Having spent the last few years breeding Labradoodles and seeing the great results I have had with ours, and our puppy families have had with theirs, I think that this will be a great breed to learn with. They are very easy to train and LOVE to please their owners.
The book I am starting with is called "The Power of Positive Training" by Pat Miller. I love the idea of training dogs without using physical force to correct their behavior. While train our poodle, Lucy, our toy poodle, Lola, and our Larbadoodle, Willa, I have never had to smack or correct them using force. I find that using a treat works perfect.
The book has a 6 week plan that I will be following. I will post my results and successes along the way. I'll be working with our newest family member, Jasper. he is an Australian Labradoodle and going to be our newest stud dog. He is VERY friendly, about 1 year old, 11 lbs, and has not had any previous training. He doesn't have very many behavioral issues, just the usual puppy traits. I look forward to being very successful with him as I know this will make him happy.
Here is a picture of Jasper.
