History
First there were the Labradoodles (the
cross between the Labrador Retriever and the Poodle).The Labradoodle
was developed in Australia in the late 1980's as a service dog
especially for people with allergies who couldn't have a Labrador
due to their shedding. Golden Retriever lovers began developing
the Goldendoodle in the mid-1990's, producing a soft and shaggy
coated dog that has won people's hearts the world over. These
dogs have joined the Labradoodle as being intelligent, competent,
low to non-shedding working service dogs, and field dogs as well
as family companions.
What do they look like?
Goldendoodles
typically have a shaggy-dog look and can vary in color, size and
coat quality.
Color
The color will depend largely on the
poodle genes, and can be almost any color including white and
black and in between. Some may have other markings such as being "abstract" which
is a solid colored dog with one or more small white markings, "parti-colored" (spotted), or "phantom-colored"
which have markings like a doberman . At Aspen Hill Doodles
we specialize in cream, gold, apricot, and red pups. Our
pups are solid colored or abstract. Our abstract pups' white markings, are usually on the center of the chest, sometimes on the paws and sometimes on the chin or center of the forehead. If the white area is very small, it often almost disappears as the pup grows up.
To the left is a Magnum, he's a good example of one of our apricot abstract pups. He has a small white spot in the middle of his chest. He's an F1 Medium Apricot Abstract. He is one of Luna and Tino's pups. |
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Size
For simplicities sake, we have modified the way we describe the size of our goldendoodles. Regardless of generation, we’re calling those that are below 18 inches at the shoulder and under 30 pounds “minis” or Miniature Goldendoodles. Those that are about 18 to 21 inches at the shoulder and about 30 to 50 pounds in size we’re calling “mediums” or Medium Goldendoodles. Those that are above 21 inches at the shoulder and above 50 pounds we’re calling “standards” or Standard Goldendoodles.
F1
At Aspen Hill Doodles there are two basic sizes of F1 Goldendoodles: Medium and Standard. The F1 Medium Goldendoodle is from the cross between a Golden Retriever and a Miniature Poodle. The height is usually between 18 and 21 inches and weight between 30 and 50 pounds. Aspen Hill F1 mediums usually weigh about 35 pounds. The F1 Standard Goldendoodle is the cross between a Golden Retriever and a Standard Poodle, the height is usually between 22 and 26 inches and weight between 50 and 75 pounds. Aspen Hill standards weigh about 60 pounds. The females tend to be smaller than the males.
F1B
F1B pups will vary in size depending on the parents. Following are some of our possible combinations:
When we cross a F1 Medium Goldendoodle with a Miniature Poodle we call it a F1B Miniature Goldendoodle, ours usually weigh about 25 pounds.
We also cross a F1 Medium Goldendoodle with a Standard Poodle and we call the pups F1B Medium Goldendoodles. Ours usually weigh about 35 pounds.
When we cross an F1 Standard Goldendoodle with a Miniature Poodle we also call them F1B Medium Goldendoodles, and they will usually weigh about 35 pounds.
When we cross an F1 Standard Goldendoodle with a Standard Poodle we call them an F1B Standard Goldendoodle. Ours usually weigh about 60 pounds.