Thanks for the nice replies. The lady who adopted Ollie's father (his name is Dusty), is now my friend on FB. She's a really responsible dog owner who was looking to add a 3rd dog to her pack. Dusty seems very happy and will be getting neutered next week. I'm really happy for her and for him. She's a really good doggie mom.

I wasn't able to get Ollie to be neutered until August 29th, but I figure that will be OK since he's only 5 months old. Oh something cool about Ollie, his birthday is Feb 20th and my daughter's is Feb. 21st. It'll be easy to remember his birthday! The lady who originally dumped them at AC, had adopted them from another woman who had them 2 months and fell ill and had to re-home them. They were kept in cages the entire 2 months that they were there. They were "bred" by a family member of the lady who gave me all the info on them. They've been bounced from home to home several times, poor babies.

For those of you who might not know, a labradoodle isn't a real breed. It's a designer breed created by breeding a labradore retriever with *usually* a standard poodle. In Ollie's dad's case, he seems a little more lab-ish than poodle-ish. He had the shedding gene of the lab, and his fur was less poodle and more lab. He had the beard and general look of the labradoodle though. Ollie is really very standard poodle-ish. He even has the gait of a standard, and he's all curls. Dusty, Ollie's dad, will not require regular grooming since his hair is streight and more lab-ish. Ollie will require grooming since he's more poodle than lab. I wish I knew someone who could show me how to groom him myself, it's really expensive to get him clipped. Wow.

Anyway, thanks. He's a great dog, has great house manners, listens well, and loves my kids, my Boone, and does not terrorize the cats (although the cats are still mighty mad). I think it's going to work out really well. His first obedience class is at the end of August.