LABRADOODLE QUESTIONS

Hi guys,

I'm a new labradoodle owner and I just have a couple of questions I was hoping you guys could help with. This is my 8-week-old doodle puppy and he is an F3. His mum is an F2b fleece and dad an F7 wool. I'm worried because his coat does not seem to be thickening out much or become fluffy, in comparison to his siblings. He sort of looks like a labrador/golden retriever now and I don't know what that means? What sort of coat will he eventually have? Will his coat remain flat or would he eventually thicken out? Why are only the fur on his ears and under his chin wavy, while the rest remain straight-ish?

Also, I was just browsing through the internet for doodle pictures, and I'm wondering why some doodle have hair that are fluffy and some just have hair that remain closer to the body? I understand that some coats like the wool coats are fluffier but even between the fleece coat, some have really fluffy hair, while some have coats that stick closer to their bodies. Is this entirely grooming or is it sort of genetic?

So sorry to bombard you all with all these questions! Have a great weekend :)

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Permalink Reply by Bernie J on July 15, 2012 at 12:59am

Oh yes that works! Thanks Ginny!

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Permalink Reply by Bernie J on July 14, 2012 at 3:19am

Apologies for the poor quality of pictures from the past thread.

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Permalink Reply by Ronna, Murphy & Wilson on July 15, 2012 at 8:09am

Wilson is a multigen ALD. He had very straight hair when he was a baby. He had the same waves on his ears as your pup. Wilson now has a beautiful wavy (not curly at all) fleece coat and I think he is very doodly. Here is a picture of him at 12 weeks and one at 7.5 months...big difference!