Alan Kenworthy - Goldendoodle: The Owners Guide from Puppy to Old Age--Choosing, Caring for, Grooming, Health, Training and Understanding Your Goldendoodle Dog

Goldendoodles

The Owners Guide from Puppy to Old Age

Choosing, Caring for, Grooming, Health,Training and Understanding Your Goldendoodle Dog

By Alan Kenworthy

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Foreword

Once youve read this book, you will have allthe information you need to make a well-informed decision aboutwhether or not the Goldendoodle is the breed for you, and you willknow how to care for them at every stage of their life.

As an owner, expert trainer and professionaldog whisperer, I would like to teach you the human side of theequation, so you can learn how to think more like your dog andeliminate behavioral problems with your pet.

If youre someone like me, who encountersmany dogs in their daily life, you may suddenly be hearing the worddoodle a lot. This is shorthand for various hybrid or designerdogs that have a Poodle for a parent.

My first experience with a doodle was aLabradoodle, a breed originally cultivated as a low-allergy guidedog. The mix proved so successful in the eyes of almost everyonewho encountered the dogs that other Poodle mixes began beingdeveloped.

The second doodle to gain notoriety was theCockapoo, a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and Poodle. Then theGoldendoodle (or Goldypoo) entered the mix out of a desire for aslightly larger doodle cross.

Goldendoodles live up to the hybridexpectation. They tend to exhibit extremely balanced personalitiesand high intelligence. I think they are fantastic family dogs andcertainly a breed that gets on well with children.

I cant say enough good things about theGoldendoodle, and can heartily recommend him as a near-perfectcanine friend.

Acknowledgments

In writing this book, I also sought tips,advice, photos and opinions from many experts of the Goldendoodledog breed.

In particular I wish to thank the followingwonderful experts for going out of their way to help andcontribute:

USA & CANADA

Amy Lane of Fox Creek Farm Goldendoodles

http://www.goldendoodles.net/

April Cliber of Cliberdoodle

http://www.cliberdoodle.com/

Janet Wright of Okefeild Acres

http://www.okefeildacres.com/

Lynne Porter-Whitmire of Fountain FallsGoldendoodles

http://www.ffgoldendoodles.com

Nathan Crockett of Best Goldendoodles

http://bestgoldendoodles.com/

Renee Sigman of Yesteryear Acres

http://www.yesteryearacres.com

Janece Schommer of Goldendoodle Acres

http://www.goldendoodleacres.com/

Bev and Arnie Eckert of Hilltop Pups LLC

http://hilltoppups.net/

Wendi Loustau of The Mustard Seed Ranch

http://www.mustardseeddoodles.com/

Donna Schlosser of Suwanee Goldendoodles

http://www.suwaneegoldendoodles.com

Beth Engelbert of Lakeview Doodles

http://www.lakeviewdoodles.com

Carol McDonald of Rainbows End Puppies

http://rainbowsendpuppies.com/

Melissa Farmer of Farmer Doodles

http://www.farmerdoodles.com/

Candice Farrell of Ooodles of Doodles

http://ooodlesofdoodles.com/

Judith Peabody of MorningShineMountainDoods

http://www.doodlesofvermont.com/

Bobbie Yoder of Little Mountain Doodles

http://www.littlemountaindoodles.4t.com/

Bart Hainz of Heartland Goldens and MiniGoldendoodles

http://www.heartlandgoldensanddoodles.com/

Sharon Ruff of Ruffn Ready Doodles

http://www.ruffnreadydoodles.ca/

Christy Stevens of Winding Creek RanchGoldendoodles

http://www.thewindingcreekranch.com

Cherrie Mahon of River Valley Doodles

http://www.rivervalleydoodles.com/

Laura Chaffin of Cimarron FrontierDoodles

http://www.cimarronfrontierdoodles.4t.com/

Tara Mitchell of Apple Creek Doodles

http://www.applecreekdoodles.com

UNITED KINGDOM

Donna Shaw of Donakell Goldendoodles

http://www.donakellgoldendoodles.co.uk

Photo Credit: Stephanie Mahley Photographyand Lynne Porter-Whitmire of Fountain Falls Goldendoodles

Chapter 1 Meet the Goldendoodle

Among the many hybrid dogs available, theGoldendoodle is a favorite for its well-balanced personality.Friendly, gentle, affectionate and smart, the breed rarely showsaggression. A Goldendoodle (sometimes called a Goldypoo in the UK)is a superb family pet and one of the most successful of all hybridcrosses.