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A golden retriever and a poodle had a baby that never stops smiling.
means A crossbreed dog, part golden retriever and part poodle, typically bred for a curly or wavy low-shedding coat and a famously friendly temperament.
from A 20th-century portmanteau: 'golden' from Golden Retriever, plus 'doodle' borrowed from Labradoodle, where 'doodle' itself is a playful shortening of poodle. Poodle in turn traces back to German Pudel, from pudeln meaning 'to splash in water' — a nod to the breed's original job retrieving waterfowl. Deliberate 'designer dog' crossbreeding like this took off in the late 1900s and early 2000s, as breeders chased hypoallergenic coats with cheerful, punny names to match.
- origin
- bred in the 1990s for hypoallergenic guide dogs
- coat myth
- not fully hypoallergenic, just shorter-shedding
- temperament
- inherited poodle brains, retriever's eagerness to please
- size range
- anywhere from 15 to 90 pounds depending on parents