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jeudi 31 décembre 2015

Careful Goldendoodle Breeders For Your Next Pet

By Elizabeth Wood


A goldendoodle is a hybrid dog, also called a crossbreed. The puppies are the offspring of a golden retriever and a poodle. For the best temperament in any crossbreed, it is important that prospective owners select goldendoodle breeders with integrity. In addition to the pairing of the parents, the puppies raised in a home environment will be more even tempered then puppies who spend their early lives in a kennel.

Retrievers are medium to large dogs ranging from fifty five up to eighty pounds. Poodles on the other hand come in a wide variety of sizes. Toy poodles can be as small as six pounds, and standard poodles can weigh up to sixty pounds. The weight range of retrievers and the much broader range in poodles means that the size of a goldendoodle is fairly unpredictable.

Responsible breeders are very selective about choosing the dogs they breed. They will screen any would be parent for health issues and only choose dogs with a clean bill of health. Size of the puppies is less predictable. If the breeders take the smallest retriever of fifty five pounds and breed it with a toy poodle that weighs seven pounds, the weight range between the two parent dogs is too broad to predict the sizes of the puppies in their litter.

If a fifty five pound retriever is bred with a fifty five pound poodle, clearly the adult weight of their offspring will be more predictable. One website shows a photo of two goldendoodles side by side. One weighs thirty pounds the other weighs fifty four pounds. If size is a big issue with prospective owners, they should work with the breeder in an effort to get a pet in the range of the desired weight.

The parentage of goldendoodles can be seen in their classification. A goldendoodle that is said to be F1 is the first generation of the crossbreed, that is one parent was a golden retriever and the other was a poodle. The coat on an F1 can be straight, curly or wavy. The curly coat tends to shed less and is often the preferred coat for this reason.

When an F1 is bred with another F1, the dog is called an F2. For some reason this combination is more unpredictable, and some breeders will not use two F1s when breeding. If you are looking for your best chance at a non shedding pet, the F1B may be your best shot. The parentage with an F1B is an F1 bred with a poodle. This combination increases the poodle mix to seventy five percent, with the retriever now at twenty five percent.

There are two advantages to non shedding or light shedding coats. First the owner will not have the nuisance factor of dog hair everywhere. Second, dogs with little or no shedding tend to produce fewer allergens and make better pets for people with allergies.

Prospective owners looking for a pet that weighs around 15 to 45 pounds should consider a goldendoodle. Their coats come in many colors. A lovely cream color coat is the most common, but many other colors are available. Excellent breeders are needed for the best choice of pets. Your pet will be a happy addition to your family and your loyal friend for many years.




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