Labradoodle pictures from baby to adult
4.5 week old Labradoodle pup from our recent litter.
When people see a baby Labradoodle, they often think “Well that looks so much like a lab!” And yes, many do; and for good reason. LOL What they don’t get to see unless they’re familiar with Labradoodles is the progression from what they look like as a baby, to what they can look like as an adult dog.
Since a poodles coat, like human hair, just keeps on growing, what you see at a month or 2 months is often very different from what they will eventually look like. A wonderful lady named Diane has a gorgeous Labradoodle named Dakota and has agreed to let me use his pictures to illustrate the progression. The transformation is amazing and since Dakota as a baby looks very much like my pups, I really enjoy being able to see his different stages.
Dakota at 5 weeks
Dakota at about 2.5 months of age. He looks very much like several of my pups!
Dakota at 4 months
Dakota as a young adult
Dakota in his full glory!
An example from my own litter…
Snuggles at 11 days of age
Snuggles at 3 weeks of age
Snuggles 3 months
Snuggles at 5 months of age
Snuggles at 7 months of age; she’s still working on that long Labradoodle coat; she is true black but the flash dilutes her color.
At 10 months her coat’s noticeably fuller and longer.
any information on behavioral probllems?
The best deterant to behavioral problems is the breeder having carefully chosen the best and “right” dogs to breed in the first place. Any time you buy a pup you should meet the parents and be sure they have the temperament and energy level you truly want your new dog to have.
It would be wonderful if all breeders were conscious of this, but as with everything, there are good and bad breeders and it’s up to buyers to do their homework before they commit to one.
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We are looking at getting a puppy in June, once school gets out, June 13th.
We had a yellow lab and loved it. We like that labradoddles don’t shed. Is this a fact?
Our yellow lab shed a lot.
Hi,
It’s true that some Labradoodles do not shed. No one can truthfully guarantee that none of them will. Of a litter, some won’t shed at all, and some will shed less than half what a pure bred lab does. I’ve got 3 purebred Labs, so am familiar with how terribly they can shed. Mine are also in the house a lot, so that’s when you do really notice it.
My f1 Labradoodle pups generally have large waves rather than the fleecy coats of a poodle. This makes them much easier to keep groomed with a brushing once a week or so to keep them looking nice. Poodles need to be brushed daily and clipped about every 6 weeks to look nice and stay de-matted.Some of the pups get the very full long coats, and some have more a lab coat with the facial hair. Some may try to tell you that you can tell on the pups which will shed, but they’re not being up front. A Labradoodle, like a poodle, will often shed its puppy coat and develop an adult coat at at around 10 - 14 months of age and sometimes the one that grows back will be shedding where the puppy coat wasn’t… and sometimes the adult coat won’t shed after the puppy coat did.
Not trying to discourage or confuse you, but I do prefer to be honest so people who get my pups keep them and are happy with them.
If you have more questions or would like to visit the pups and moms, please feel free to ask.
Sincerely,
Tink