The Goldendoodles can have a mixed coat, which is generally thick and wavy. It is essential to brush and comb at least three times a week to remove shedding hair and keep the wool-dense areas free of felts. Regular trips to the grooming salon are generally required.<\/p>\n

The coat of a Goldendoodle looks similar to a Golden Retriever but has more of a Poodle texture. It can grow a lot longer than the pure-bred Golden but with a curlier texture. It can take quite a while to bathe and dry.<\/p>\n

It is sometimes silky and sheds like the Golden Retriever parent, or it can be thick and woolly like the Poodle parent shedding hair into the coat.<\/p>\n

Equipment needed<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Slicker and pin brush, medium-toothed comb, thinners, scissors, clippers. Try using coat spray when pre-brushing to loosen and remove hair and tangles to aid drying the thick coat.<\/p>\n

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• Bathe in protein-rich or oatmeal shampoo.<\/li>\n
• Blast out excess water if dog tolerates the noise and power of this dryer.<\/li>\n
• Finish drying with warm air using the slicker.<\/li>\n
• Coat handler detangler spray helps with particularly dense areas of coat as it loosens it to assist a quicker drying time.<\/li>\n
• Comb from head to toe after drying.<\/li>\n
• The 44-tooth thinning scissors are ideal here, no shears or clipping scissors are needed apart from under the feet to clean out the pads.<\/li>\n
• Shape the back legs to angulation, thinning out the breeches.<\/li>\n
• Scissor the front leg furnishings or use thinners depending on thickness of the feathering.<\/li>\n
• Make a natural foot shape using thinners and texturize the body coat with the thinners.<\/li>\n
• Thinners can be used on the chest if the coat is not too thick.<\/li>\n
• Edge the ear leather with thinners and where the coat is wispy around the ears fold the ear, angle it slightly towards the center of head – just as in shaping a Westie ear – and thin off the coat.<\/li>\n
• Tidy the head and face with thinners as well as the throat and neck to blend and flow easily into the body.<\/li>\n
• Leave a wispy “skirt” and clip out under the tail (near the bottom) to stop debris gathering in the coat.<\/li>\n
• The tail should be flagged as with a retriever.<\/li>\n
• Check ears, teeth and nails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n