MINI/COMFORT GOLDENDOODLES

                     Located in the Williamsburg,Virginia Beach, and Washington, VA areas!

A miniature goldendoodle is anything under 50 lbs when full grown. This is a mix of a Golden Retriever and a toy poodle. Most of the time this is produced by artificial insemination or AI. I do not use toy poodles as this changes the personality to much. SO after many long hours of prayer and deliberation, I have decided in my breeding program to breed down my golden retrievers. I breed them to a Cocker Spaniel or King Charles Cavalier. This produces what is called by many names (sport retriever, comfort retriever, miniature golden retriever) I call them Comfort Retrievers or GCR for short. This way you can not confuse what they are.

I call them mini goldendoodles when they are only golden retriever and poodle mixed. I call them mini Comfort Doodles when they have the mix of three breeds.

People now want a smaller size goldendoodle, a mini or micro size. This mix when it is a f1 is 50% poodle, 25% golden and 25% either cocker or cavalier. These puppies have been the healthiest puppies yet. Plus no shedding or very little. I have been breeding this mix now for over 15 years. This breed lives up to its name, as a comfort doodle, they have such sweet, amazing, calm, personality, plus they know when you need comfort.

God has blessed this kennel greatly as I haven't had any health issues or problems with any of these puppies, "Unless someone hasn't told me” so to my knowledge they have all been healthy.

To get my Comfort Doodles" I take the CR and breed it to one of my Miniature Poodles.  These breeding's produce a better proportioned puppy. No long legs, short backs, or short legs long backs. Plus you can determine size better. I only use the spaniel in my Comfort Doodles.  Or micro mini Doodles. If the puppy says DOODLE it has Spaniel. If it says Goldendoodle if has no spaniel. 

For those of you thinking "Mutt" a mutt is a mongrel (a dog of unknown ancestry). That is not what I breed. My dogs have taken years to perfect. With much thought and prayer put into these little love bugs. I also know who the parents are and can go back many generations.

In doing this it takes away the major size difference in the GR and Toy Poodle. When the GR is bred to the TP you end up with a lot of puppies with shorter legs, longer backs and it produces back and leg problems as they grow older. Plus you cannot determine or guarantee the size as well as you can with the down sized CR.

Most of my Comfort Doodles are 20-30 lbs some might be under some might be over, but most are between the 20-30 lb mark.

All my Goldendoodles/Comfort Doodles are intelligent and a obedient family companion. They are every body's friend and devoted to their family. They are friendly towards children, other dogs and pets, and easy with strangers. Their genius, eagerness to please, and love of learning, make them easy to train. Most of the time they are calm and relaxed. Some have more energy then others, but they all do calm down after play, walk ex...

These issues so far have only been in the standard goldendoodles:

The normal with big dogs, hips, heart, eyes

While Comfort Doodles have no known health issues that are specific to the dog, they do come from three different pure-breed dogs and each can be prone to specific issues that may or may not be passed down the gene pool. With the Comfort Doodle, he may inherit the Poodle’s tendency toward digestive issues and von Willebrand’s disease, the Cocker Spaniel’s liver issues and the Golden Retriever’s propensity toward certain types of cancer. And from all three breeds, joint issues including hip and elbow dysplasia

BUT...

The main thing with all Doodles (standard/mini/petit) is their sensitive stomach. Some have allergy problems as well, but I think this has to do with their sensitivity to foods.

The saying is you are what you eat, well the same is true for your dog. Making sure you have the right food for your new puppy is very important.

I know some foods are very expensive, the more expensive ones you normally feed a lot less off the food so it really equals out in price, plus it is a lot better for your dog.

I like this website: The Dog Food Project, 

Canine nutrition is a hot topic and there are strong feelings on what kind of diet to feed your dog. Some advocate the all-natural, non-cook, raw meat and veggies diet and others opt for expensive organic diets. Others go grain free. 

Now they are finding grain free to be bad for dogs.

Dog food is expensive. We have done quite a bit of research to find a reasonably priced dog food that is low fat, moderate protein and lower in the grains than most well-known dog foods. I now feed Exclusive puppy, to all my dogs. I also like the

”Exclusive adult, to my adults and puppies. They all have been doing great, with healthy weight, coats, and great “poop".

I also like the new freeze dried food. Brands (NULO, Open Farm, Dr. Marty and Sundays Food for Dogs.

As this food is expensive, so if can't afford to feed only this, it is recommended to feed as a topper for your food.'

My dogs love, love, love this. I haven' found one that will not eat the freeze dried/dehydrated dog food.

Here's what I do know. Doodles are known to have sensitive stomachs. We have had several pups go home and their owners wrestled with dog foods. Over the last five years, we have learned a few tips when considering what to feed your dog and what seems to help avoid the sensitive stomach issue. My mini Comfort Doodles, (3 breed Mix) has even less issues with food and allergies then the mix of Mini Goldendoodles, mix of 2 breeds).

1. Keep the fat level low.
2. Keep the grain level low, particularly corn, wheat and soy.
3. Use a pro biotic. A good one is Forta Flora. You can obtain it from your vet. If your pup has diarrhea, have your vet check the puppy out but consider regular use of probiotics in your dog's diet. You can also purchase probiotics from these places. http://www.revivalanimal.com • http://www.valleyvet.com
4. Organic canned pumpkin. Works great for upset stomachs and diarrhea. Keep a couple cans ( you can get it at a Whole Foods or like store) available.
5. Do your research on dog foods. This website, the Dog Food Project is easy to navigate and I find the information is balanced, sensible and informative.