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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.

France has been officially recognized as the Poodle’s country of origin, but the Poodle’s earlier ancestors came from central Asia. The German variety has probably influenced the modern breed most (‘Poodle’ is German for ‘splash’ or ‘puddle’). In 18th and 19th century Europe, the Poodle served a wide variety of purposes, including duck hunting, guiding, and later circus performing, from whence the modern grooming style likely arose. The Poodle became a popular pet for the French aristocracy, and in time was officially adopted as the national dog. Poodles were imported to America in the 20th century. They slowly rose in popularity and eventually became the country’s most popular dog. Famous Poodles include author John Steinbeck’s dog Charley, subject of the book ‘Travels with Charley: In Search of America’, and Weird Al’s Poodle Bela, who…uhm… sat on his head for the album cover of ‘Poodle Hat.’ Full-grown, they typically weigh 12-55 pounds and stand 10-15 inches tall.

Standard Poodles are generally excellent with children of all ages. The Standard Poodle gets along well with other animals, other dogs, and children. Standard Poodles are highly adaptable and make good watchdogs. They're moderate barkers — they'll alert you when something's up but aren't excessive.

The Standard Poodle requires substantial amounts of exercise. Standard Poodles require long walks and outdoor activities such as swimming or playing catch. The Standard Poodle is fond of retrieving, as it has origins as a hunting dog. Overall, their exercise needs are high.

The Standard Poodle has a distinctive fine, frizzy, wooly coat similar in texture to sheep’s wool. Solid white is most common, but the coat may also be solid grey, brown, apricot, or black. There are three distinct grooming styles for show Poodles: puppy clip, continental clip, and English saddle clip. Grooming-wise, this breed is high-maintenance. Standard Poodles are considered hypoallergenic, which can be a plus for allergy sufferers.

Standard Poodles are best suited for apartments and smaller homes. They are highly trainable and eager to learn.