I'm Sold On Golden Doodles (goldendoodle, poodle, labradoodle, clean)
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I'd never really met one before, but for the past four days I've had the pleasure of pet-sitting one very cool GDoodle. Don't know if all of this particular blend are this way (after all, our dogs are a reflection of their owners) but this one is a joy: Quiet, gentle, intelligent, clean and funny.
Do you know any other GDoodles--and are they similar in personality??
So far, in my pet-sitting, this dog scores near the top of the class. One little Jack Russell mix tops the list in personality but is higher maintenance as he needs so much more exercise due to his energy level. He's a little spark plug--but oh, so charming!
They are mutts, so each one is going to be different.
The biggest problem with "designer dogs" is that reputable breeders put a lot of effort into keeping their good dogs out of the hands of backyard breeders. That means that the parent dogs of all the doodles are low quality dogs with no genetic screening in their background.
The doodle parents might both have hip dysplacia, bad temperaments, PRA, serious conformation flaws, and on and on. The doodle breeders are not breeding the best dogs that they can produce. The doodle breeders are producing a cash crop with little care about where the pup ends up or what it's health and temperament are like.
Some of those doodle dog parents aren't even purebreds. Just because a backyard breeder tells you that the cute puppy is 1/2 poodle and half golden retriever, does not mean that is what the pedigree really is. In fact, a good standard poodle is an expensive dog, so chances are that the "poodle" in the doodle is just some random hairy dog.
OP, I would say that the owner of the doodle that you like so much just got really lucky. I've heard some real horror stories about some of the doodles. But as with all mutts, sometimes the law of averages spits out a really good one.
This one must be an exception or the three I know are an exception or quite possibly (and likely) all three owners aren't good at training a high energy dog like their doodles. All three are hyper, don't listen and are obnoxious to be around.
Please don't contribute to the coffers of a backyard breeder by buying one of these dogs. It is so sad that people are spending good money on what is basically a mutt.
Am sure your local shelter has some, unfort oftentimes ppl dont realize what they're getting into when they get a cute little puppy and inevitably that's where they wind up. Just be sure you have enough energy to keep up w/ it (as well as patience etc)
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Our Golden is now 12 and beyond expectancy, still healthy so far. We have though about a Goldendoodle for the future but they require daily brushing and professional grooming every 3-4 weeks, more than we have had to do with our pure Golden where once a week brushing is enough except in shedding season.
theres nothing wrong with ADOPTING a doodle from a SHELTER...
but NEVER EVER EVER support those horrible backyard doodle breders who are essentially small scale puppy mills.
1: you cant meet 1 dog and assume they are all the same...
2: when combining 2 breedsa breeder cannot be certain what will happen wit the offspring, some will be more like 1 parent, somemore like the other and the rest wlll be anywhere inbetween
3: doodble breeders these days do NOT health test, all breeds have genetic faults...mixing 2 breeds does NOT create "hybrid vigor", instead it tends to gcreate a genetic mess that can lead to health issues worse than either parent.
buying a puppy (or rescuing) should NVER be based on "oh I saw one and it was so cute" or "oh I met this 1 and it as soswet" for every well behaved dog that's 20 sat in a shelter due to behavioural issue, shedding, lack of training,health issues ect.
the origiaonl doodle craze was started y a breeder looking to combine all the great traits of the laband standard poodle as service dogs into 1 ideal hypoallergenic service dog.
unfortunately afte MULTIPLE generations the breed he dreamed of wa not taking form, he wasn't gettingcoat consistency (ome ended up being heavy sheddes, some had the much too highcoat maintence of a poodle, even breeding doodle to doodle he wasn't getting consistent coat type...
same as said for personality, and health...
and now 22 years later the original creator of the labradoodle regrets ever coming up with the idea...
This is merely anecdotal but all the golden doodles I meet at dog parks make good impressions. They seem to be socially balanced and not fearful of other dogs or people. They also don't seem to have had their spirits bred out of them like many purebreds. And they often seem to be central in the playing mix, chasing or being chased. If you want one, get one.
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