I do not see the doodle in my 4-month old puppy Cocoa

[Edith]

Cocoa is an F1 goldendoodle that we got about 5 weeks ago. I am not sure she is going to look like a doodle. She has no facial hair; however the hair on her body has some curl. She is also shedding like crazy. Does anyone have a doodle that look like mine as a puppy? I would love to see how they look now as adults.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Cocoa has an "open face" and that will likely remain. I suspect what you see is a lot like she will look as an adult.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Cocoa has what is called an "open face", which means she did not get the gene for "furnishings", the typical doodle and poodle beard, mustache, eyebrows, etc. There are three different genes that control coat length, curl, and furnishings, and it looks like Cocoa got the first two but not the one for furnishings. That's not going to change. Most dogs with open faces do shed. Of course, many doodles who have furnishings and look more "doodle-y" shed, too. In fact, 70% of all F1s do shed to some degree, furnishings or not. My guy is about as shaggy and doodle-y looking as they come, and he sheds like a purebred Retriever.

You may want to join the DK group Where's The Poodle In My Doodle? where you'll see lots of other doodles who look like Cocoa. 

You might also be interested in the group Shedding Doodles. 

[Robin and Libby Louise]

Cocoa is adorable, even if she doesn't look exactly like what you expected.....enjoy her!

[Lynda Kamrath]

She looks like a black F1 goldendoodle to me.  I had an f1b phantom goldendoodle and he looked like this but with white on his chest, eyebrows, and feet.  Take a look at the photos on my page to see what he looked like as an adult.

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Her coat looks similar to what my current puppy looks like and what my older doodle looked like as a puppy, both of them do not have an open face though, the younger one currently sheds and the older one shed like crazy up until 11months and now nothing so who knows! Their coats change so much! She's super cute either way though!

[BG and Gavin]

Super cute, and you won't have to worry about musty beard ;)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

She is darling. I adore her rich color.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Oh what a beauty! Is she a mini? I have Pippa who will be one year old in about two weeks. She is blonde but looks just like your Cocoa. She is the sweetest snuggle bug and makes me laugh every day!