Where to find a goodledoodle puppy

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After extensive research we’ve decided to get a black goldendoodle puppy. However we’re having trouble finding a good breeder we have confidence in - does anyone have a goldendoodle they would recommend their breeder? Or suggestions on where to look? Thanks!!

Unfortunately I really don't believe that its possible to get a Goldendoodle from an ethical breeder and given that you don't want to do that you need to look for something else.
Also if your H is allergic to dogs I don't see how you would get one at all, no dog is guaranteed to be non allergenic

It's got nothing to do with being a cross or expensive and EVERYTHING to do with animal welfare.

None of the "breeders" are doing it for any reason other than to make ££££££ from people that don't know anything about dogs.

If you want a non shedding, very trainable dog

Get a poodle.

Have it groomed so it looks like a doodle

They are great dogs - super intelligent and athletic.

Yes i can see that puppy farm breeders are awful and people are taking on a breed they aren’t prepared to care for due to its looks is causing an issue for rescues. We are very well set up to take care of a dog with working dog heritage however I’ve taken on everything everyone has said and will persuade DH we should focus on another flat coat.

He’s not willing to not have a dog he would rather suffer!

Probably very unpopular on here but I prefer families who love their family dog and decide to have one litter (two max). Our working cocker spaniel was from a kc reg breeder and I adore him but at 4 he was diagnosed with cancer, currently in remission. We also have a sprocker (3/4 working cocker and 1/4 springer) and she is the loveliest, calmest, cuddliest little poppet. She was from a couple who loved their girl and thought she’d made lovely puppies. She did. They said they’d never do it again as it was hard work and very emotional saying bye to the puppies. Their story matched up. We met mum and all the puppies, spent lots of time there (although our puppy chose us within seconds) then introduced our older dog to the puppy and the mum. I’ve also walked away from a puppy farm. Ask lots of questions, get the fullest picture and trust your gut.

If your husband has allergies surely you’d be better just getting a nicely bred standard poodle , it will be easier to find a good one . FWIW both of the golden doodles I knew suffered very badly from epilepsy , I’m not sure if that’s a thing with them .

Yes he’d be on board with that, I’m not sold on their look but maybe I need to get over that

Mumsnet hate all doodles even though everyone I know with one loves them,

I'm have a black goldendoodle. He was a rescue, There is a crisis in rescues currently as so many pets need rehoming. I am a member of Doodle Rescue UK and would suggest you have a look there and consider adopting a doodle via this route. Doodles are fantastic dogs but they aren't really a breed, they are fashionable mongrels.

“Good breeder” and “doodle” is a complete oxymoron. The stupid fashion for ridiculous crosses with daft invented names sums up the madness of potential owners who will pay thousands of pounds for a crossbred puppy, with no certainty which parent it will most resemble in trait, health or temperament.

I’ve heard of someone claiming that breeding two cockapoos produces “purebred” cockapoo puppies… I despair.

We know lots of very happy doodle families… next door but one’s cockerpoo is a barky arsehole but so is the owner so 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

They might love their dog, but they don’t love dogs.

That’s the issue. If they cared about animal welfare, they’d never have gotten a doodle. That’s why we don’t like them - because 99.9% of the time, they’re puppy farm dogs and the bitches are abused and suffer a fate worse than death. But as long as your mates are happy with their dog, that’s okay?

Agree with this.

My breeder bred once, she wanted to keep a pup and,maybe selfishly, wanted to experience raising a litter. She knew she'd be able to home all the pups, fully health tested her dog and nurtured those pups from the minute they were born till they left and beyond, as we have a WhatsApp group with the whole litters owners on and most of us, including her met up for their first birthday. We're all dotted around the country otherwise we'd meet up more.

She could have charged more for the pups but she chose not to. She made a profit, yes, but if you took off her expenses, time off work and all the work she put in, it wouldn't have been worth doing for the money. What she has ended up doing is she's given 8 people, plus herself, a fantastic addition to their families for hopefully many years to come.

I just don't think you can generalise that every cross breed has come from a puppy farm and every pure breed has come from a wonderful, 'does it for the love', reputable breeder. Who gets to decide the criterion?
My dog came from a woman who was breeding a planned litter from her own dog. Both parents were fully vet checked inc hip scores etc etc. prospective homes were carefully checked. Puppies were seen under rigorous hygiene standards at home with both parents.
She went above and beyond in every way to socialise and protect the health of the puppies and parents. But no, no, on Mumsnet anything that's not kc reg is a puppy farmed puppy.

My dog came from a woman who was breeding a planned litter from her own dog.

Well I’d hope it was planned and her own dog!!! 😂not quite the statement you think it is

You want a ‘smart, trainable dog’ , then get a lab.

How was your husband with the flat coated retrievers? Doodles look a lot like poodles and have the coat maintenance to match. If he was able to tolerate the FCR I’d try a golden retriever before I touched an oodle, whether poodle or doodle.

We have flatcoats. There are obviously no guarantees, but we've had good luck - the youngest we've ever lost one has been 11, and only one of cancer - by choosing litters with a very low breeding coefficient.

If you've had flatties and you're open to a rescue, I'd have a look at this one. She runs a fantastic operation and currently has two adorable golden retriever collie x puppies
https://www.facebook.com/@BlackRetrieverXRescue/?locale=en_GB

with all the love fir flat coat retrievers, thought I’d post a picture of one taken at Crufts last year.

My dog came from a farm.

An actual farm, not a puppy farm. The farmers owned both mother and father, mother was a pup from their older dog. Fantastic lineage and we still know the owners of the other pups from the same (and only) litter.

OP seriously, look at other breeds. There are hundreds out there who would fit the bill. Don't be so shallow and go based on looks alone, all dogs are gorgeous

A cross breed isn't potentially more healthy or has a longer lifespan than a pure beed dog.
Often inherited/ genetic defects are common in both breeds. The only difference being that there is less health testing and people believing that they are healthier.

But by far the biggest problem is their fucked up temperament. (I am a cookerpoo owner by accident.)

Get a standard Poodle, majestic, intelligent and playful. They are a member of the retriever family and come in all colours from white over gold / apricot to BLACK.

I live near Henley-on-Thames. Every fucking dog you see here is a doodle, usually pulling a man in red trousers or shorts. A few years ago it would have been a lab or retriever or a working cocker. And most of these doodles are fucking nuts.

There’s a difference between loving the dog you have and being an animal lover.

I’d be devastated to know the conditions the mum had to live in to get a doodle. But these people are deliberately ignorant because they just want the cute puppy.

These people aren’t the animal lovers they claim to be. Most of them say they want a non shedding dog whilst not understanding cross breeds.

I often feel like I must live in a parallel universe when I'm on these threads 😂 The only nutty doodles I ever see are really small ones and perhaps the odd cockapoo. The others are loose lead walking, happily trotting along next to their owners.

I can only assume mumsnet isn't representative of the real world (as is often the case) as I've only ever encountered people that want to know what mix my dog is and tell me how beautiful she is. If they don't really mean what they say, they certainly go out their way to make me think they do, for some unknown reason.

Everybody on mumsnet apparently has a friend who knows a vet/groomer/dog walker that hates all doodles and states every one they've ever met is neurotic. Then someone will pipe up about the sad old man that will go to his grave (if he's not already in it) rueing the day he 'created' the labradoodle.

It's so tedious and mostly bullshit quite frankly.

So were you ridiculing the men in red trousers when they all had labs and cockers?

This corner of Mumsnet is really unpleasant. Such a shame that people can’t seek advice without having scorn and sarcasm rained upon them.

OP you sound like you are an experienced and caring dog lover. I hope you find your ideal breeder. We had a black golden doodle, bought 18 years ago from a family in Wales, who owned two labs and a retriever. We’d always had rescues, but had been turned down by every local rescue because we had children under 10. She was the loveliest gentle giant of a dog, with no health issues. (In contrast with our ‘breed’ dog, who got every condition going.) They don’t stay black for long though. Ours was a beautiful silvered dark grey by the time she was two.