About F1B Goldendoodles

ABOUT GOLDENDOODLES

If you are new to the doodle world, you are probably a little confused by all the terminology. I know I was when we first started looking for a goldendoodle. F1's, F2's, F1B's, F2B's, multigens, etc.....Genetics are confusing to say the least so if you would like more info than what you find on our site, I would be happy to talk with you by phone or via e-mail.

F1 Goldendoodles are a Golden Retriever bred to a Poodle.  The Poodle can be either standard or miniature or even toy sized.  This will give you 50% Poodle and 50% Golden Retriever.  They can have various coat types from straight to curly.  This generation has a higher risk of shedding, but some do not shed.  Most shed lightly and some shed moderately and some can even be heavy shedders.

F1B Goldendoodles are an F1 Goldendoodle X Poodle (can be standard, miniature or toy sized). This will give you 75% Poodle and 25% Golden Retriever.  They are a special first generation doodle. This coat is non shedding, like the poodle. F1B doodles coats range from the soft curls to the straight hair, however all reports from adoptive parents have reported non-shed. This is great because it means they shed so little that you don't even notice it. This very low shed was one of our goals as Levi (our son) has asthma and although he tolerates dog allergies well, we know there are a lot of people that aren't that lucky.  The coat on our doodles remains soft even when loose curls are present.

F2 Goldendoodles are a F1 Goldendoodle X F1 Goldendoodle.  This breeding gives a very unpredictable mix for the coat and so we have decided not to do this breeding.

F2 Goldendoodles are also a F1 Goldendoodle X F1B Goldendoodle.  We are hoping to do this breeding in the future as it also is nonshed and has a variety of coat types and has slightly more Golden Retriever in the mix than your F1B.

Our doodles are a good cross of both the golden and poodle (we do NOT use toy sized poodles in our program) temperament. We have carefully chosen our parent dogs for temperament and health. They have the mellow, loyal, happy go lucky, happy to be with you, of the golden, and the quick smarts, highly intuitive, sensitvity, of the poodle.  Both the Poodle and the Golden Retriever are highly social and love to be with people. I love both breeds. Sometimes it seems like these sweet adorable family members, can read my mind.  They seem to know what and how I feel even before I do. This makes the goldendoodle an excellent pet choice for people, especially families and special needs children. 

GOLDENDOODLE GENERATIONS

F1 GOLDENDOODLE= GOLDEN RETRIEVER X POODLE (50% POODLE/50% GOLDEN RETRIEVER)

F1B GOLDENDOODLES= F1 GOLDENDOODLE X POODLE (75% POODLE/25% GOLDEN RETRIEVER)

F2 GOLDENDOODLES= F1 GOLDENDOODLE X F1 GOLDENDOODLE (GENETICS WILL THROW YOU A CURVE WITH THIS ONE!)

F2 GOLDENDOODLES= F1 GOLDENDOODLE X F1B GOLDENDOODLE (62.5% POODLE/37.5% GOLDEN RETRIEVER)

F2B GOLDENDOODLES = F2 GOLDENDOODLE X POODLE OR RETRIEVER

F3 GOLDENDOODLES= F2 GOLDENDOODLE X F2 GOLDENDOODLE

ANY BREEDING ABOVE A F3 IS CALLED A MULTI-GENERATIONAL GOLDENDOODLE

I highly recommend good positive training and careful breeding. I believe in being the “leader of the pack” and also HIGHLY RECOMMEND reading the book “The Dog Listener” by Jan Fennel and “Really Reliable Recall” by Leslie Nelson.

With your new puppy you will get a set of training DVD's done by an excellent professional dog trainer, Joy Matthews. We hope you will enjoy them and that they are very helpful to you.

There is a lot of information about Goldendoodles out there so please choose your information wisely and don't believe everything you read. Please consider the source of the information you read. Once again, I will be happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability, so please feel free to contact me via e-mail or by phone!