Coat types of Goldendoodles and Allergies
A GOLDENDOODLE, begins as appearing to be soft coated, but resembling more of the Golden Retriever. By
age three weeks, Goldendoodles who do not have a lot of ripples in the coat within 4 hours of birth, will
begin becoming fluffy. Those who had ripples in the coat within 4 hours of birth will begin to get fluffy
around the face. All Goldendoodles, unless having more Poodle genetic make-up, will begin at age 4 weeks
to take on a "V" shape, in appearance, in the face. By age 6 weeks, the coat is fluffier. It is not wirey. It is not
flat and it is not shaggy, at this age. Just fluffy.

By age 8 weeks, their baby coat will begin to shed. It will shed lightly, but it does shed all the same. Their
baby coat that became fluffy at age 4 weeks will begin to disappear slowly (from four weeks to 4 months)
and some strands of hair will seem to come out.

The funny thing about a Goldendoodle's coat is that from birth to 8 weeks they keep getting fuzzier and
curlier and by 8 weeks on, it seems like that same coat begins to fizzle and disappear as the baby fuzz
leaves and the adult coat comes in. The coat a Goldendoodle puppy has is never the end result, it is merely
a Phase. We have also watched puppies out of the same litter go through their coat changes at different
times. It is not always that every puppy will go through the same change, at the same time.

Goldendoodle puppies that appear to be more "Golden Retriever" . This is just a hybrid who has more
Golden Retriever genes. This puppy is actually out of the litter up above. Hence what we mean when we say
there is no consistency in the litter where size and coat goes. While this pup looks like a Golden Retriever
puppy, at this stage, it will not shed like the Golden Retriever. It will shed its puppy hair at various stages,
but it will not shed fly away hair all year round. The nice thing about doodles is that they take on
characteristics of themselves as an adult which is why they are called DOODLES.   If you are a Golden
Retriever fan, you will enjoy this type of coat.
Between 10-14 weeks of age, the flat coated Goldendoodles continue to shed their baby fuzz. By the time it
is a year old it's coat will fill in and it will be beautiful. Pups with more ripples in the coat at birth go through
fewer "extreme" changes. Those who have more Golden Retriever genes appear to have a flatter coat,
thinner neck and longer muzzle at this age.

Some people will view a doodle at different coat changes and ages and assume their coat is either curly or
flat or that the puppy is not as attractive as one they saw at a different age. Every first generation doodle
goes through a transitional coat phase. It is completely normal and WILL OCCUR regardless of whom you
purchase from.

Regardless of what generation a Goldendoodle is, all usually work out well for those with allergies.

As your doodle nears closer to its first birthday, the coat continues to bloom and the face is slowly making a
really remarkable transformation. That muzzle that appeared short at birth and then long as a toddler, will
now appear to have its own characteristics of beauty and intelligence!


***ALL THIS INFO WILL PERTAIN TO THE BOXERDOODLES ALSO, EXCEPT THE HAIR, WE EXPECT WILL BE
SHORTER IN LENGTH.  
As per the internet:  TOP TEN DOGS THAT CAUSE FEWEST ALLERGIES
Poodle and Poodle Hybrids
Poodles come in various sizes, colors and coat lengths. Recent cross-breeding with other breeds, such
as cocker spaniels and Labrador retrievers, has been popular. Generally speaking, poodles shed less hair
and dander, and therefore cause fewer allergy symptoms.

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