Older Cockapoo

You're probably best off waiting & having a look in a few months if you're not wanting one for a while... The older cockapoos that get advertised for sale seem to be snapped up pretty quickly generally, so looking now probably wouldn't be very helpful to you.

But you have the websites to keep an eye on incase you find the perfect one a little early You can always ring up the sellers & check with them indepth about why they're selling & where the dog was from & what health tests the parents had done etc.

You could always keep an eye out in rescues, however you wouldn't have the knowledge of the breeder or any health tests goig down that route, and also i've not seen many in rescues, I only saw one in many tears, although I don't look at them all. So maybe try having a look down that route as well, I would think that goig through that process would take a while so maybe best to start looking at that now if you thought you'd like to rescue.

Hi there, we recently adoped an older Cockapoo - 4 yrs old, so much older than you are looking at. We ideally wanted one around 2 years old but we held out for a dog that fitted in with our working circumstances etc, etc. We were offered lots of dogs (for free, three Labradoodles and others) that would quite obviously have probably suffered with separation anxiety being left while we were out at work.

I look at private ads with caution. When I was looking (after unsuccessfully managing to get a doggie from rescue centres, due to working hours - I'm a believer of giving a home to a dog that needs one..), lots of people were selling Cockapoo's for a very high sum that were one year plus. Personally, I have the view that if you are re-homing a dog for good reasons, then yes, ask a sum of money to ensure that he / she goes to a good home, but if they are asking for like £500 then they really are (not all I'm sure, but most) probably selling their dog for money reasons.

I am probably guilty of not asking enough questions when we went to see Parker but our little fella was with his previous family from a pup and we spoke, and exchanged lots of info and photo's by email prior to our visit. I would definitetly, like most have said, ask lots of questions if you are buying an older dog.

And as others have said, it really is pointless looking privately until you are ready to commit - they go fast, especially Cockapoos!!!!

Good luck when your search begins

I will be doing a little story for the Cockapoo Owners Club (UK) when I get a chance, we spent a very long time in search for a doggie!