Goldendoodles and Allergies
Many people believe that goldendoodles are
“hypoallergenic”. In our opinion, this
is incorrect. Here at Music City
Goldendoodles, we do not have an allergy or medical background. What we have been told is that there are
three different kinds of dog allergies: hair, dander, saliva. Most people associate a dog allergy to the
hair. This is where a goldendoodle may
be a good choice for allergy sufferers.
We always recommend that you come meet our dogs and see how you
respond. We have a variety of
goldendoodles with a variety of coats.
Come do a test pet!
If you have an allergy to dog dander, it is difficult to predict how you will be affected by a goldendoodle. An f1b with a curly coat would be the best choice for someone with a dander allergy.
For individuals allergic to dog saliva, we are unfamiliar with any breed with allergy friendly spit.
If you have an allergy to dog dander, it is difficult to predict how you will be affected by a goldendoodle. An f1b with a curly coat would be the best choice for someone with a dander allergy.
For individuals allergic to dog saliva, we are unfamiliar with any breed with allergy friendly spit.
Goldendoodle Coat Types
About shedding, we never guarantee a non-shedding dog. In our opinion any dog with a shedding dog as
a foundation breed has a chance at shedding.
There also seems to be a difference in what people consider a shedding
dog. All creatures with hair will either
lose hair or their hair will mat. New
hair grows, old hair dies, where’s it going to go? We consider all of our parent dogs to be VERY
low shedding, but we still have some hair in the dog brush when we finish
brushing. Lindy and Penny are very low
shedding, but when they sleep on their favorite dark rug, there will be a few
hairs left behind. Tessa, Webster, and
Charlotte are all very low shedding dogs – no hair on clothes/furniture/etc –
but we do find “doodle tumbleweeds” in the corners when we sweep.
If your dog does not shed at all, watch out for matting. Tessa has a lovely wavy/shaggy virtually non-shedding coat. If not brushed carefully and regularly, her hair mats at the skin – almost felting.
If your dog does not shed at all, watch out for matting. Tessa has a lovely wavy/shaggy virtually non-shedding coat. If not brushed carefully and regularly, her hair mats at the skin – almost felting.
F1 goldendoodle are classified on Goldendoodles.com as
having low to moderate shedding. Lindy,
Charlie, Zoey, Penny, Jack and Lilly are all low shedding f1s. In practical life, these dogs lose hair
similar to the long-haired humans in the family.
F1b goldendoodles are considered very light to non shedding. Tessa, Truffles, Sadie, and Lexie would be considered as virtually non-shedding. We often keep our F1bs with a short hair cut because it is easier to watch for and brush out any mats. An F1b has a wavy to curly coat. We have found that a pup’s coat will get curlier as it matures.
F1b goldendoodles are considered very light to non shedding. Tessa, Truffles, Sadie, and Lexie would be considered as virtually non-shedding. We often keep our F1bs with a short hair cut because it is easier to watch for and brush out any mats. An F1b has a wavy to curly coat. We have found that a pup’s coat will get curlier as it matures.
Here are some Music City Goldendoodle F1b pups all grown up
Multi-Gen goldendoodles have become our most common 'generation'. We absolutely LOVE everything that retrievers bring to the Goldendoodle, but LOVE the low shedding factor the poodles contribute. In the effort to keep our goldendoodles nicely balanced between the two parent breeds, we have carefully selected parent dogs from our litters and kept them to add to our breeding program. Through genetic testing we are able to keep pups who have temperaments we are proud of, are low-risk for diseases common to both Goldens and Poodles, and will help produce a consistent low/no shedding coat. But if we try to explain that Lacey, a f1b with a f1 coat type, is bred to Archer, whose mom is a f3 and dad is a f1bb......????? Can we even do the math??? So, everything above a f1b, we consider "MultiGenerational". We will explain in detail if you'd like, but here are some pics of our Music City MultiGens.
Occasionally we have a litter with "sporty" or "non-traditional" coats. The "sporty" coat is more often associated with labradoodles. It is a straighter, finer coat and has more chance of shedding.
The "non-traditional" coat means that the puppy will never develop the beard, moustache and eyebrows (furnishings) commonly associated with a traditional goldendoodle look. When grown, these dogs look very similar to the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. This 'non-traditional' coat is the result of a puppy getting both parents' recessive golden retriever gene. Both coats are beautiful with the wonderful personality and intelligence of all MCG goldendoodles - they are just sporting a different style than their siblings. Neither of these coats are common in our litters and since we know the coat genetics of our parent dogs, we know which litters have the possibility of these coat types and will test each pup to determine who will have these coat types. |
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