Labradoodle breeders...need your expertise on coat

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Ok shooting from the hip what would you predict the coat of this 4 week old labradoodle to be (shedding or non?)

Mother f1b father f1.

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[m0gade7ia0x2]

I am guessing he/she will have a shedding fleece coat, I have a dog just like this one same color, same type of coat and she sheds a whole bunch

[Susan Redelfs]

Okay I'm a goldendoodle breeder not labradoodle and what I look for to help determine shedding vs. non-shedding coats are excess facial hair and coat thickness and wave. I would have no trouble telling someone this will be a non-shedding coat. She looks identical to one of my non-shedding females. That said, calling coats can be very tough. In goldendoodles there are a great variety of coats. Curly does not always mean non-shedding nor does wavy. If they have clean faces like a golden or a labrador retriever I think they are more likely to be shedding than if they grow the facial hair. Hope that helps,

Susan Redelfs
NW Doodles

[2loqbxc1f3777]

Too soon to tell...appears to be a fleece...7-8 weeks is a better predictor, and even then once the puppy coat goes you may get some shedding coats even with a wonderful fleece puppy coat...or it could go to a wool......

I have one stud that is a solid non shedding coat predictor...my Cooper...

Carol/scl

[1ag0tmhej8d4f]

The only way I can tell if they shed is to drag my hand thru their coat. They will shed right away.. you don't have to wait 4 weeks. At least that is my experience. That a dog is born either shedding or not.

I have seen some that will shed very lightly but again it should be easy to tell. Not by looks but by feel.

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Susan, Carol, Sheila, Kingston, Linda, Leslie, Terri, Nancy, Ann, Lisa, Dixie ...Thanks!

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

Thanks Janece!