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The Labradoodle combines the smarts, friendliness, and humor of their Labrador and Poodle ancestors. These family-friendly dogs are easygoing and adore people. Whether playing with the kids or a dip in the pool, they’ll be content doing just about anything as long as they’re with the ones they love. Full-grown, they typically weigh 50-65 pounds and stand 21-24 inches tall.

Labradoodles are generally good with kids, especially when raised together. Labradoodles are very friendly toward children, dogs, and other pets in the house. These dogs are happy in an apartment or house setting, but they need to live indoors and be around people. They're relatively quiet and don't bark much.

Labradoodles require an average amount of exercise, with the larger dogs needing a bit more activity than the smaller ones. They enjoy a walk each day and playing in the yard. Both Labradors and Poodles enjoy water, so this breed is fond of swimming and not afraid to dive in. Overall, their exercise needs are very high.

Due to their Poodle genes, the Labradoodle has a wide variety of coats that can be wiry or soft, straight or curly, or anywhere in between. Their colors vary as well, including white, cream, red, brown, black, and gold. Labradoodles have little to no shedding depending on how strong its Labrador genes are, so with a bit of brushing every few days, these dogs should be good to go. Grooming-wise, this breed is low-maintenance. Labradoodles are considered hypoallergenic, which can be a plus for allergy sufferers.

Labradoodles are best suited for apartments and smaller homes. Labradoodles are very friendly toward children, dogs, and other pets in the house. They’re affectionate with strangers and don’t mind homes that have a lot of people coming and going. They are fairly easy to train.