New mini Goldendoodle, but I have tons of questions

[Discussing Labradoodles & Goldendoodles]

My husband and I just got our second mini Goldendoodle tonight. She is very cute and very tiny. She is almost 8 weeks old and is 2 LBS.. Her mom is a 16 LBS. F1 mini Goldendoodle and her dad is a 4 LBS. toy poodle. How big do you think she will be full grown?  Also, is it normal for her tail to be docked? Ava our mini has a normal tail and I love it. I honestly didn't even notice it was docked until we were on the way home. Does anyone here on DK have such a small doodle and does anyone have a docked tail?? Thanks in advance :)

[F, Calla & Luca]

I think your girl will be very small. One of my doodles just had to have part of his tail removed due to fractured vertebrae. It made me very sad. I think tail docking is a cruel and unnecessary procedure. Certainly your breeder should have let you know this was being done. we do have some doodles on DK with docked tails. Enjoy your pup.

[Ginny Nightingale]

Even if she is a bit poodle-y, she will still be special! And the haircut makes a big difference! But boy, is she small! When she is 4 months old, double the wt. and you should be pretty close to the final wt. I am going to take a wild guess and say 10-14 pounds...I have heard of these tiny doodles called Micros. She really is too small to be a mini--

Looking forward to pics!

[a.k.a. Rodney]

Can you please explain what you mean about the haircut making a big difference. What's involved. I want my pup to be Doodle perfect. What are the specifics I should ask for with the cut?
Mine is an Eng teddy bear petite doodle....boy that's a mouthful!!

[Becka]

Rodney, I have a great groomer who really understands doodles--she's in downtown Deerfield. Her shop is called Scruffy to Fluffy and I can't say enough good things about it or her. If you go, tell her Sadie and Becka sent you.

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Congratulations on your new Doodle!   How exciting for you and your family. Sounds like she will be very tiny!  Enjoy and have fun:)

[a.k.a. Rodney]

Our " petite" doodle was 3.4 lbs @ 10 wks. Her mom was a 24 lb F1 & her dad 5.5 mini poodle.
We expect anywhere from10-15 lbs. regular tail here.
Good luck....

[BettyAnn, Holmes & Lucy]

Congratulations on your tiny, new puppy! I had no idea doodles tails were ever docked... I wonder what the purpose is? Have fun with your new baby :) and I can't wait to see pics too.

[a.k.a. Rodney]

Hope so!! We travel a lot and I needed a plane cabin friendly size. I also had back surgery and needed a scoop able pup. So far so good :)She's a cutie

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Oh my, I can't imagine why the breeder would dock a doodles tail. Not to make you feel bad, but the tail is what I look for whenever I see a doodle as they are usually so distinguishable to a doodle. Besides that, it sounds so painful, ouch!

[Star and Goldie]

My mini was only 3 lbs when I got her so I had a tiny baby too. She is now 4 months and is about 11.5 pounds and I would imagine she will end up full grown around 22-25 lbs.
you may ask your breeder if the entire litter had docked tails. My breeder had one pup in my litter with a docked tail and it was due to an injury so it was heavily discounted. I think she took $800 off the price.
I definitely agree with the others that docking a doodles tail is not a normal practice and if that breeder does that on all her doodles it should be advertised as such.
Congrats on your little one:)

[Ginny Nightingale]

What I mean about the haircut, s,  is that a doodle cut has a totally different look--just take a look at pics on this site, taking into account your doodle's hair type--(groomers can't make the hair straighter or more curly for example) and decide on the look you like best---some people have a shaved muzzle on their doodle which is more poodle-y and others prefer a full face of hair! Also, the hair on top of the head should slowly get shorter and gradually blend with the neck in a doodle--if there is a poof of hair on the head and then a closely shaved neck with no gradual change, that is poodle-y to me.