Springadors

[clarejones]

Hi anyone had or got a springador? My show type springer might be in pup. She had it away with a chocolate labrador the little monkey. Not my fault we have a 90 acre farm in the middle of no where and a choc lab came onto our land i went out to sort horses out and there they were tied!! She has had a litter of 6 beautiful springers before but i just wondered if anyone has had a springador. thanks for reading

 

[sea_view]

Mine is a springador but I only know that from reading your post lol - mum was a springer, dad a lab, didn't know that made her a springador til now. She looks like a lab but acts like a springer best dog ever - will I post a piccie?

 

[clarejones]

lol well i have had people say oh they will be springadors i suppose a bit like the labradoodles i just thought thats what they would be called lol. Would love to see a pic thanks

 

[sea_view]

Found one of her as a pup!:

Not the best piccies but they're a start x

 

[clarejones]

aww thanks she looks lovely hopefully gracie is going for a scan next week so i know for sure she is in pup and how many will let you know how we get on

 

[Puppy]

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Found one of her as a pup!:

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Ahhh, I had forgotten how much she looks like Popple (springer x Patterdale) did as a pup

I can see the attraction of crossing a springer with a lab

I'd love one

OP I shall look forward to some pics of your pups

 

[Steeleydan]

Sea View your Springadour is gorgeous, I have a black and white pure springer called Jerry Springer, and he has the exact same collar(pink) as your dog. I absolutley love Spaniels.

 

[clarejones]

if the pups are as nice as her i shall be very pleased

 

[sea_view]

I've found a better face one of her:

And one with her favourite accessory - just like her mummy - a handbag! lol!:

Puppy - you're right she did look very like Pop as a wee yin too!

She is a doll!!!

 

[Steeleydan]

Caj, will you have their tails docked? Iam personallt not keen on a Springer with a full tail. Just my personal preferance

 

[kirstyhen]

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Caj, will you have their tails docked? Iam personallt not keen on a Springer with a full tail. Just my personal preferance

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But they are LabXs, not Springers!! I reckon you'd have a hard time finding a Vet to dock them.

 

[Puppy]

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My show type springer might be in pup. She had it away with a chocolate labrador the little monkey. Not my fault we have a 90 acre farm in the middle of no where and a choc lab came onto our land i went out to sort horses out and there they were tied!!

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Just for future reference, for anyone else this happens to, this happened to me with Puppy when she was younger. I lived with my ex on his farm, that Puppy had the run of, and we caught a stray dog with her one morning

. I took her to the vets and she had "morning after injections" as it were, and then a scan that confirmed it had been effective

 

[Puppy]

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Caj, will you have their tails docked? Iam personallt not keen on a Springer with a full tail. Just my personal preferance

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But they are LabXs, not Springers!! I reckon you'd have a hard time finding a Vet to dock them.

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Ditto!

I must say, I have a springer cross (who many think is a lab puppy

) and no way does she need her tail docking, or do I think a vet would have done so.

 

[sea_view]

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Caj, will you have their tails docked? Iam personallt not keen on a Springer with a full tail. Just my personal preferance

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Molly would look really weird with her tail docked - she looks like a lab.

 

[Ravenwood]

Lots of springadors round here and personally I think its a nice cross.

My friend's spaniel got caught by a chocolate lab too (both working dogs) and she could have sold every puppy ten times over - they all came out looking like chocolate spaniels

 

[clarejones]

I hadn't thought about tails really i was going to leave them on the last litter of puppies she had were show type springers and by law you have to leave them on unless you can get a written thing from defra (something like that anyway) if some look more labrador than springer might look a bit odd with docked tails? Anyway will let you know the outcome once she has been scanned as to whether she is definitly in pup or not.

 

[GinaB]

Ruins two perfectly good breeds IMHO

But if you saw your bitch had tied, why didn't you take her to the vet for a jab which could have stopped the pregnancy?

 

[joe_carby]

im with GinaB im afraid

 

[Bowen4Horses]

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Ruins two perfectly good breeds IMHO

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i'm not sure how a litter of cross bred puppies can 'ruin' the two original breeds?!?

 

[joe_carby]

i think the point is that they are 2 perfectly good breeds of dogs why spend the time rearing a litter of cross breds. im not saying they wont be gorgeous and veryu nice dogs but wouldnt be my choice thats all

 

[CAYLA]

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Ruins two perfectly good breeds IMHO

But if you saw your bitch had tied, why didn't you take her to the vet for a jab which could have stopped the pregnancy?

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this will probably come as a big suprise

, but I agree

and my usual shpeel

It would be a good idea to vet new owners and ask if they have a good 2-3 hours a day to exercise the dog they are purchasing and look past the puppy cuteness

, and the obvious, take all back at any age if the needs arises at any stage of their lives.

We get masses of this x through our rescue, we send them all to the prison service.
Good luck

 

[glamtrash]

Oh! they are the best cross ever. Usually the size of the springer but the stability of the lab(eventually). If she is in pup, let me know as i am hoping to get a chocolate girl to keep my Toby (springer) company in his old age. He's 9 going on 9 months. Typical Springer.

 

[clarejones]

I am sorry if i have offended anyone on here i suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion. I am just thinking positive now and hopefully looking forward to the puppies ahead. Of course i will vet anyone that has a puppy like i did when she had her litter of springer spaniel pups and i will always have the puppy back if at anytime the owners can't cope, as i had said with the last litter, i am lucky enough to have the time and have the space to do that .
Cala i didn't get her to the vets because i was busy with the vet having my 2 year old connemara pts from a joint infection that is when i found out they were tied as i was going out to meet the vet to see to the pony, i was very upset and yes maybe i could of done more but i wasn't thinking straight i have beaten myself up about this but the deed is done now i can't go back .
Glamtrash i will let you know how it all goes.
Thanks everyone

 

[Ravenwood]

Please don't beat yourself up - you are certainly not the first person ever to have a bitch get caught by a dog and certainly won't be the last (terribly sorry about your pony

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I can see why people are against crossing two breeds but actually I am not against it. I feel that so many pedigree dogs have inherited diseases (my very well bred lab has elbow dysplasia) and this is so rarely seen in a mongrel - if its a happy healthy dog, with a happy loving home, I'm all for it.

After all the problems with Toby I would be perfectly open to looking at a Springador as another dog

 

[ottodyl1]

Here are some pics of my springador - Otto. He looks like a big springer, tho his head is more like a lab. He's a fab dog with an amazing temperament. Other springadors I've met have all been more like small labs with short coats.

 

[clarejones]

Chargal otto is gorgeous. I am really looking forward to the puppies ahead and i can't wait to see them, i do feel very irresponsible about whats happened but i hope people can agree that a lab cross springer will hopefully be a nice cross at least it's not something totally out of the ordinary and looking at the pictures i think the puppies will be lovely. Thanks everyone

 

[CAYLA]

My intention was not to offend u, and u certainly did not offend me, and I think you are being very responsible in offering the puppies back up for life, which is all us rescues ask

 

[clarejones]

Thanks cala i have done my fair share of rescuing not the canine sort but the equine and i know how frustrating, time consuming and b loody hard work it can be, i admire you for it. Thanks for your input and keep up the good work

 

[GinaB]

I'm sorry to hear about your Connemara

I hope the rest of the pregnancy goes well, keep us updated on your bitch

 

[black and white cob]

Hi I am new on here - just wanted to share my piccies of Bella My springer x lab - she is a crazy dog, needs LOTS and LOTS of excerise, but I wouldnt be without her!

Just one question how do i post pictures lol