Popular Poodle Cross Breeds
Did you ever wonder how this dog world of Poodle cross breeds ever got started?
In 1988 The Royal Guide Dog Association of Australia (now called Guide Dogs Victoria) commissioned a well known dog breeder called Wally Conron to breed a Labrador Retriever and a Standard Poodle. The effort was to try and produce an assistance dog better suited for people with allergies.
After the relative success of the first Labradoodle other breeders bred the poodle with virtually every other breed of dog – doodle mania broke out!
Wally Conron scoffed at what he started and recognised what began as a controlled breeding experiment for a legitimate reason turned turned into a designer dog craze.
By the 1990s most of poodle mixes we know today were in demand by dog loving countries in N.America, Western Europe and Scandinavia.
Poodles with their tendency to be low shedding, emotional intelligent and trainable made a good family pet. Plus Poodles have been recognised as having three established sizes: Standard, Miniature and Toy so the Poodle mix could be adapted to the time and space a dog owner has.
Labradoodle
Parent Breeds: Labrador Retriever + Standard Poodle
Exercise Needs: High
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Medium / High
Seperation anxiety: Medium
Goldendoodle (Groddle in Australia)
Parent breeds: Golden Retriever + Standard or Miniture Poodle
Exercise Needs: Medium/High
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Medium/High
Seperation anxiety: Medium
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Cavapoo
Parent breeds: King Charles Cavalier Spaniel + Miniature or Toy Poodle
Can you tell a Cockapoo and a Cavapoo apart? They are very similar, in fact I wrote a post on the subject.
Exercise Needs: Medium
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Low
Separation anxiety: High
Yorkipoo
Parent Breed: Yorkshire Terrier + Miniature or Toy Poodle
Exercise Needs: Low
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Low
Separation anxiety: High
Schnoodle
Parent Breed: Schnauzer + Standard, Miniature or Toy Poodle
Exercise Needs: High (if Standard size)
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Medium
Seperation anxiety: Medium
Pomapoo
Parent Breeds: Pomeranian + Toy Poodle
Exercise Needs: Low
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Low
Seperation anxiety: High
Maltipoo
Parent Breeds: Maltese + Miniature or Toy Poodle
Exercise Needs: Medium
Friendliness: High
Grooming Needs: Low
Seperation anxiety: High
Conclusion
The reason for the wave of Poodle cross breeds dating back to the ’90’s is because they make a friendly, intelligent pet, easily trainable with a great temperament with a propensity to shed less.
The experiment worked!
The different cross breeds appeal to people’s different desires in terms of attractiveness, and how much time a person has for exercise and grooming a dog.
Every Poodle mix is very friendly because of the capacity for emotional intelligence that comes from the Poodle stock that allows a great bond to be formed. So whichever Poodle cross breed you choose, you’re going to have wonderful dog in your life.
