Dompetan Golden Retrievers and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

29/02/2024

We have gorgeous pups all 4 colours

Head to our webpage for all the details

www.ellagant.com

27/02/2024

Talk about side eye -
If only they could talk ###
Puppy 1 - “ I am the cutest”
Puppy 2 - “ ummm noooo , I am the cutest “

Puppies are playing , exploring and learning , this is such a nice age ###

I still have a boy and a girl available to the right home .

21/02/2024

❤️❤️❤️

21/02/2024

Time to reorganise sleeping arrangements

11/02/2024

Growing too fast ###

01/02/2024

❤️❤️❤️

27/01/2024

Five beautifully perfect babies born today
3 girls and 2 boys

Everyone is exhausted but happy ###

Thank you Lyndy Morris for all your help and guidance xx

19/01/2024

I am getting a few things ready for my cavalier litter due at the end of the month. Today the whelping box was set up in the family room. Leo obviously thinks it’s a bed for him

18/01/2024

Typical golden pose , life is tough being a retired show dog

10/01/2024

10/01/2024

My beautiful Suzie xx

31/12/2023

Happy new year - it’s going to be a good one . Pretty sure there are puppies on the way at Dompetan 💞💞💞

25/12/2023

This is so important for those considering getting, or who have an Oodle cross of some sort

We would like to preface this post with the fact the IAPEG and it's members love dogs. All dogs. Big dogs and small dogs. Fluffy dogs and sleek ones. We love pure breeds and we love mixed breeds.

The 'doodle craze' began after a breeder attempted a litter of mixed breed pups that were smart and hypoallergenic. No dog is truly hypoallergenic, but that's another discussion. He was in no way trying to create a new breed. News traveled quickly and before you know it, they were all the rage as pets. Very expensive pets. They became something of a status symbol as they wear price tags in the thousands and cost more than a sound, well developed, carefully chosen pure breed.

As professional groomers, we see the fallout with many of these pets and there are a few things you need to know:

1. Doodles are not a breed. They are (insert breed here) mixed with poodle. Golden doodle, labradoodle, maltipoo, pomapoo, yorkie poo, no matter the title, doodles are in fact mixed breed dogs. Being a pure breed of dog mean predictability...size, colors, skull shapes, temperament...any and all genetics are predictable for that specific breed. This is not possible with doodles.

2. There is a misconception that if you mix another breed with a poodle, you get the best of both breeds. This is simply not true. The truth is you have no idea what you will get. You are not getting the best of the breeds because responsible, ethical breeders do not allow their dogs to participate in mixed breeding.

3. As professional groomers, we hear misnomers from pet owners whose pup is a year old and has never been groomed. This is a nightmare for both the dog and the groomer. The truth is, any doodle will need professional grooming. They should start as early as possible just like any other dog. This seems to be a selling point for doodle breeders telling buyers they are low maintenance. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

4. Doodles often have very difficult coats to work with. Doodles with these coats will be more expensive. With most doodles you have a fur bearing breed (Labrador Retriever) mixed with a hair bearing breed (Poodle). This causes many doodles coats to be difficult with a mixture of the two. Some have fur as guard coat and hair as undercoat and some have hair as a guard coat with fur as the undercoat. Either way, more work and time means your professional groomer must be properly compensated or it will lead to number five.

5. There are many professional groomers who are simply not accepting doodles as clients anymore. Misinformed owners are price shocked when they've been lied to by a breeder. Your professional groomer is tired of arguing and explaining just to be properly compensated when there are so many other clients who know what to expect and respect our professional practices.
Because doodles are not the best representatives of their breeds they are often not the most well behaved pets either. Many are high strung, a bit neurotic, and/or have some type of behavior problem.

If you do in fact choose to own a doodle, speak with your professional groomer beforehand so you'll know what to expect. And please respect your professional groomers advice. Their job is to keep your pet on a regular schedule. Depending on the coat...remember these are mixed breed dogs and therefore not predictable before birth...most will need a schedule of 4-6 weeks.

19/09/2023

I started to run out of hanging space for my ribbons😉

I Decided to sew some together and I am pretty happy with the result .

A quilt backed throw for covering crates or trolleys.

01/09/2023

I love my gorgeous girls so much , couldn’t be without them 💞

22/08/2023

I had the pleasure today of visiting a beautiful litter of puppies sire by my Leo . All very content, chilled, biddable, beautiful babies. Still some puppies available and looking for their forever homes

25/07/2023

16/07/2023

Happy gotcha day my gorgeous Maggie . Thanks always Helen for letting us have her in our lives 💞💞💞

09/06/2023

Bless. All bathed and drying near the fire . Suzie hasn’t been to a dog show for a while , hoping she behaves 🥰

08/06/2023

Getting comfortable
Lucky I have indestructible beds 💓💓💓

21/05/2023

Happy 2nd birthday to my gorgeous Maggs

01/04/2023

The pros and cons of being a stud dog . Locked up in the house away from the girls . I don’t think Leo really minds too much .❤️

09/03/2023

My beautiful clover “Elfking Wonderbar” almost 10 years young ❤️

27/02/2023

Took some pics of my darling Maggie tonight , who is completely out of coat.
Such a lovely, biddable dog, who adores her trainer ❤️
It’s true to say with Goldens - the girls love you and the boys are in love with you , but I think Maggie might be the exception xx