Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Dogs articles by quality/1

• I dealt with some of this. The whole article needs more basic copy editing. The info that I orginally put into the article on the breed's origin (and cited a reference) now doesn't generally match what's there, but no new reference was added. I know it's all a little vague, but that's why references are particularly important. Elf | Talk 05:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Aussies DO smile,but I dont know if they snort...real good article! (edit comment)

The comments about the temprement of the breed are useful and accurate.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.234.243.2 (talk • contribs).

• Has lots of good info. Needs many more references. --Pharaoh Hound (talk) 20:11, 28 January 2007 (UTC) (edit comment)

"Substantial/major editing is needed, most material for a complete article needs to be added. This article usually isn't even good enough for a cleanup tag: it still needs to be built."

Ummmmmm. . . It's not that I'm speechless, it's that I am by nature easy-going and reluctant to say bad things about people in a forum like Wiki. My Mum always said, if you don't have anything good to say, then say nothing.

OK. "Nothing."

I am nominating this article immediately for GA status, as it meets all of the quality criteria. Gordon | Talk, 11:13, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Delisted

I have delisted this article after considering an experienced editor's comments and deciding that it requires further work -- though it is by no means a poverty-stricken stub as is implied by the Quality Scale Grading Scheme. Gordon | Talk, 14:01, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

B-class This article needs work but the information is all there whats needed is an alteration to presentation and the inclusion of more references as such I've rated the article as B Gnangarra14:12, 12 November 2006 (UTC) (edit comment)

Further down the article and other sources mention wrestling the hound, hardly kindness, in his capture.

This should be corrected or clarified. IANAM (I am not a mythologist)

--Ardipithecus Maximus 18:37, 4 December 2006 (UTC) (edit comment)

The article needs to be expanded to include a more thorough history. -asmadeus 17:36, 29 March 2007 (UTC) (edit comment)

67.142.130.21 17:24, 23 March 2007 (UTC)Francie (edit comment)

The article mentions they are a cross between the Labrador and Standard Poodle which is incorrect. Many breeders aim to reduce the size of the dog to a more manageable size, one reason being to reduce the risk of bone problems that all larger breeds of dogs are prone to. This is achieved by crossing to the Miniature Poodle. Labradoodles come in roughly 3 sizes, small (cocker spaniel size), medium (border collie size) and large (Lab size). When bred to the Standard Poodle some very large dogs can result! An experienced breeder can accurately determine adult size by tracking weight and weight gain from birth.

The first cross (F1 / filial1) takes advantage of the hybrid health theory. The results are less predictable than future crosses (F2, F3 or multi-generation) but should be healthier.

The labradoodle comes in 3 main coat types, hair (a scruffy, lower-shed lab-type coat), fleece (a loose, curly coat somewhat like a sheepskin rug) and wool (the non-shed, curly coat like that of the poodle). Pups may be a blend of the three types (wool / hair, fleece / wool etc) and again, an experienced breeder can predict coat types accurately. ome breeders claim Labradoodles are allergy-friendly which is untrue. A hair coat, although lower shed than the very high-shed Labrador, is still likely to bother those allergic to dog hair. Some fleece coats and all true wool coats can be non-allergy but, as with all dogs, this depends on whether the sufferer is allergic to the coat or a dog's dander or saliva.

Petgirl 07:07, 5 January 2007 (UTC) (edit comment)