I'm an obedience trainer in MN. I also breed goldendoodles. We own a golden Retriever (Rubee, 5 years old) A goldendoodle (Dudley, nuetered male 15 months old CGC, DELTA certified at 12 months old), and a standard poodle (Zurri, 4 months old)
The most important thing to do when considering purchasing a goldendoodle is the make sure all the appropriate testing has been done on the parent dogs. There are TONS of puppy mills in the united states that crank out millions of puppies every year. You can usually tell an ad for a puppy mill because the prices are very very low. Goldendoodles (and QUALITY purebreds as well) from REPUTABLE breeders are very expensive because the testing is very expensive. It costs approximately $1000 per year per parent do just to all the necessary testing.
The best place to go and learn about Goldendoodles (both the good and the bad, the truths and the myths) is at the International Doodle Owners Group. ( International Doodle Owners Group (IDOGbiz dot com) This is a 501c3 non-profit organization. They run a rescue as well as a mixed breed informational site. People have a lot of misunderstandings about goldendoodles, and it never ceases to amaze me. If you own a purebred dog, research it's ancestry and find out how it came to be. They started as mixed breeds. There as some breeds in the AKC that have only been recognized in the last 20 years. Unfortunately there are some that believe there is no room for any more breeds. That's just silly.
You will find just as many bad breeders of goldendoodles as you will of any purebreed that exists. There is a Golden breeder right down the street from me. It doesn't matter that all of her puppies are AKC registered. AKC registration doesn't have anything to do with the quality of dog you're getting. I know of several full blown puppy mills who are AKC INSPECTED. If the AKC will allow that crud to go on, then I have no respect for the organization.
Yes, there are plenty of mixed breeds in the shelters. There are also many purebreds as well. It's a sad state of affairs. But the reality is not everyone is able to adequately care for and/or train a rescue dog. There are many many wonderful dogs in shelters who've been lucky enough to maintain their mental health, unfortunately you have no guarnatee which ones they will be. How many of them come with "no small children" or "Only animal in the house" or "no cats" tags attached to them? Being in a shelter can, and often does, to horrible things to the mental health of dogs. There are many people who would make awesome dog owners, but that doesn't mean they're able to rehabilitate a shelter dog.
Weather you're looking for a goldendoodle, a labradoodle, or one of the many thousands of purebreeds, but want to make sure you're not talking to a puppy mill, go to this page on my website, and it will help you sort it all out.
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