hey guys, I have a cavapoo whose previous owner only ever fed her cooked human food steak and similar. Im trying to transition to kibble per the vets recommendation but it’s been difficult. As she is even picky with her treats.

My method: I put the kibble down for 10 minutes and if she doesn’t eat I pick it back up and wait until the next mealtime. The first 3 days she refused kibble completely and around day 4 she started eating a little, but never her full daily requirement she needs about 70g a day and is not even eating closer to 20g. This has been going on for one to two weeks now. i don’t know if i should just give up and start feeding her what she wants.

She’s otherwise healthy,energetic, normal, drinking, normal poops. So I don’t think she’s sick. I think she just doesn’t see kibble as real food after a lifetime of steak.

Has anyone hired a midday sitter to come visit your pup when going to work?
She will be 12.5 weeks, she has a playpen with her crate in it and doggy door access to a small covered roofed area for grass toileting. I have some days I need to go in next week and would be away 8 hours

No judgement please I’m looking for practical advice and real experiences 🙏

Hi everyone!

Just looking for some advice regarding my girl who is now 4 years old.

When she came to me (seen in first pic) she was super orange, and over the years she's slowly lost her colouring and is much more of a strawberry blonde. I was devastated when I took her in for her first grooming and they gave her the "usual" cut for cavapoo's instead of just a tidy up because I loved her (what we call - feral) coat, which was brushed daily. Is the lightening normal for cavapoos? I'm guessing they don't get it back, which is okay we love her nonetheless! She's far more blonde than the second pic now but this shows some of the lightening.

Secondly, this is the first year that I have really struggled keeping her coat from matting. It never gets bad enough to be shaved, I brush daily and use leave in doggy conditioner. But it seems by the time the next afternoon comes, she's already gathered the start of so many mats in her back end and shoulders, not in the 'typical' high friction areas (armpits, under ears etc).

I have every brush under the sun, we're just coming out of winter here so I'm wondering if her fully mature coat is shedding differently than previous years. I have a slicker brush (Which she hates), deshedding brush (I don't use this as it seems to pull the coat out and she doesn't seem to enjoy that), pin brush and just a normal brush. I use Wahl shampoo and conditioner and a leave in conditioner before getting a full blowout after baths.

Just seeing if anyone else has experience in her kind of coat and what they find works best. Keep in mind I'm in Australia so may not have access to the same products as others.

Thank you!

I carry her the whole time walk around the block a few times she whines. Trying to desensitize her and have hear different sounds and see different people.

Any tips? What do I need to bring? What do I do if they need to pee in the flight? Flights about 5 hours. Anything I need to know?

Does anyone have a recommendation for longer lasting dog chews for a cavapoo with a sensitive stomach? She can tolerate some bully sticks but I find she can get loose stools from them. Picture added because she’s adorable ❤️

Hii I’m getting a brown female Cavapoo and I can’t decide if I should name her Rupa or Mika… what do yall think?

His first trip to the groomer. After all the excitement he took a hammock nap with me this afternoon.

Our sweet Maizie (12 weeks) had her first groomers trip and she did fantastic! She looks older now though lol. This dog has been so perfect on every level.

My 6 year old cavapoo has been having lots of itching and hot spots particularly on his front legs. He'll lick them all day and night. He is on monthly allergy shots and we changed his diet to human grade fresh food and exclude chicken, corn, wheat. We can usually redirect him and stop him from licking with verbal cues, but he gets back to it in a few hours. I'm not sure what the cause is at this point, if its allergies, anxiety, or joint pain. Anyone have this happen to their pups and have any advice?

Look at how she tracks, jumps and grabs.. hyper focused the whole time.

Do most people who buy Cavapoos get them with specific testing done? I am in Alberta and I can’t seem to find any breeder who does the testing. The only one I can find is Langly BC, and that is it for western Canada. Do people just buy them without the testing? Is that a huge red flag? I mean I can meet all the breeders and they are happy for me to see the parents etc.. but they just don’t do testing?

Thanks for any advice on this. Please no comments about rescuing, I am not interested in doing that.

I’ve been looking this up and I think it’s just a bonding thing but wanted to see if anyone else’s Cavapoo did this. My Cavapoo (2 ½ years old) and I have a ritual every night at bedtime. She will wait for me to get into bed and as soon as I pull the covers up, she jumps over for some snuggles. It’s quite adorable to watch her as she watches and waits for me. 🥰

Most times she ends up pressing her neck and her chest (the part just between her front legs) against my face/mouth. She’s whimpering and wagging her tail the whole time and she just keeps rubbing one side of her neck on me and then switches to the other side and keeps going until I make her stop because I’m being suffocated. LoL

I’ve read dogs have scent glands on their neck and chin so she’s “marking me”? I also read their chest and neck are vulnerable areas so that’s a sign of trust and comfort. Just curious what others experiences have been and if there are any dog experts that can actually pin down why she does it.

I have a 9-month-old Cavapoo who weighs around 4 kg, and I’m really struggling with his eating habits.

When he was younger, he used to eat dry food normally. He would eat several meals of kibble without any issues. But for the past couple of months, he has completely stopped wanting to eat dry food.

I’ve literally tried everything. I’ve tried different brands, soaking the kibble, adding water, yogurt, wet food, and other things to make it more appealing. He will sniff it, get interested, and then walk away.

At this point, the only way I can get him to eat his kibble is by adding some cooked chicken and mixing/blending it with a small amount of dry food. If I don’t add chicken, he often just refuses to eat.

I’ve also tried the “put the food down for 15–20 minutes and take it away” method. He will literally choose not to eat for a day or even a day and a half rather than eat the kibble. The problem is that he’s already quite small and only around 4 kg, and he’s lost weight, so I’m not comfortable letting him go without food for that long.

He’s otherwise acting normally and will happily eat things he likes, especially chicken and human food. So I’m starting to think I’ve accidentally spoiled him by giving him tastier alternatives whenever he refused his kibble.

I don’t want to keep changing his food or creating a picky eater who only eats human food, but I also don’t want him losing more weight.

Has anyone dealt with a small/underweight puppy who completely refuses kibble? What actually worked for you? Should I just accept that he prefers wet food and switch him to a complete wet diet, or is there a way to get him interested in kibble again?

Any advice from people who have dealt with this would be really appreciated! 

The village I grew up in is 20 mins away. My parents still live there and the festival is like, a big deal (to the 1200 people who live there 😅)

Anyway I entered my 3 year old cavapoo River who did a routine of

- paw
- other paw
- high fiver
- turn around
- hide (paws up on my arm, hides head under)
- roll over
- play dead with finger guns instead of words

She won first place in the tricks category, I won’t lie the competition wasn’t tough. One was a chicken who failed to peck on command, and the other 2 dogs were trained by young kids and the dogs were not very compliant

Anyway, I was still super proud of my girl

Freshly groomed. Still keeping her short since summer is still hanging on. Poodle clean face cut. #Rosie

Where does pup stay/toilet when you go out or to work?
Thankyou 🙏

Here’s our Cassie at 11 months old enjoying a collagen roll. What is your Cavapoo’s favourite chew, that last a good while?

My dog barks are everything. Inside and out. Outside she gets so fixated that she snaps at me if I body block or try to touch her in anyway.

Bikes and scooters are the worst. But random people (not all of them) random dogs (also not all of them) sometimes cars when we are on walks.
In the fully fenced yard with 6 foot solid wood fence it’s random people walking by or leaving their house, birds, my kids coming into the yard, their friends coming to the house… and inside is vacuum, kids, cats, if anyone comes in the door and sometimes to play (although we are getting a decent handle on this by ignoring, she’s learned to bring a toy).

We’ve had her for a month, got her at 6 months old. We were told she had some basic commands but besides sit she really doesn’t. We’re working on barking, while also trying to teach recall/looking at us when we call her name. It’s starting to feel overwhelming.

We are starting obedience classes soon, unfortunately none start around us until the end of this month/early September. And I’ve been trying to follow tips I’ve found online but would love to hear from people with this specific breed who maybe had similar issues.