You have come to this page because you want to learn about the many phases and changes of the Goldendoodle dogs' coat! Good for you! That means that you have a desire to learn the facts about the Goldendoodle. We have researched the Goldendoodle coat as well as have photographed and documented the coat changes since 1999. The content upon this page was written and published by Dee Gerrish in 2005. Our own research may not pertain to other doodle breeders and thus you must use your own judgement as to what to believe or what not to believe. As of 2007, we have created the doodle in numerous ways to document the coat types. We know the doodle has three distinct coat types as of 2007. As you may have discovered, there are not that many Goldendoodle breeders on the same sheet of music and not that many have the same consistency that we have had great success with. Goldendoodle discussion is like Politics and religion! The only thing breeders can agree on is.... WE AGREE TO DISAGREE! That being said...let's start from the very beginning. Goldendoodles will go through many, many coat changes before their first birthday. I don't have the answer as to why.....I just know it to be a fact because we've witnessed the changes. They can go through as many as 10-15 different phases and THAT'S A FACT, regardless of generation. Goldendoodles should NEVER be bred to direct relatives. First generation doodles (which is what ours are) are the absolute best! First generation does not imply that one parent is the Poodle and one parent is the Golden Retriever. The term "FIRST GENERATION" means neither parent are directly related. There are distinct methods of breeding to achieve the three coat types of the Goldendoodle. We see offspring as having more of a Poodle appearance when a Goldendoodle is bred to a non-related Poodle. Most of the offspring will have a curly coat when more Poodle DNA is present. We have found that the more ripples in the coat of a Goldendoodle, just after birth, indicates the Length of the doodle's coat and thickness when they become an adult. It never indicates more or less shedding. Having more Poodle traits also does not indicate less shedding despite the fact some breeders will claim this. As of 2007, we know that Goldendoodles have three coat types.
To the left, you will see a close up shot of a Goldendoodle's coat that has many ripples in the coat within 4 hours of birth. The more ripples in the coat, the thicker and longer the coat will be as an adult. Ripples do not indicate curliness or a non shedding coat. To the right, our lovely doodle (I think his name is Sonny) shows the relaxed curls in the coat and I believe this particular doodle was approx. 6-7 mos. of age in this photo. Our rippled doodles at birth always have more relaxed curls about the face as pups. Take note of the upside down "V" shape between the eyes to the nose of our doodles. This is a common feature of the Goldendoodle. All should sport a full facial beard by 1 year of age. Every Goldendoodle carries its tail high up over its back with a slight curl. All Goldendoodles have a single coat with soft, fine hairs. Every Goldendoodle is a low shedding dog. Now when I say "All" I mean Our own. So many breeders have varying methods of breeding that our information may not pertain to what doodles look like from someone else. We also don't want to give the impression that our information is for GOLDENDOODLES IN GENERAL. The look of a Goldendoodle will vary from breeder to breeder which is dependent upon their genes.
To the left, you will see a litter of past doodles who all had many, ripples in their coat at birth. The doodle up above, came out of this particular litter. The litter to the left was approx. 4-5 weeks of age. From birth to 8 weeks, the Goldendoodle coat goes from smooth to fluffy if they are going to have a shaggy coat. A smooth coat doodle will always have a smooth coat. A curly coat doodle will continue to have more curls. Many Goldendoodles go through a "scraggly" phase like teenagers and by one year of age, your Goldendoodle will have blossomed. The coat a Goldendoodle puppy has when young is never the end result. Rather, it is merely a Phase. Regardless of whether a doodle has a shaggy, smooth or curly coat, all Goldendoodles go through coat changes/phases however slight they may be. A Goldendoodles' coat is always softer as a young puppy. While it may stay soft as an adult, the coat will have a slight course feel to it. The changes and phases, as well as coat types for the Goldendoodle dog has been updated as we know it, as of Jan. 1, 2008. You have to remember that our website began in 1996 for Golden Retrievers and 1999 for Goldendoodles. Much of our information has changed over the years, as we have come to know it and experience it. We try to keep our site updated as much as possible. We do not always have the time for updates.
To the right, you will see two goldendoodle puppies out of our 1/06 litter who appear to have a smooth coat. Their coat is only smooth for now. By the time these little fellas are 6 weeks of age, their coat will begin to get some fluff. On occasion, Goldendoodles with more Golden Retriever genes (within the litter) may take longer to fill out in their coat and facial beard but can still be shaggy as an adult. Our Doodles with many ripples in the coat at birth will have more curls about the face and coat than those that do not. The coloring above and to the right is called DARK APRICOT. We do not call them "GOLD" because they are not Golden Retrievers. This color will lighten. Take note of the short muzzle at birth. Doodles with more Golden Retriever DNA have a wider muzzle as an adult. Doodles with more Poodle DNA have more of a Slender face as an adult. The facial structure of a Goldendoodle goes through several changes prior to one year of age. A smooth coat Goldendoodle will be void of a facial beard and will not have a shaggy coat. It will also be void of any curls. A curly doodle does not have a facial beard. Rather their face has curly hairs from the head down to the nose. Most Goldendoodles "grow" into their face and its a slow process. A shaggy doodle has a facial beard. Their upside down "V" shaped beard between the eyes to the nose, will be fully extended by one year of age. The full facial beard is a common trait for the shaggy coated Goldendoodle. The length of the shag will vary per doodle and as per their inherited genes. With our Goldendoodles, we have come to know that our Golden Retriever genes are more dominant than our Poodle genes. This explains why we see the shaggy coat type 98% of the time. Since 1999, we have experienced just 2% being a curly coat type and 2% being a smooth coat type. The most common eye color for a Goldendoodle is brown; however, we have witnessed eye coloring such as blue, green and amber periodically, since 1999. Each coat type has distinct traits that are always the same. Some can argue that a hybrid has no consistancy. I completely disagree.
Below is a close up shot of a newborn doodle's coat at the age of nearly 15 days old. The ripples are straightening just a bit. Doodles with ripples in the coat will sport loose curls that are much more relaxed than what a purebred Poodle's curls would be. Don't let a breeder mislead you. Doodles with more curls in the coat does NOT mean it will never shed or shed less. Multi generation Goldendoodles are NOT hypo-allergenic dogs! We have witnessed all three coat types as being low shedding when properly created. As of 2008, there are no canine, genetic tests available to prove this theory. There isn't a single laboratory that can tell us whether a dog will shed or not.
To the right, you see the Goldendoodle that has the same identical appearance as that of a purebred Golden Retriever. If we were to mingle an infant Goldendoodle with an infant Golden Retriever, it would be very hard to tell them apart until they age a few more weeks and begin to grow out their coat. Our purebred Golden Retriever puppies always have a beautiful round head, as do our infant Goldendoodles. The difference is great between the Goldendoodle and the Golden Retriever where coat is concerned. The biggest difference? Lack of shedding. When a purebred Golden Retriever infant reaches 3 wks of age, you can see their hairs flying around in the air.
The Golden Retriever pups in the basket above look just like the Goldendoodle pup to the above right. An infant Goldendoodle doesn't shed at all, while an infant Golden Retriever the same age will have hairs flying around in the air. While at a very young age, they may look very similar, the shedding difference is remarkable. While a smooth coat Goldendoodle will very much resemble a purebred Golden Retriever in many ways, the Poodle genes are still evident, even if slight. A shaggy doodle puppy will begin to get a fluffy coat by 4 weeks of age and will continue the coat growth until it turns a year of age. A curly doodle puppy will continue to obtain a thick coat but will have little relaxed curls from its head to its tail. The coat will continue to grow until the age of one. By this age, the coat the doodle has will be the coat they have forever. A smooth coat Goldendoodle will never sport a facial beard or flume tail or have long hairs hanging over its ears. Easy to care for, the smooth coat Goldendoodle requires very little coat maintenence and is just as low shedding as the curly coat and the shaggy coat.
Riley, up above left, appears to have a smooth coat, but his facial beard gives him away as being a shaggy coat Goldendoodle. As you can see, he sports the upside down "V" shape in the face but has adorable wisping hairs about his coat and face. A true smooth coat Goldendoodle doesn't even have a single hair sprouting away from the face, although a true smooth coat Goldendoodle can have some wispiness about the body coat. Riley was still a young teenager in the photo. Although his coat turned out to have shag, his coat was a short shag as an adult. The dominating Golden Retriever genes are evident in Riley. The photo to the right of Riley shows the short wispy coat of an infant Goldendoodle.
Goldendoodles come in all colors and sizes. There are no rare colors for the Goldendoodle dog. They can have eyes that are brown, blue, green, amber or multi colored. If a Goldendoodle creator claims they sell "rare" colors or markings, they are not being truthful. They are most likely inexperienced doodle breeders making it appear their doodles are "special" or "rare". Since 1999, we've seen every color and marking a doodle can possibly have and there is nothing rare about it. Poodles carry a huge assortment of colors and markings deep within their ancestry roots to include light colored eyes. We own several Golden Retrievers who actually have lovely green eyes and a liver (chocolate) colored nose. In 2005, Star Burst was our first ever blue eyed doodle born to us. We put her into our breeding program. CLICK HERE to see and read about her. By 2007, we achieved a few more blue and green eyed doodles. The likelihood of having Goldendoodles inherit recessive traits such as lighter colored eyes or a wider variance in coloring or markings increases if a carrier for such recessive genes mates with another who also carries similar recessive genes down through their heritage. We always ensure that two parents do NOT share the same exact parents, themselves, thus allowing our Goldendoodles to stay and remain FIRST GENERATION.
The tail of a Goldendoodle can be a beautiful plume, curly or smooth. All Goldendoodles have a tail that rides high up over the back that slightly curls over. This is a common trait of the Goldendoodle dog, regardless of coat type. This trait comes from both the Golden Retriever and the Poodle. Some doodle breeders dock the tail and we have docked the tail on a couple of our Goldendoodles in the early days of creating the Goldendoodle, but felt their long tail was more attractive. The goldendoodle to the left is our first created tri-color female whose father is a Toy Poodle. Suri, herself, produced very small Goldendoodles for us in late 2006. While the photo gives her the appearance of having short, stubby legs, she is actually equally proportioned according to her 13 pounds of body weight. Her coat is nice and shaggy. Suri came out of a litter that was NOT created with artificial insemination. We also kept her brother, Shorty. He was Suri's smallest brother and as of 2007, he is fully grown and weighs just 12 pounds. While both dogs are completely loving and sweet around us, they are not stranger friendly. It has been our experience that even with alot of socialization, some doodles just have their own quirky personality and this appears to be more evident in very small Goldendoodles. We no longer allow families with young children to adopt our "toy" sized dogs. Small dogs and small children do not make a good match.
The male to the right is Suri's brother. However, you can see that he is much larger in size! His coloring is cream even though he appears to be white. If he did not have golden hues in his coat, we would consider him to be white. This particular male was 18 pounds and one ounce at the age of 8 months of age. CLICK HERE to read more about his particular litter. Their sister, below was taller than Suri and she is apricot with black tips. Her name is Penny and she has her own page. She is the exact color of her Toy Poodle father, when he was a young pup. Apricot with black tips lightens to a near cream when the dog ages. We have always watched Goldendoodles, Poodles and other Poodle hybrids lighten tremendously as they age. Golden Retrievers are the reverse. A light colored Golden Retriever, will usually darken as they age. We see the exact opposite occur in Poodles and all Poodle hybrids. Their coat is generally darker when young and lighten as they age.
Goldendoodles, like the one above, are always born much darker than what they turn out to be as an adult. CLICK HERE TO SEE SURI'S LITTER AND THEN CLICK HERE TO SEE SURI'S OWN FAMILY. You'll find it very interesting that Suri, herself, had a puppy exactly the same coloring as her sister, who is up above in both photos and we ALSO HAD A 2 PUPS BORN IN 2006 THE EXACT COLOR in Ellie's litter. Over the years, we know that dark doodles can lighten quite a bit. Red can lighten to a dark apricot. Creams always stay cream and white will stay white. But many of our black Goldendoodles turned into a silver phantom or a silver doodle. Some black doodles can turn into a silver doodle with golden hues. Our Chocolate can be a rich Hershey kiss color or can lighten into a red and our Chocolate phantoms can lighten to a red phantom. Light apricots can lighten to a cream. We see this happen all the time. CLICK HERE to see when our next tiny doodles come up!
Between 10-18 weeks of age, Goldendoodles continue to shed their baby fuzz. We call this the "scraggly phase". Don't get caught up into the "what an ugly puppy" or "what's happened to my doodle's coat" because this cutie is going to turn into a beautiful swan by the time she is one year of age! The photo to the left, you can see all the wispy hairs...seems like strand by strand, they wisp out. Not much of a facial beard either! She still has curls though at the tips of her ears and edges of her legs. This pup was 12 weeks old. While those who have more ripples in the coat at birth go through fewer "extreme" changes...those who did not have the ripples in the coat at birth appear to have a smooth coat, thinner neck and longer muzzle at this age. But don't despair! This doodle and all others like her turn out to become gorgeous, shaggy coated creatures. When the Golden Retriever genes are more dominant, the Goldendoodle can have more of a Golden Retriever appearance when a youngster, but we have witnessed Goldendoodles with twice the Golden Retriever still have a shaggy coat and behave very similar to the Golden Retriever.
All of our Goldendoodles who are a 50/50 mix have the same shaggy coat type. By the time the doodle puppy up above turns 7 months of age, she will look like our doodle puppy to the right ..some can even have a much thicker, shaggier coat at a younger age. Doodles continue to change as they become closer to one year of age. Wispy, wispy, wispy. It is like watching a rosebud that is all closed up....coming to full bloom! That wispy, scraggly coat that looks like they stuck their paw into a light socket and that scraggly look all gives way to a beautiful canine that people awe over! It is difficult to know which doodle will have fewer or more extreme coat changes and phases. The changes are just part of growing up a doodle.
As your doodle nears closer to its first birthday, the coat continues to bloom and the face is slowly making a really remarkable transformation. That muzzle that appeared short at birth and then long as a youngster, will now appear to have its own characteristics of beauty and intelligence! That upside down "V" shaped facial beard will be fully in. Their soft, fine, coat will be shaggy if they are a shaggy coat type. The curly coat doodle will have a fuller coat and the smooth coat will also have gone through a remarkable transformation. Although the coat will still be smooth, you'll be able to see little "weaves" on the body coat and about the tail. Some longer hairs may be around the ears, the head or neck. It's quite fun to watch all the changes as your doodle nears its first birthday.
We watch this magical transformation take place as time goes by and one day you wake up and find yourself in complete amazement how your doodle has turned into a beautiful swan! Make sure to take plenty of photos! We have learned over time that photos are very important if you want to watch all the changes a doodle goes through!
This particular doodle to the left and below was 17 weeks of age when we documented his coat changes. You will see the upside down "V" shape between the forehead to the nose. This will turn into a full facial beard when he is 1 yr. of age. This doodle is considered cream in color. Our light apricot Goldendoodles have darker ears that appear to be "apricot". His coat also appears to be short, but while the coat is short right now, it will continue to lengthen as he ages. This coat is still going through just one of many coat changes. He is also still growing into his face. The facial beard isn't there YET and soon, his coat will be thick and full.
About the neck and back, you can see the hairs all going in different directions. This particular doodle had slight curl in the coat. He will have a very nice, thick shaggy coat as an adult. All Goldendoodles have a single coat of many, many fine soft hairs, regardless of coat type.
The photo to the left shows more of the coat wisping in all directions but also showing curl. Curls occur at the tips of each strand beginning at 15 days of age, but become more prominent by age 6 months. The curls in the coat continue to lengthen as the coat grows out. The photo to the right shows all the waves in the coat about the neck. This puppy was 17 weeks old and the coat begins to thicken by this age. Some people will view a doodle at different coat changes and ages and assume their coat is either curly or smooth or that the puppy is not as attractive as one they saw at a different age. Every Goldendoodle goes through a transitional coat phase and change, even if slightly. It is completely normal and WILL OCCUR regardless of whom you purchase from.
We see the same coat phases occur with all Poodle hybrids. Believe it or not, even a very young purebred Poodle has a similar appearance as a very young Goldendoodle.
The photo to the left shows the short adult coat coming through many of the baby hairs still in the coat. This sort of gives the doodle a "lamb skin" effect. The coat is not as silky at this age as when younger...but it is still soft to the touch. We decided that we could send those who have allergies, a packet the included doodle hair if they wanted to know if they were allergic or not. Just know that doodles go through so many phases that if you have severe allergies, you'd better wait until the doodle is one year old to purchase. You could be allergic at one phase and not at another. Determining whether or not a doodle's coat will bother an allergy sufferer would be quite difficult as they are going through various shedding phases. Also, please know that they shed completely different than any other type of dog. Strand by strand. Terms such as "FLEECE", "WOOL" or "WOOLEY" does not apply to the coat of a Goldendoodle. There are only three coat types. 1. shaggy 2. curly 3. smooth. Coat color names like "BUFF", "BROWN", "YELLOW" or "GOLD" do not apply to the Goldendoodle, either. The TERM "RARE" does not apply in any shape or form regarding the markings or coloring of a Goldendoodle.
Such terms like "Teddy bear", "Comfort", "English", "British Whites" are merely breeder terms. They DO NOT pertain to any purebred, mixed breed or hybrid dog by Kennel Standards, nor are these terms registered "Kennel standard" terms. Some breeders create their own terminology for their Goldendoodles. There is, to date, no standard to abide by or to follow. Purebred Golden Retrievers are NOT registered as per their coat coloring, physical traits or origin. Golden Retrievers and Poodles are simply registered with kennel clubs by breed. Another tidbit of information for inexperienced dog people. AKC is NOT the authority on purebred dogs. AKC is merely a kennel club that registers and shows dogs just like hundreds of other kennel clubs do around the world. AKC standards for dogs was adopted from smaller dog clubs. They DID NOT come up with the standards themselves, rather they adopted the standards from smaller dog clubs back in the early days. The first kennel club was callled UK. This was the very first dog club known to breeders.
The photos above show the different styles of "ears" our Goldendoodles can have. We see some Goldendoodles having short ears and some Goldendoodles having Long ears. Some even have "mid-length" ears. Either way, our Goldendoodles are gorgeous creatures. Goldendoodles with the long ears can experience more issues with the ears than those who have short ears. The reason for this is because the longer and heavier the ear, the easier it is to trap moisture which can cause ear infections. Shorter ears allow an even flow of air and they do not experience issues with moisture collecting. Either way, our Goldendoodles are superb! We actually call them "Celebrity" doodles because regardless of where you take your doodle purchased from our Goldendoodle World, people will stop you where ever you go! Everyone will inquire about your doodle and rave over its beauty! Our Goldendoodles sell themselves and its very common to see our customers come back for seconds!!! Goldendoodles can become very addictive! Before you know it, you'll own more than one! We find it very interesting that while people may purchase a doodle from someone else, they always COME HERE to get their questions answered!!! We also find it very interesting that new books have come out from authors who jumped on the GOLDENDOODLE bandwagon and yet, we wrote the information first here on our website! The authors have written their books with alot of erroneous information based on obtaining their information from inexperienced or uneducated breeders. Some may have even copied information from our website. This website has been available on the internet since we first began creating Goldendoodles in 1999. Before that, this site was geared towards our purebred Golden Retrievers. We wrote the information first based on our own experience and our own research from 1999. Some doodle breeders will even send their customers to OUR site because they know our information
is based on facts. Other breeders just copy our information without permission.
Some Goldendoodles appear to be white, but they are actually cream in color. These doodles were created by our sire, Orlando. Their ears are short to moderate in length. Cream is a very common and popular color. Light apricot is just one shade darker than the cream. Apricot and Cream doodles are our most common colored produced doodles. You can CLICK HERE to see what's coming up for our new litters.
The photo to the left and up above are of "Luke Houston"...one of our lovely past Goldendoodles. You can see how he looked at the age of 8 weeks (like a Golden Retriever) and then you can see him at approx. 6 months of age showing alot of attention toward HIS children. (Wisping hairs). To the left, Luke is now at 98 pounds and over a year old now. Luke is our Second largest Goldendoodle created since 1999. Our average Goldendoodle weighs approx. 45-65 pounds. Some breeders claim this size is a "Miniature" Goldendoodle. I don't know of any Kennel Standard that states a Miniature sized dog is anything OVER 25 pounds in genetic body weight.
The photo to the right shows our largest Goldendoodle created since 1999! Harley is a whopping 150 pounds!!! This comes from the PEKAY LINEAGE within our Golden Retriever's ancestry. Harley just got a new doodle friend from us at Christmas (2005) so we can't wait to see what a size difference there is going to be between them! Harley is cream in color. Notice his lovely PLUME tail!
Our past Chocolate Goldendoodle litter turned out to be quite gorgeous! Snickers, to the left, was absolutely gorgeous. In 2006, we had our first Chocolate/tan phantom doodles born to Ellie's litter. Every chocolate or chocolate phantom Goldendoodle will have green or amber colored eyes. That' s a given. Goldendoodles who are lighter in color and have green or blue eyes or are multi-colored eyed are extremely beautiful and unique!
Our past Chocolate Goldendoodle litter turned out to be quite gorgeous! Snickers, above left, was absolutely gorgeous. In 2006, we had our first Chocolate/tan phantom doodles born to Ellie's litter. Every chocolate or chocolate phantom Goldendoodle will have green or amber colored eyes. That' s a given. Goldendoodles who are lighter in color and have green or blue eyes or are multi-colored eyed are extremely beautiful and unique!
Having more Poodle in the Doodle only adds more Poodle to the dog's genetic DNA and it may cause a Goldendoodle to look more "Poodle-ish".... but it does NOT "improve" the coat or keep this animal from ever shedding. We have seen very little shedding in all three coat types because we stick to the first generation rule. We do discuss what a first generation Goldendoodle is and you may click here to read about this issue. The three coat types are: Shaggy. Curly. Smooth. The doodles to the left have many ripples in their coat and this particular litter did turn out to be a "curly coat" Goldendoodle.
COAT CHANGES AND PHASES OF THE GOLDENDOODLE DOG..............
While I'm at it, I want to stress another fact! Terms like "Teddy bear", "European Golden Retriever", "American Golden Retriever", "Long legged Retrievers", "1/2 European & 1/2 American Golden Retriever", "Comfort Retrievers" are nothing more than breeder terms. They are NOT actual registered terms that is associated with the Goldendoodle itself. If a canine is AKC registered, it is a canine that was BORN in the UNITED STATES or was an imported dog whose European documents were transferred to AKC for basic "canine American citizenship". If the dog was BORN in Europe, the dog will have Pink European registration papers. In order to have AKC recognition, an imported dogs' documents HAVE TO BE APPROVED AND TRANSFERRED TO AKC. In some cases, the dog then becomes "Duel" registered. The dog will THEN be listed like all other AKC dogs as per its breed group. AKC does NOT register Golden Retrievers with terms such as the above. A Golden Retriever is only registered as a "Golden Retriever". It is impossible for a Golden Retriever to be HALF AMERICAN AND HALF EUROPEAN. Offspring who are born in America and have a European parent are American dogs with European ancestry. AKC does NOT register Golden Retrievers as being 1/2 AMERICAN AND 1/2 EUROPEAN. We find it incredibly silly when breeders write this stuff and give the impression that the kennel club uses such terms.
Goldendoodles are still first generation Goldendoodles regardless if their mother is a Golden Retriever, a Poodle or a Goldendoodle so long as the other parent is NOT a direct relative of the dam or sire. Many people have the misconception of what constitutes a first generation litter.....what constitutes a dog being labeled as a "Miniature" sized dog and many have misconceptions with regards to male dogs vs. female dogs. But that's okay because your here on THIS site to learn something new and we appreciate you taking the time to come HERE to read the information. What you do with it is up to you. What you choose to believe and what you choose NOT to believe, is also up to you, the individual. Over the years, we have been able to experience alot of facts and our site is kept as current as possible because each year we learn new things with regards to these lovely hybrids. It's not uncommon to stumble upon forums where purebred fanatics are disputing and putting down the Goldendoodle or Labradoodle dog. For some unknown reason, these fanatics believe their purebred dog suddenly appeared on earth one day as whatever BREED name, their purebred dog has. They fail to remember that back in their dogs' origin, their dog WAS nothing more than a mixed breed dog with multiple breeds mixed. Once the breeder of that multiple mixed breed dog was happy with the results of what they wanted to achieve in the dog, the dog itself was given a Labeled name and was then picked up by a Kennel Club. Thus.....it was turned into what is now known as a "purebred" dog. In this crazy world of ours, we have purebred dogs...mixed breed dogs and hybrids. Hybrids are two purebred dogs of a different breed combined together; A purebred dog is a "refined" dog who began as a mixed breed dog. A mixed breed dog is a dog with unknown (and sometimes known), multiple breeds all rolled up into one. The fanatics to love to post mean things over the internet about Goldendoodles or other hybrid dogs enjoy tossing sand into the eyes of anyone to creates a hybrid dog or buys a hybrid dog and yet, do a back dance when reminded that their lovely purebred dog was once a MIXED breed dog. Fanatic dog owners and breeders alike can naysay all they want. THE FACT IS, THE GOLDENDOODLE IS HERE TO STAY AND WILL ALWAYS BE A VERY POPULAR DOG.
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