Is he a smooth goldedoodle?

[Ashley Martin]

Hello,

I'm writing this today becasue I am quite confused about my little buddy. He is about eight months old now and his coat is so odd. On his back I can start to see a  curl coming in and he does have feathering but his face is completely smooth. I have no clue what he will look like when he's older. It seems that half of his fur is smooth and the other in growing in curly. I was wondering if anybody could help me with figuring out what in the world his coat will look like. The pictures I attached are him at  eight weeks and then at 6 months and the last is a picture of a close up of his coat.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It looks like your boy did not get the gene for the facial furnishings, which is what gives them the shaggy eyebrows and muzzle and the beard. That's a separate gene from the ones for curly coats and for long hair. He definitely has a smooth face, also called an "open" face, and it's unlikely that's going to change. He's a very pretty dog, and very unique looking!

[F, Calla & Luca]

I agree.

[Bonne Bouche]

I agree is is very pretty, almost looks like he's got the colorings of a spaniel! Is he a first generation cross? Do you know what his siblings look like?

My BB has a different texture to the hair along his spine, it is more coarse than the hair on his legs/face/chest/etc. It looks a lot like the hair on Dexter's back. His coat didn't change until about 1 year, so you probably have a couple of months to go before he settles into a final coat type. Either way, he really is beautiful!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I had the same thought. His coloring and markings, as well as the shorter ears,  look very much like a Springer Spaniel. I'm curious about the parents as well.

[BG and Gavin]

Or a border collie?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Maybe, but the freckling/speckling looks more spaniel to me.

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Ashley, he is sooo cute!  He does look very curly in spots and from what our Libby did, it changes a lot!  I love his coloring and he will be a beautiful grown up Doodle soon:)

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

I pretty much have to agree with everyone else ... he is adorable, that is what he is.  I love his freckles on his face. 

[BG and Gavin]

He is adorable!  Gavin had those big loose curls on his back and after about a year and his first grooming it came back a bit softer and wavier.  Here are my now famous comparison photos:

Gavin at 8 months:

Gavin at 13 months:

 

 

[Willow and J]

Today I realized Willow's coat has also became much looser too. (She's 2 yrs 9 mo.) I don't quite remember from when, since we kept her coat short since her first coat change (read: matting) around 10 month. Did Gavin also become lighter in color? Willow did. Her shot from the back would look exactly like Gavin's.

[BG and Gavin]

It is lighter for sure, but I think this picture is a bit deceiving due to sun position and the light blowing out his coat a bit.

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Wow, I have not see these of Gav! His coat looks like Auggie's in the first picture.

Dex is very unique-looking. I would love to hear more about his parents since he does look like a spaniel-doodle, not a goldendoodle, with all those freckles.