Saturday, November 26, 2016

What To Know About Goldendoodle Puppies For Sale In Arizona

By Daniel Wood


Many breeds of dogs are currently classified as designer dogs and goldendoodles fall in that category. The breed is attained bycrossbreeding poodles with golden retrievers. Since the offsprings are hybrids, they are not viewed as an independent breed of its own. Some of the other names used to call them are golden poos, Goldie Poos, and Groodles. Goldendoodle puppies for sale in Arizona to consider can be found from various breeders in the location.

When considering all the mixes of poodles, the one that became popular fastest is the groodle. Its breeding began in 1990s. Back in those years, labradoodles and cockapoos had also become very popular breeds among members of the public in the US. The motive behind the development of the breed was to achieve a bigger version of poodle while retaining the good qualities. Qualities that needed to be retained are intelligence, low-shedding coat, and low-dander traits.

Since the breed is still fairly young, most puppies result from the crossbreeding of Labrador retrievers and poodles. That means that they are first generation offsprings. Groodles are rarely interbred at the moment. The young age of the breed also means that there is no registry or club for it yet. However, many internet communities exist for owners and lovers. The popularity of the breed is rising at a very high rate worldwide today.

There is a lot of variance in the sizes of goldendoodles. The variance can be attributed to the fact that there are still no breed standards that breeders are supposed to follow. Also, the individuals never result from multigenerational breedings. Nonetheless, groodles exist in three main sizes, that is, large, standard, and miniature.

Crossing standard poodles and golden retrievers is what gives miniature groodles. The miniature groodles weigh 15 to 35 pounds while the height at the shoulders ranges between 13 and 20 inches when the dog has matured fully. The standards groodle stands 17-20 inches tall at the shoulders and has a weight of 40-50 pounds. Lastly, the large variety reaches a height of 20-24 inches at the shoulders and weighs between 50-90 pounds.

When compared to other poodle mixes, groodles have become popular at a higher rate. This can be attributed to the fact that they have good personality traits. Their nature includes being accepting, intelligent, and friendly. They are a perfect family pet and companion because they are very affectionate. Proper training makes them to enjoy human company a lot. They tend to be playful and mischievous when in good mood.

Various factors affect temperament including socialization, heredity, and training. They need constant human company to develop good traits because they tend to become mischievous when left along for most of the time. The coexist nicely with other pets and breeds as well as children. They should be exercised moderately and they have low-maintenance coats.

Groodles are healthy in general. They have good health and life expectancy than the parents they are bred from. The genetic health problems they suffer from are those that affect both the poodle and golden retriever. Patella and elbow disorder, CHD, and PRA are the main minor concerns to watch for.




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