SCRAPS Breed Profile GOLDENDOODLE

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Country of Origin: North America and Australia Group: Use today: Family companion Life Span: 15 years Color: The coat can be cream, gold, apricot, chocolate and black. Coat: Can be a shaggy-looking retriever to a curl-relaxed poodle, but usually it falls somewhere in the middle. Grooming: Like many poodle crosses, many Goldendoodles don't shed, or shed lightly, and could be hypo-allergenic. They generally require little grooming. Height: Males 21 – 24 inches; Females 20 - 22 1/2 inches Weight: Males 55 – 75 pounds; Females 45 - 65 pounds

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In Brief: Goldendoodles are an intelligent and to please, and love of learning make them very obedient family companion. they are devoted to easy to train. They are medium-sized family their family. They are likely to get into mischief dogs with easy dispositions. and develop behavior problems if they spend most of their lives alone but very easy to train Health: As a hybrid cross they grow healthier and live longer than either parent line. The only Description: The Goldendoodle's ancestry genetic diseases they can be prone to would be along both parent lines is as hunters and water those shared by both the Golden Retriever and dogs. The physical appearance of the the Standard Poodle. No Major Concerns. Goldendoodle runs anywhere from a shaggy- Minor Concerns - CHD, cataract. Suggested looking retriever to a curl-relaxed poodle, but tests - hip and eye. usually it falls somewhere in the middle. Most Goldendoodles have a Standard Poodle as a Living Conditions: Goldendoodles require a parent, though a Miniature Poodle is possible moderate amount of exercise and their coats are and would produce a smaller dog. Like many generally low maintenance. They can live in the poodle crosses, most Goldendoodles don't shed, city or on a farm. They are social dogs and they or shed lightly, and could be hypo-allergenic. are happiest when they are with people.

Temperament: Goldendoodles are an intelligent Exercise: Goldendoodles require a moderate and obedient family companion. They are amount of daily exercise. The Retriever in them everybody's friend and devoted to their family. allows them to enjoy games that involve They are friendly towards children, other dogs retrieving. and pets, and easy with strangers. They are social dogs, happiest when with people. Goldendoodles are likely to get into mischief and develop behavior problems if they spend most of their lives alone. Their intelligence, eagerness

Origins: The Goldendoodle is a Golden Retriever and Poodle cross. The Goldendoodle gets its name from its mixed heritage - Golden Retriever and Poodle. Goldendoodles are a hybrid dog, a first generation cross, and as such they exhibit "hybrid vigor". This is a phenomenon in animal breeding referring to the fact that the first cross between two unrelated purebred lines is healthier and grows better than either parent line. The puppies take on the best traits of both breeds. The hybrid cross between these two parent breeds are terrific family dogs, friendly, intelligent, affectionate and easy to train. As more and more people live in the city, needs have changed. Many are not looking for dogs that can hunt, but are looking for companions. The need for dogs who are playful, friendly towards people and pets, easy to train and easy to maintain has spurred breeders to cross breed two of the most intelligent and popular breeds of our time.

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