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Do you breed Goldendoodles? Caninebreeder.co.uk is an independent UK directory where you can list your kennel, advertise Goldendoodle puppies for sale and promote your Goldendoodle stud dog. People looking for a Groodle want to know what they are getting, so your listing can show the parents' hip, elbow, eye and DNA results, whether the litter is F1, F1b or F2, and which Poodle variety you used. Add planned litters, take enquiries directly and help families find a breeder who health tests.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

About the Goldendoodle

The Goldendoodle, also sold as the Groodle or Golden Doodle, is a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Poodle; this guide assumes a Standard Poodle unless it says otherwise. It is a crossbreed rather than a breed recognised by the Royal Kennel Club (RKC), so it has no breed standard, no Breed Watch category and no place on the RKC Breed Register. Crossbreeds can join the RKC Activity Register for events such as agility.

Where the parents come from. The RKC names the first Lord Tweedmouth as the Golden Retriever's founder, pairing a yellow dog of black Wavy Coated Retriever descent with a Tweed Water Spaniel. The Kennel Club recognised the breed in 1913. The Poodle was developed in Germany as a water retriever for duck hunters.

Size. The Golden Retriever standard gives 56–61 cm at the withers for dogs and 51–56 cm for bitches, and a Standard Poodle stands over 38 cm. The RKC rates the Golden Retriever as large and the Standard Poodle as medium, so expect a medium to large dog. Mini Goldendoodles have a Miniature Poodle parent, rated small to medium by the RKC, which warns that pairing breeds of very different sizes makes adult size hard to predict.

Coat and grooming. The RKC lists the Golden Retriever as a shedding breed needing grooming more than once a week, and the Poodle as non-shedding with grooming every day. A Goldendoodle can take after either parent or fall in between. The RKC cautions that mixing two contrasting coats (its example is the Standard Poodle with the Labrador) can give a hybrid needing extensive grooming. No breeder can promise a low-shedding puppy.

Exercise. The RKC puts the Golden Retriever at more than two hours of exercise a day and the Standard Poodle at up to an hour, so plan for an energetic dog.

Temperament and suitability. The Golden Retriever standard asks for a kindly, friendly and confident dog, and the Poodle standard for a cheerful, good-tempered one; the RKC describes both breeds as intelligent. It adds that a crossbred puppy's character depends on how its parents' genes combine, and on socialisation and training. The RKC rates both parents as suited to a large house and garden, and gives lifespans of over 10 years for the Golden Retriever and over 12 for the Poodle.

Goldendoodle health tests

A Goldendoodle can inherit conditions from either parent breed. The RKC advises anyone breeding a crossbreed to carry out the recommended tests for both breeds, because complex conditions such as hip and elbow dysplasia involve the same faulty genes across many breeds. The BVA lists the Goldendoodle among the dogs most commonly affected by both, and its screening schemes take crossbreeds as well as pedigrees.

For the Golden Retriever parent, the RKC's Good Practice list is a DNA test for GR_PRA2 plus hip, elbow and eye screening, the eye examination including gonioscopy, which checks the eye's drainage angle for pectinate ligament abnormality linked to glaucoma. Best Practice adds DNA tests for GR_PRA1 and ichthyosis. For the Standard Poodle, the RKC's Best Practice list is DNA tests for two forms of progressive retinal atrophy and von Willebrand disease type 1, with eye and hip screening; the Standard Poodle Club also requires members to test for sebaceous adenitis before breeding. The RKC describes all these DNA-tested conditions as autosomal recessive: a puppy is affected only if both parents pass on a faulty copy.

In Breed Watch the Golden Retriever is in Category 2, with excess weight as the point of concern, and the Standard Poodle is in Category 1. The Goldendoodle itself has no category.

Golden Retriever, Good Practice: DNA test for progressive retinal atrophy (GR_PRA2)
Golden Retriever, Good Practice: BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme and BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
Golden Retriever, Good Practice: BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, including gonioscopy for PLA
Golden Retriever, Best Practice: DNA tests for ichthyosis (ICT-A) and progressive retinal atrophy (GR_PRA1)
Standard Poodle, Best Practice: DNA tests for progressive retinal atrophy PRA (rcd4), progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) and von Willebrand disease (vWD1)
Standard Poodle, Best Practice: BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme and BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
Standard Poodle Club health scheme (linked from the RKC breed page): sebaceous adenitis, diagnosed by skin biopsy
Mini Goldendoodles: the RKC's Best Practice list for the Miniature Poodle differs, with DNA tests for osteochondrodysplasia (OC) and progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) plus the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme and BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme

Choosing a Goldendoodle breeder

A careful Goldendoodle breeder takes health testing as seriously as a pedigree breeder would. Expect to see hip scores, elbow grades and eye certificates for both parents, along with the DNA results for each parent's breed. You can check many of these yourself, because the RKC Health Test Results Finder shows recorded results for dogs on the RKC Breed Register or Activity Register. The breeder should tell you whether the litter is a first cross (F1), a backcross to a Poodle or Golden Retriever (F1b) or two first-cross Goldendoodles bred together (F2), and why they chose it. If both parents are Goldendoodles, ask how they avoided mating related dogs; the RKC's pedigree data do not cover crossbreeds, so breeders need to keep their own records.

Expect to meet the puppies with their mother, and for them to be at least eight weeks old and microchipped before they leave. In England, anyone breeding three or more litters in 12 months and selling any of the puppies needs a council licence, and the licence number must appear in adverts. Be wary of anyone who promises a non-shedding or allergy-proof coat.

Can I see the hip, elbow and eye results for both parents, including gonioscopy for the Golden Retriever side?
Which DNA tests have the parents had, and what were the results?
Is this litter F1, F1b or F2, and which Poodle variety did you use?
How big are the parents, and what adult size do you expect?
What coats have your earlier litters had, and how much grooming do they need?

Goldendoodle questions

Is the Goldendoodle a Royal Kennel Club recognised breed?

No. The Goldendoodle is a crossbreed, so it has no RKC breed standard and cannot be registered on the Breed Register or shown in breed classes. It can be registered on the RKC Activity Register, which is open to pedigree and crossbred dogs and allows entry to agility, flyball, heelwork to music, obedience, rally and working trials.

Do Goldendoodles shed, and are they suitable for people with allergies?

It depends on the individual dog. The RKC lists the Golden Retriever as a shedding breed and the Poodle as non-shedding, and it notes that the coat of a Poodle cross is hard to predict and may be a hybrid that needs a lot of grooming. No breeder can guarantee a non-shedding coat, so anyone with an allergy should spend time with the parents, and ideally adult dogs from earlier litters, before committing.

How big does a Goldendoodle get?

There is no standard, so size follows the parents. The RKC standard gives Golden Retrievers 56u201361 cm at the withers for dogs and 51u201356 cm for bitches, and Standard Poodles stand over 38 cm. Mini Goldendoodles use a Miniature Poodle, and the RKC warns that when parents differ a lot in size, adult size is harder to predict. Ask to see both parents.

What do F1, F1b and F2 mean?

The RKC explains that the F stands for filial. An F1 litter comes from two separate breeds, which for a Goldendoodle means a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. F2 puppies come from two F1 dogs bred together, and F1b puppies come from an F1 dog bred back to one of the original breeds. When two Goldendoodles are mated, the RKC advises keeping careful records to avoid breeding related dogs.

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