Goldendoodle Characteristics
The Goldendoodle has proven to be a highly intelligent, easy to train dog with “gentle” being the most commonly used single word to describe them. Goldendoodles have a beautiful long coat that is soft in texture and can be straight, wavy, or have a loose curl. The shedding factor cannot be determined by this. There is no guarantee as to the amount of or lack of shedding a particular coat type renders. Through surveys, it has been determined that even the low shedding Goldendoodles have proven to be hypo-allergenic for most allergy sufferers.
Goldendoodle Sizes
The F1 standard size Goldendoodle was the first to be bred. It is the product of a standard Poodle crossed with a Golden Retriever. The typical mature weight is 50-75 lbs.
The F1 miniature Goldendoodle is the product of a miniature Poodle crossed with a Golden Retriever. They mature to 25-45 lbs. and have a 50% chance of being non-shedding. The other 50% are typically very minimal shedders.
The F1B miniature and standard Goldendoodle is produced by crossing an F1 Goldendoodle with a Poodle. The mature adult weight is determined by the size of the parents. These dogs will have a higher success rate for non-shedding (90%).
The multigen mini, medium and standard Goldendoodle are the product of two Goldendoodle parents. The world’s first litter arrived on 3/23/06 and the second on 5/28/06. We have the most variety of coat types in this generation ranging from curly like an F1B to wavy like an F1 to flat like a Golden Retriever. Reports to date on non-shedding are very promising. About 98% are non-shedding.
Minis are considered to be under 30 lbs. Mediums range from 31-50 lbs. Standards are typically over 50 lbs.
See the Goldendoodle grading scheme below for further explanations.
GANA (Goldendoodle Association of North America) Grading Scheme
F1 = Golden Retriever x Poodle
F1B = F1 Goldendoodle x Poodle
F2 = F1 Goldendoodle x F1 Goldendoodle
Multigen = Two Goldendoodle parents – One parent has to be an F1B or multigen. A Poodle bred to a multigen Goldendoodle also constitutes a multigen.
Source: Fox Creek Farm