You must have one of the labraPOODLE types. Sadly, not every puppy in the litter is guaranteed to be the same. This is where the problems with coat/moulting arises.

Never never never buy a puppy over the farm gate! There's lots of black labs bred that way round here and they have awful temprements. They are not proper dog breeders, have no idea about temprement and sell dogs raised in outhouses therefore not socialised.

Right, that out of the way and given that you have.... Ask at your vet's about puppy social training classes sometimes my vet does puppy parties etc) and/or training classes where your dog can socialise. The sooner the better. It will build her confidence and maybe create/strengthen a bond between you.

I'd be tempted to walk/exercise them separately so you can give the little un your undivided attention and she doesn't have the other one to hide behind.

At one point I had two dogs both bull terriers, one male one female and they were both perfectly fine with other dogs alone but put them together/exercise them together and they became a little pack of two - very aggressive to strange dogs and defensive of the other. One was quieter and nervy when we got her (she'd lived in kennels for 2 years) and still is shy and quiet-ish. But she loves people more than other dogs if anything and is very confident around us. Mainly because when we first got her we already had the other dog, and for some time we kept them separate (a baby gate between them) in the house. Each got time alone and time with us.

This sounds cranky, but it worked for us. When the male dog died the female became a nervous wreck - very affectionate and gentle with us but shaky and upset all the time and really jumpy. Someone recommended Wolle's 1874 tablets from Herbaticus and I thought *Yeah right* but because we'd tried everything else and she wasn't settling - we bought some. It worked a treat. She became calmer and happier very quickly - I have no idea how they work. But they did work for my little bitch.

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An update on Rosy our (was) frightened doodle pup.

She`s getting huge and she`s fine now; she`s acting like I`d expect a `normal` puppy of her age in that respect.
She`s not the same dog that we brought home from the `farmer`s wife` and I`ve jokingly said to my hubby that we should demand a rebate. as I doubt the farmer`s wife/ `suspect` breeder would recognise her anymore!
I followed the advice from you all and IT floopin` worked with her nervousness .....thnks.
I was wondering (at that time) if we`d made a major mistake in buying her.
Tbh though she`s perfect for us, as although she has her mad moments, a walk usually rids her of that energy and we`re quite happy to walk her.

My next question on her is.....

On our walks she`s `there` as in, she`s sooo close and sooo big now that we`re tripping over her.
Which does seem a minor thing and a bit moany but she`s not enjoying her walks and neither are we at the moment.
OK it may still be a nervous thing,but I`ve started to view it as dominance over her pack.
We`ve had a dominance battle with Rosy and our terrier x Tayla and we`ve allowed Tayla to stand her ground as Rosy sometimes needed `telling ` that biting Tayla`s tail isn`t always funny

I`ve noticed that Tayla stands back now and allows Rosy to eat first and it seems that Rosy has won her place as the alpha girl ........has this alpha -ness carried on to our walks do you think?
And how do we `get thro` to our flumping, cute , doodle that
pushing to the front and then stopping with out warning OR
almost knocking us off our feet by pushing past . isn`t going to happen?

There's a fine lne in the pack as to when you stand back and when you intervene.

Personally, I would exercise her separately.

I am thinking she is still quite young - both her breeds are prone to Hip Dysplasia and therefore I really would follow the recommendations for exercising labrador puppies - which is about 5 minutes onlead exercise for every month of her life up to 12 months, so at 3 months, 15 minutes, 6 months 30 minutes etc.

This doesn't mean they can't be socialised - but you need to ensure those joints are protected - both from over exercise and over bouncy play.

She may also have taken over as the Alpha - but don't let your other girl think she is being pushed out - it would probably benefit her to have some time (exercise time) alone with you as well.