the name werepopularized for instance, Spoodle in Australia and Cockadoodle inSweden. For the purposes of this discussion, however, well stickwith Cockapoo.

As the Cockapoo mix began to be intentionallycultivated, two types of Poodles emerged as frontrunners in thebreeding pool: the Miniature and the Toy. Using these dogs, thecrosses tend to be roughly the size of the Cocker Spaniel parent orjust fractionally smaller. In the UK, generally the Cockapoo is12 bigger than its parents.

The Cocker Spaniel half of the equation alsointroduces a degree of variance because American Cocker Spanielsare slightly smaller than their English counterparts and have alonger coat. In the UK, they actively use the English WorkingCocker Spaniel, the English Show Cocker Spaniel and the AmericanShow Cocker Spaniel, all of which have distinctively different coattypes.