Labradoodle Shedding?

[Krystina, Mark and Opie]

Hello everyone!

I am brand new to this site so I am still learning my way through it but I was hoping someone could help me.  On January 18th, my fiancé and I got an australian labradoodle puppy - based on his pedigree, both parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. were Australian labradoodles.  In all the research I've done, I've read that Australian labradoodles should be non-shedding, but that it could take 3 generations of labradoodles to get there.  It seems like my puppy, Opie, has this history, but I'm finding that he is definitely shedding - a pretty good amount too!  He just turned 13 weeks.  Below is a picture of him when we first got him at 8 weeks.

 

He for sure looks way more like a lab than a doodle - is that a coincidence or could he have possibly inherited a recessive gene and he will, in fact, be a shedding dog? 

 

Any help would be great!

 

Krystina

 

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

I sooo agree with you Jenn!   We love them no matter what!

[Emily, Bentley, & Maserati]

What a cutie! 

As many others have said you can have shedding doodles. On the plus side you shouldn't have problems with matting! :) 

Congrats on your new puppy! 

[Krystina, Mark and Opie]

Thank you to everyone for your help!  It's nice to have this resource available, since we're new doodle owners!  I love my Opie to pieces, regardless of what he looks like or if he makes my clothes a mess with hair haha - I'll invest in a good lint brush!

[Rosemary (Ro) and Enzo]

Great attitude! Opie has the cuteness factor all covered....he just chooses you to share his coat as well. Keep the pics coming!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Opie is adorable and I love his coloring.  I would think by looking at him he will probably shed, but you never know with these Doodles.  We have a Doodle in our neighborhood that looked very close to Opie and turned into a wavy/curly coat with very little shedding.