Coat Type #2

[Amanda and Wheatley]

I saw the earlier discussion on coat types, and I have no idea what any of them mean! Wiry, fleece, wool, soft, absolutely no idea. My breeder says Madden will have a long soft coat. A random person said she will have a wiry, straight to low wave coat. Of course she does not know my dogs parents so that was just her guess. Even still, I dont get the lingo... and I have no idea what to expect when she grows up! So if you get what this means I would love to hear it!

[Kathy Spyker]

You can check out the pics on my page. Lilly is 1yr. old and she has a straight to wavy coat..She is real easy to keep brushed and she only ever matted under her collar a little bit. Hope this helps. :)

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Oh ok, thats very pretty! It looks like Lilly has a pretty long coat as well?

[Adina P]

This is for australian labradoodles mostly but might help: http://www.happytailslabradoodles.com/coats.htm

http://www.sunsethills.biz/australian_labradoodle_coat_types.shtml

http://www.labradoodle-breeder.com/faq_labradoodles_coat.html

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Thanks Adina! That definitely helps! What my goal coat was is what this goldendoodles coat looks like:

Does it look like it could be a straight/wavy coat like Maddens? Or is that more fleecey?

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Just looking at your pics I dont think your dog will look like the picture above. Maddens coat will be less profuse and shorter. If you go to my page you will see before and after pics (Abby just had a haircut). The before pics will show you how dense and thick her coat was....right from her first puppy pics.

But Madden is and always will be adorable!

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Here is a link I found surfing http://www.acmecreekkennels.com/Acme%20Creek%20Labradoodles/labrado...

I know nothing of the breeder so deisregard that part but the coat type link shows pics of the dogs if you click on them.

[Adina P]

No chance that Madden will look that thick and fleecy...this pup looks close enough to Madden's age that if Madden doesn't look like this now...he won't look like this ever. But your pup may still fluff out quite a bit and will still be adorable! You just never know when they start off more retriever looking.
Did your breeder know you wanted a pup like that above and did she tell you that yours will look different?

The dog above will probably get curlier and thicker and longer in coat than he is even now.

Then again sometimes there is a surprise.
This is Louise's Toby at 10 weeks:

4.5 months

And he ended up very thick and curly:

I imagine that Madden will be soft and wispy...maybe a little thicker with some developing wave as she matures, soft and shaggy at most.

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Wow that is all the same dog!? The last pic looks like a poodle.

[Adina P]

it is the SAME dog -- pretty dramatic change, eh?

[Amanda and Wheatley]

WOW, how did that dog go from wispy to super curly!?!? I guess every goldendoodle is like a surprise haha. Maybe I just will never know until she is full grown...

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Also, my breeder sent me this, this dog has a coat that kind of looks like mine, and then he grew it out:
7 months old:

One year old:

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Also this doodle. Looks just like mine at her age, and then she got curly!

10 weeks:

Now: