New to the Breed- coat prediction please

[Erica]

  Hi everyone!

I've been a long time reader! We are finally joining in and getting our first Goldendoodle! We pick up our new puppy this weekend. I've done a lot of reading and research- thank you all for sharing such great information.I would love your opinion on what our little guy's coat and color may be like as he grows up- I have attached a picture we got at 7 weeks. Thank you so much!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

He's going to be very doodle-y! He has plenty of furnishings and I predict a long, wavy coat. 

[Erica]

Thank you for your reply. I have read a lot about color fading and wasn’t sure if I should expect a very light colored dog.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Reds and browns usually fade the most. "Bad" blacks can fade to gray, too. The blondes and lighter apricots usually hold their color better. No way to know, color and fading are all genetic, and it depends not just on the color of the parents, but on the parents' pedigrees. But I wouldn;t think your pup is going to be "very" light. 

[Erica]

Thank you! And sorry if this is on the wrong section of the board.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

It's not at all. 
If you want to see comparisons of puppies with similar colors/coats to yours, and how they grew up to look, you might post it in the From Pup To Adult Group. :)

[Caroline and Sammy]

I'm not much help with the coat question as I'm new to the breed as well, but just wanted to comment and say congrats! He's adorable. Have you picked out a name?

We're getting our very first puppy/goldendoodle this weekend too! Here's Sammy at 7 weeks :)

[Erica]

Sammy is adorable! We loved that name but my father-in-laws name is Sam so thought it would be weird. Is Sammy a mini or standard?

[Caroline and Sammy]

Understandable! We ran into a similar problem with a few names we liked :) Sammy is a standard F1, but should be on the smaller side at around 50-60 pounds (could be bigger, we'll see!)

[Erica]

Same with ours. Love his coloring!!

[Karissa]

Congrats! Just wanted to say he is adorable! We get our new guy Aug 5 and couldn’t be more excited! Also have coat questions but from all that I have read there are so many factors predicting is difficult. Keep us updated on his changes!