“Everything Goldendoodle” is the theme I chose for the Blogging from A-Z challenge this year.
The A-Z challenge started in 2010. I first participated in this challenge in 2014 and loved every minute of it!
This year over 500 bloggers from across the world will blog everyday during the month of April (minus Sundays) with the best intentions of making through the entire month and the alphabet.
For the month of April, we hope you enjoy – mini posts about…
ABOUT this dog –
The Goldendoodle gets its name from its mixed heritage – the sweet and gentle Golden Retriever with the peaceful and accepting Standard Poodle.
They were first deliberately bred in North America as a larger version of the popular Cockapoo in the mid 1990s. The name was coined in 1992.
Goldendoodles are a hybrid dog, a first generation cross, and as such they exhibit “hybrid vigor.” A term used to describe the burst of fertility, good health and growth that is seen in the progeny when two unrelated breeds are mated. goldendoodles.com
Many wonder how to tell the difference between a mixed breed and a hybrid dog. If you’re one of the “many” you’re not alone.
Mixed Breed – the off spring of 2 or more different dog breeds where neither the mother nor the father is a registered purebred dog. Often the dog’s ancestry is unknown. While commonly referred to as mutts – this is not a derogatory term. Owners quite often affectionately and proudly refer to their dogs as mutts – because they’re loved for who they are, not for their specific genetic makeup or their papers.
Hybrid Dogs – the offspring of 2 or more known, but different, dog breeds. A mixed breed is not a hybrid – because a hybrid dog is the offspring of 2 different species (not just the offspring of 2 different breeds).
The American Canine Hybrid Club recognizes a hybrid dog as the offspring of 2 purebred dogs. The mother and father must both be registered as a pure breed dog.
Hybrid dogs of 2 pure breed parents are often called designer dogs.
*I am not a breeder nor a veterinarian. I am a Doodle Mom searching and sharing a better understanding about everything Goldendoodle.
References:
April 1, 2016
This is a breed I haven really come across much.! Informative
http://meotherwise.com/2016/04/01/arc-lights-and-puppets/
April 4, 2016
Hi Ramya – Thanks for stopping by, hope you come back and learn more about the breed that stole my heart!
April 1, 2016
Good luck with the A to Z Challenge. We did it once. It was tough. Can’t wait to see what you come up with every day.
April 4, 2016
Just hang with us Emma – knowing you’ve got our back will help us soldier through!
April 1, 2016
Oh we forgot about this! You have to blog every day? That can be rough.
April 4, 2016
Don’t worry, I slept it last year too! To make it easy – I start early (copied Kimberly from Keep the Tail Wagging) and gather my photos and start working on my theme. I try to keep my posts short (300 words or so) and only one photo (maybe two at the most). So far – so good, but then it’s only letter “C” LOL
April 1, 2016
Glad to see you in this challenge. It’s my first year and I’m looking forward to the month!!
April 4, 2016
You will really enjoy it – there are so many incredible bloggers in the challenge, it’s like having your own library at your finger tips. I love to grab a glass of wine in the evening when it slows down here in Doodleville, and just read all sorts of blogs that are collected together for our convenience through the blogging challenge. Enjoy!!!