Coat Differences Between ALD & Goldendoodle

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Wow - I have never really paid that much attention to the whole "goldendoodle" grooming situation - hey - Rooney's an Australian and I've just glossed over everything else.  Well now - here is baby Stuart - our new rescued Goldendoodle and I am CLUELESS!!!!  I've seriously thought that perhaps the poor start he got in life had caused him to have this funny coat - thin and wispy with shorter hair kinda underneath.  And sheds like nothing I've ever seen (I was going to say "sheds like a stripper on a hot pole" but wouldn't want to offend any strippers that might be members on DK - lol).  Well guess what - I send Kemp an SOS about this puppy and he says that it is his baby coat - WTD is a baby coat?  I had no clue.  And the best news is that Kemp says that once his adult coat is in (wouldn't it be more clear to say "on"?) that the shedding should slow down a bit.  Yipppeee!!!!!  So we have a new brush from Kemp on the way that should help.  But for others considering the difference between ALD and Goldendoodles (can't comment about American LD) I've laid out the difference in coat between Rooney & Stuart.

Rooney gets groomed by a mobile groomer once a month.  That is all he gets.  No other baths (unless mud would be involved and frankly he doesn't much like getting dirty or wet).  No brushing required - he doesn't shed at all and really doesn't look good brushed out - it fluffs his curls too much and then they don't bounce.  He can get the occasional matt under his chin and now on his ears but that is from Stuart chewing on them.  There was NO coat change at all.  It just grew and his tail filled in.  The ultimate little maintenance dog.

Stuart as mentioned above looks kinda funny.  Thin, wispy hair with little hairs underneath.  I'm not sure how doodley Stuart will look as his hair seems to be straight and he is shedding big hair balls.  I'll be brushing Stuart with his new green Les Pooches brush (thanks Kemp).  Stuart loves to get dirty but I plan to nip this in the bud - I'm not into dog washing.  Stuart will get groomed once a month by the mobile groomer unless he grows to large for her to handle and then I'll have to find another groomer for him.  So there you have it - I didn't realize how clueless that I was, I'm looking forward to seeing how Stuart's coat matures - I don't think he'll be very Quincy but we love him regardless.  Yes - I am posting this in a place where there are many who are "do it yourselfers" - I'll admit it - I'm too lazy and would rather play golf - LMAO!!!!!!

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Jane-We just got the green Les Pooches brush from Kemo to-we have to minis with totally different coats. Chloe will not let me use the new brush on her thank goodness she doesn't require it! Good luck with Stuart's hair! Myla said she wishes she had Rooney's hair.

[Jennifer Tramell]

Stuart reminds me a lot of my mom & dad's goldendoodle, Lindy.  Here she is as a pup.  She started out as a ball of fluff but then her coat came in all funny, long almost wiry hairs, scraggly, my dad said "what happened to my beautiful puppy?".  Now she is a typical goldendoodle but they keep her in a short cut so a picture wouldn't help :-)  She doesn't shed much worth mentioning - but again, they keep her trimmed pretty short.

 

My Webster has a coat more like Rooney.  I never experienced the whole puppy/adult coat.  Charlotte has a curly coat but her hair is silky.  She DID go through the whole puppy/adult/matting experience.  I think it is more an individual goldendoodle "thing" then an ALD vs Goldendoodle coat.