Thoughts and a Question

[Joanie]

I took Lan to the park today and she did great.  She was very happy and met lots of dogs, including another Labradoodle who looked nothing like her!  I'm guesssing it wasn't an ALD as it looked completely different, bone structure wasn't even the same, and wasn't at all friendly.  I don't see many labradoodles and it made me realize just how vastly they can differ in appearance and temperment wise.  Also, it was kind of funny because for some odd reason a lot of people ask me if Lan is a standard poodle... I don't even think she looks like a poodle.  Do other labradoodle owners get this question a lot?

[Michelle Motorola]

not one person has guessed right on Chloe yet. ive had tons of goldendoodle instead of Labradoodle(what she is)

No idea why they thinks this

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It's because of her color. I get the same thing with Jack.

[Camilla and Darwin]

Mostly people ask me if Darwin is a Wheaton, although he is much bigger than one. Either that or sheepdog...

[F, Calla & Luca]

I get that too.

[Hazel & Chester Wayte]

We always got sheep dog when Chester had long hair..

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I've had Irish Wolfhound, Bearded Collie, Otterhound (which is a good guess, he looks like one), Goldendoodle, and one person was savvy enough to guess Italian Spinone (he looks like one of those, too).

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Spinone Italiano:

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I met a Spinone and asked if she was a doodle - ooooooooppppppssssss! I got a lecture on that one. At least I now know that Spinones are not common in the U.S. and are mostly imported as well as being great dogs.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Haha, I love. I got just the opposite question today.

[Lynda Kamrath]

They ARE great dogs.  The first ones I met (on Carmel Beach), I asked if they were labradoodles also.  I had my first labradoodle and a standard poodle with me.  She explained nicely that they were Spinones and we became friends.  Our dogs loved each other - in fact Diva was Hondo's first dogfriend.  He took her a rose in his mouth for Valentine's Day and it was a great hit on the beach.  I still think they look like goldendoodles or labradoodles.

[Pat and Traveler]

This is a new dog for me!  I can see why they might be mistaken for a doodle.

[Adina P]

Some of them seriously look like F1 labradoodles.  If that liver colored dog wasn't in the mix above, I would have totally guessed labradoodle.