I need help! I am trying to pick out a goldendoodle puppy I need your help! :)

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

Okay I've never owned a goldendoodle before. This would be my first one. I have two I'm thinking about looking at and I need your help with what you think they will turn out coat wise.
They are both F1b goldendoodles and both same age. What type of coat do you think they will get? I have them posted below. Two top pics are same one and bottom pic is the other puppy. 5 weeks old both boys. I might look at a female too in the first pic pups litter. What would you suggest gender wise too? I want one that's calm laid back loving friendly and intelligent. I also don't want one that constantly plays all the time like my Boston terrier (it's exhausting). What gender do you think would be best? Anyways back to the puppies coats I wasn't sure if they would be wavy or curly fleece? Attached pics would be greatly appreciated so I can see what your talking about.

[Adina P]

The first pup looks curlier, but they both seem fairly curly.  It's really impossible to predict temperament without a lot of input from the breeder.  Are you able to meet the parents and if not do you know anyone who has?  What does the breeder say about the parents?  Are they high energy or lower energy?  That counts for a lot. 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I want one that's calm laid back loving friendly and intelligent. I also don't want one that constantly plays all the time like my Boston terrier (it's exhausting).

LOL

I'm sorry, but your ALL your comments and puppy are an oxymoron   :)  

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Ashley, 

Oxymoron is a  term. Here is the definition. http://www.oxymoronlist.com/

It will be several YEARS until your puppy is what you describe.   Everything you describe is the opposite of  what a puppy is for many years.

If you met a wonderful dog such as what you describe and want the same, know that the owner probably spent years training, training, training the dog to be a wonderful lifetime companion.

A good dog, is not born, it is made   

Sure, some have more active temperaments that some breeders may be able, with testing, to estimate around 6 weeks, but that guess also takes into consideration what a human will contribute to the puppy's well being.

You WILL then, be exhausted by a new puppy.  They need hours and hours of exercise for many months to come.

My dog is 6 and still requires at least an hour, if not much more, exercise and  my time per day 

Doodles are not known to be too laid back.  Most describe these dogs are way above average in activity.     Turtles are laid back. DOODLES ARE NOT

 

[Adina P]

I think most retrievers and poodles and retriever mixes are 'loving' - so that won't be hard.

And they will probably all be intelligent enough.

If calm is what you want, then be sure the breeder knows this.  Does she do any temperament testing too?  I don't know if I trust it 100%, but it was correct for my Rosco.

[Adina P]

Before I got Rosco (huge, reddish dog in my profile photo), I wanted a cream/white female.  Well after temperament testing the lightest female was found to be really shy and tentative (NOT at all my preference) and the other female was hyper hyper hyper.  So .. I went with the BIGGEST, red, BOY because his personality fit what I wanted.  And boy am I happy I did.  I would say ask which are the calmest pups (if that is super important) and let the looks fall where they will.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

There is a test that breeders use to try and determine the temperament of the puppies.

http://www.volhard.com/pages/pat.php

A good breeder will know about this test.

Be sure, you have a good breeder. Not just someone who decided they have a cute dog and thought they would earn some extra bucks breeding their dogs  :( 

Here is the link we recommend

http://www.doodlekisses.com/notes/What_To_Look_for_In_a_Breeder

[Stephanie and Ragley]

It appears that the breeder you are looking at does not do health testing on the parent dogs and thus would not be considered a reputable/recommended breeder. Have you checked the Goldendoodle Association of North America's website to see their list of recommended breeders?

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

I would ask the breeder what they suggest. I too wanted a calm and relaxed puppy- being that they are a puppy you can only get so calm or relaxed but still, lol. She was very honest with me and told me that of the 4 left she would recommend two of the three boys left and I guess one of the boys and the one girl left were more high energy. From there I picked on coat type, color, size...etc.... I couldn't have been happier with my pick. As long as I keep him well exercised he is very calm and relaxed and not "needy" which was another important thing to me. He's nine months old now and does have puppy energy but is much calmer than your average puppy I think at least.

Good luck in your search!!

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

No problem :) Curly hair is good! Loki was more wavy as a little guy were as now he's still losing his puppy coat but getting a lot more curly! There's still hope he will be non shedding! But I would trust the breeder for sure! I try to always have long toys on hand because Loki will occupy himself with them when I either can't be home or if I am home but say want to read a book or just relax- and they stand up to really aggressive chewing!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Sweet.

It is nice to hear someone wants a curly. Most here say they dont want curly.

I have a curly boy who is ecstatic about life. He is happy, very playful, but has that energy.

Curly is more difficult to groom but that works out okay too

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Yeah I know the feeling! I don't have allergies but sooo many people I am close with do but so far he's doing ok around them. Being that mine is an F1 he had more of a chance of shedding but I might have gotten lucky :)

[Jessica, Loki and Moose]

Not sure if this helps but Loki looked a lot less curly than the both of them. He is a bernedoodle which I think in general are more "fluffy" than curly so to speak, so he had more of a wavy/curly coat as a little guy and it's now more big curls instead of tight curls- I'm hoping it gets more curly. I would think they would be very curly but it's so hard to tell when they are that little! You could ask the breeder if she has puppy pics of past litters and pics of what they look like now? The breeder I got Loki from had a binder of past puppies and what they looked like as adults to show the coat and color changes as they got older- maybe your breeder has something similar?