What type of doodle am I?

[Diana K]

Hi everyone.  I rescued Winston about a year ago, and we were told he was either a goldendoodle or a labradoodle.  Is it possible to tell what type of doodle he is by looking at his physical appearance?  What type of doodle do you think he is?  Is he even a doodle (some people think he is a wheaten terrier)?

Here's some information that may help:

1.  He is ultra cream with apricot parti spots. 

2.  His fur is a mixture of straight, wavy, and curly.

3.  He sheds a little.

4.  He gets strong body odor within a week of being bathed.

5.  He is 40 pounds, full grown.

6.  He has a stocky, square appearance, with a flat and wide head.

7.  He has dark brown eyes (with crazy long apricot lashes) and a rose colored nose.

8.  He is a goof ball and loves to snuggle with cats.

After looking online at hundreds of pictures, I feel that he could either be an Australian Labradoodle or a English-type Goldendoodle, based on the stockiness of his body.

I've attached a few photos, which you can also find in my photo gallery in my profile.  Thank you!

[Katie and Sophie]

Does Winston have webbed feet?  Wheatons do not.  Labs, Goldens, and poodles all do.  This may help you narrow it down...  Whatever he is, he is very cute :)

[Diana K]

That's BRILLIANT.  I just checked and YES he does have webbed feet!!!!  So he's definitely not a Wheaton, and definitely a doodle!

[Katie and Sophie]

Mystery solved!  He is super cute :)  I had a turtle named Winston as a kid.  haha.  I love that name.

[Moe]

I never knew this *runs over to dog to check her feet.....

[Ginny Nightingale]

Wow--he certainly is interesting and cute too--but there are so many possible mixed breeds, it is really impossible to say. My neighbors Goldendoodle looks just like my Labradoodle and I have also seen hundreds of different looks on either a goldendoodle or a labradoodle--they can all be so different!

I did have a wheaton and he did leave little dust balls of fur around so he did shed a bit-and there are "whoodles" --Wheaton crossed with a poodle--so maybe that is it? You will never really know--unless you want to spend some $$ on a DNA test!

[Ginny Nightingale]

Just saw the thing about the webbed feet--I don't think any of my doodles have webbed feet--but I will look more closely! 

[Diana K]

feel for the web with your fingers. it's hard to see with all that fur in between

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Wheaten-Poodle crosses don't shed at all, and they have extremely dense coats. Nightmares to groom.

[Diana K]

i agree that there is alot of variability how doodles look. i have never heard of whoodles!

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

I've seen a number of whoodles, and your Winston looks nothing like one. His fur is too fluffy. I'm leaning toward ALD.

[Diana K]

another vote for ALD! I agree he doesn't look like a whoodle when i searched on google. whatever he is, we love him so much!

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

I m going with adoradoodle.  There has to be poodle in there for the long eyelashes. The webbed feet probably from labrador retreiver as that is a breed characteristic.  My two ALDs are full brothers and have quite different body types.  The stated desirable body type of ALD is square.  So statistically probably and lab/poodle mix.  Definitely an adoradoodle though.  Love that word.