Thanks to all for the suggestions. My husband and I are trying the look at the ceiling with hands on shoulders method, though my husband has had to face a wall and do it for obvious reasons which then we start laughing. It is too soon to tell if it is working but I will let you know and maybe by then I can figure out how to get some pictures of a labradoodle in here. There is a site on the web for labradoodles, as they are bred as service dogs in Australia. Ours was a mistake breeding of a pedigree black standard poodle as the mom and a pedigree black lab as daddy. "Gabby", short for Gabriel, is all black with what they refer to as the open flat coat. Wavy, coarse hair, and yes, she sheds. Right now alot. She, at 7 1/2 months is 50 lbs and looks like a giant black terrier. She has a beard, Andy Rooney eyebrows, Panda eyes and a tail that is always curved upward. Long slender legs that look like she has on hairy knee socks. Thanks, again to all.