How do you tell the difference between a doodle and PWD?

[Nora L Garnett]

I never seem to get a straight answer, if any, to this question. If checking lineage is not an option, are there any anatomical differences that make it a definite one or the other?

I've attached three pics. Can you tell me which is which?

Don't cheat! ;-)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

None of them look like PWDs to me. But it's hard to tell with the overgrown coats. And knowing the size & weight would help.

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

Cooper met a PWD the other week. he was much smaller than Cooper (shes a standard) and his owners said he often gets mistaken for a Labradoodle. Non of your pics look like he did, but the closest is no.1, but only because he had shorter fur

[Camilla and Darwin]

I am not sure. It's easy to tell when they are in their "traditional" hair cut but beyond that...

[Frannie & Callie]

It's not easy to tell. My vet thinks that Callie is part PWD and I think Callie's a black goldendoodle. There is a PWD in my neighborhood (Polo - he's such a cutie) and there are MANY similarities, but the tail is (to me) a dead giveaway. PWDs don't seem to have the plumey tails you frequently see on the doodles.

[GBK]

I want to say number three is the PWD? You also have to remember that they do come in two different coats, the wavy and the curly. I think number two is two tight to be a PWD, but I don't think I have ever seen an overgrown PWD either :) If I keep my two's ear length clipped to the leather they both get mistaken for PWD's.

[April Cliber]

#1 is kind of small, but I'm guessing PWD. #2 PWD? I think #3 is an Australian Labradoodle.

I'm probably totally wrong....but that's my guess. When do we get the answers revealed? :o)

[Leslie and Halas]

I think No. 1 is a doodle, No. 2 is a PWD, No. 3 is a doodle.

[Melissa & Porter]

#3 is PWD--I am pretty sure I can tell cause of the ears (smaller).

#1 is a puppy, right, which makes it really hard to tell, but I would say doodle.
#2 is a poodle or doodle.

[F, Calla & Luca]

They all look like doodles to me too.

[Karen P]

I am not sure either. Chewie has a PWD in his puppy class and none of these really look like him. He (Elliott) is a gorgeous dog with really shiny black fur. His fur is so soft and has a really nice curl to it.

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Of the very few that I have met, all had docked tails ( I don't know if this is the norm ), all were shorter than Spud ( 25 "), all had stocky builds, and all had much broader skulls--almost bloated football shape. The coats were different but that is not saying much. Every doodle I have met seems to have a different coat.

I can't tell from the pictures.

[GBK]

Funny, I have never seen a Portie with a docked tail..... I thought the breed standard was undocked. This was a breed I had considered before I got my doodle ;)