So, you’ve decided on a doodle! Now you’re stuck between two, staring at impossibly adorable photos of bernedoodle and goldendoodle puppies. Bernedoodles and goldendoodles are both Poodle crosses, both marketed as hypoallergenic family dogs, and both capable of demolishing a stuffed toy in under ninety seconds. On the surface, they look like the same dog…
A bernedoodle is a cross between a Bernese Mountain Dog and a Poodle, a combination that pairs one of the most affectionate, gentle large breeds with one of the smartest, lowest-shedding breeds in the dog world. The result is a dog that’s loyal, playful, and strikingly good-looking, with a teddy-bear coat that ranges from loose…
A furnished bernedoodle has the shaggy, bearded face that gives doodles their teddy-bear look. An unfurnished bernedoodle has a smoother, flatter face that looks more like a purebred Bernese Mountain Dog. The difference comes down to a single gene, and it affects shedding, grooming demands, and allergy-friendliness far more than most people realize. If you’ve…
If you’ve spent more than ten minutes researching bernedoodles, you’ve probably run into a the following terms: F1, F1B, F1BB, F2, F2B, multi-gen. It reads like a wifi password, and most breeder websites don’t make it any clearer. The good news is that it’s not as complicated as it sounds. Generation is just a label…
