He's a DOODLE! What breeds do people mistake your doodle for?

[Theresa & Duncan]

Wherever we go, people ask me what breed of dog Duncan is. I think a lot of folks have an image that comes to mind when they think of a labradoodle, and my Dood (with his black, straight-ish fur) apparently does not fit the description :). When people ask what breed he is and make a guess, they come up with the following:

Irish Wolf Hound -65% of guesses
Portuguese Water Dog - 20% of guesses
Labradoodle - 10% of guesses
Giant Schnauzer 5% of guesses

Ok, so I personally think the Giant Schnauzer and Water Dog are a bit of a stretch, but a lot of people do think he is an Irish Wolf Hound. I am curious - what breeds do people mistake your doodle for?

[Camilla and Darwin]

I would say it's about 40% "sheepdog" and 40% "Wheaten". The other 20% varies between Poodle, Labradoodle, PWD, and other random guesses.

[Camus]

Same here but 50/50 (sheepdog / wheaten).

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ned gets mistaken for a poodle all the time.  I think it is more because he is small. Clancy has been mistaken for an Otterhound.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't think Giant Schnauzer is such a stretch if they're used to seeing the European dogs with their ears left natural, lol:

JD most often gets mistaken for a Goldendoodle instead of a Labradoodle, because of his coloring. Many people just ask what kind of dog he is, because he doesn't look like most of the labradoodles in my area with his straight hair. But we've had a few people guess Irish Wolfhound, one Bearded Collie, one Otterhound, and one very dog-savvy person who asked if he was a Spinone, lol.  

[Bonnie and Kona]

We have a friend whose brother breeds Otterhounds and she says my guys definitely look like them. We love that look so we got what we wanted with out doodle boys. 

[Theresa & Duncan]

It is definitely the straighter-haired doodles that throw people off, I think.

[Puppy Love]

As we all know doodles are show stoppers. Often people stop me even pull over in thier cars and ask if Jackson is a sheepdog. Maltipoo owners often stop me and ask to take picture of Jackson and they explain they have a "mini me" and insist on showing me a picture of their dog. Lol always a good time with my dood.

[Chloe, Finley & Mama Shelley]

I get Wheaten a lot also. The other is Labradoodle only because I think more people have heard of that, than heard of Goldendoodle.

[Theresa & Duncan]

You have such gorgeous pups!

[DJ & Chance]

Most everyone seems to recognize that Chance is a poodle mix.  They just don't know what got mixed with the poodle!

[Devin and Indy]

A lot of people think Indy is a cockapoo. I'm not too surprised though because he really does look like one!

[Theresa & Duncan]

I must admit, I did it the other way around when I met a cockapoo last weekend (asked if he was a labradoodle). I couldn't face DK for two days! lol