Basically, the Goldendoodle should always have a curly-wavy coat that shouldn't be longer than 3 inches long. However, you should expect a Goldendoodle to have a longer coat in the ears, legs as well as the tail.
Since the coat is longer in these parts of the body, expect to thoroughly groom the dog on these parts. For the ears, ensure to clean the coat at least twice a week. This will ensure that you do away with any pests such as ticks.
However, ensure to carry out thorough grooming for the dog's body at least once a week. This includes the entire body, including the legs to ensure that the coat is kept clean and in the best possible shape.
Just like any other pet dog, a Goldendoodle will feed according to its maturity size. However, on average, you can expect a Goldendoodle to consume between 1-4 cups of high-quality food on a daily basis.
While this is a whole number, the food is divided within multiple meals in a day. Other factors that determine the amount to feed your Goldendoodle include its metabolism rate, age, level. if activity and build among others. Additionally, the quality of food plays an integral role in determining how healthy your Goldendoodle will turn out.
Generally, Goldendoodle has an excellent healthy body, when compared to other dogs in its category. While this is the case, they are not completely free from any health problems.
Basically, common health problems associated with Goldendoodle are genetic. This means that since they are genetically bred dogs, a vast majority of the health problems are inherited from both the poodles and golden retrievers they were bred from. Even so, due to their genetic diversity, chances are that the health problems are minimized.
Goldendoodles exude a high energy level. Due to this, they require a lot of daily exercises including walks, hikes, and runs among others.
It is recommended that owners exercise their Goldendoodle for at least 30 minutes every day.
When it comes to training a Goldendoodle, you shouldn't have any problems. Basically, these are very obedient dogs. Coupled with the fact that they are highly intelligent, Goldendoodles tend to be more agile. So, while they are easy to train, they tend to develop a close bond with the owner with ease.
Although the Goldendoodle has a coat that can be identified with ease, the fur greatly varies. Goldendoodle has furs that come in different colors. However, they can either be curly and wiry hair just like that of a poodle.
Alternatively, it can have a shaggier fur, courtesy of the Golden Retriever genes. Even so, the fur is mostly a blend of the two.
So, when it comes to caring for the Goldendoodle, it's of paramount importance to maintain its fur at its natural state.
