Are doodles "insane?"

[Oliver]

After telling a few of my friends that we plan on adopting a goldendoodle, 2 of them completely turned up their nose and told us that goldendoodles were "crazy and insane" dogs. While I've heard that goldendoodles sometimes mouth more than other puppies, I'm under the impression that a large breed puppy...is, well...a puppy!- No matter the breed, they need lots of exercise: a happy puppy is a tired puppy. I'm assuming the crazed-puppy-hyperness will probably last for approximately 2-3 years at which point they will calm down a bit. It's not like we are getting this dog and will not work on training him- in fact, we're planning on training him to become a Delta Society Therapy dog and I've done tons of research over the past 2 months on basic and advanced puppy training.

Anyway, I've always only heard that goldendoodles were extremely intelligent and willing to please. But the way these people talk about goldendoodles....it's horrible! The only thing I can think is that they've come across goldendoodles who had either a) bad owners (i.e. little exercise/no obedience training), and/or b) were not bred well (perhaps inbred, etc). What do you guys think? Has anyone ever told you things like this about doodles? Are there any MAJOR differences between goldendoodle puppies and golden retriever puppies (or other breeds for that matter)? Am I missing something?

[Liza, Halle and Finn]

Don't listen to those people! You can be sure that whoever makes the comment that GD's are 'crazy & insane' aren't the OWNERS of a GD. I'm quite sure people who aren't aware of the beautiful virtues of this breed, upon first view of my Kachi ,think "Whoa! Hyper!" because, let's face it, as puppies, they get really really excited seeing new people & other animals!! Of course, if those same people are still around one minute later, they see a sweet, calm, loving pup, who is eager to please. And yes, GD's are highly intelligent, so they need training. And yes, some of them can be mouthy, so that takes additional training . But every dog takes time, effort & patience (think 'toddler'), but the reward is soo much greater than what you put into it.

Golden Retrievers are so very similar (We had one years ago), so loving, and trustful, but the bonus with the GD..no shedding, or low shedding!!

And you are correct, there is a lot of bad breeding going on because of the high $'s these dogs can bring in. Go with a reputable breeder, and you will not be disappointed!

[Jaime]

Speaking for my dog - she was not wild, crazy or any other such nonsense. I thought she was an extremely well behaved puppy but we did start obedience as 12 weeks. We were even able to pass our CGC test at 7 months.

[31w85neadbpsm]

I was a golden retriever owner for almost 34 years. My last one had a great pedigree but was as wild as they come. In beginner obedience class, the teacher (a golden retriever breeder/trainer) offered to let him repeat the class at no charge. He was so wild we had to resort to medicating him. As he got older and with the addition of a second dog he calmed down a lot. He died at the age of 9 and that is when we got our G/D "Sunny" Even at the age of 9 he was not as calm as Sunny. She is the sweetest, most laid back dog I have ever seen. She is not a laid back "hound dog" ie: no personality- She has an incredibly outgoing personality.Even as a puppy she was incredibly laid back. When she went for her first puppy exam, she fell asleep on the exam table. So all I can say is that if Sunny is insane, I would take a hundred more like her. Just my 2c.