history: I'm thinking of getting a Goldendoodle - have you heard of them?
knowledge: The name, which alters ''poodle'' to ''doodle'' by analogy to ''Labradoodle'', was coined in 1992.
response: I know that the name is altered from poodle, and is analogous to Labradoodle.
history: I'm thinking of getting a Goldendoodle - have you heard of them?
I know that the name is altered from poodle, and is analogous to Labradoodle.
Interesting!  How did the name Goldendoodle come to be?
knowledge: The Goldendoodle is a cross-breed dog, which is obtained by breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle.
response: A Goldendoodle is the result of breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle, hence the name Goldendoodle!
history: I'm thinking of getting a Goldendoodle - have you heard of them?
I know that the name is altered from poodle, and is analogous to Labradoodle.
Interesting!  How did the name Goldendoodle come to be?
A Goldendoodle is the result of breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle, hence the name Goldendoodle!
That makes sense!  Why would someone want to do that?
knowledge: The Encyclopædia Britannica traces the term ''designer dog'' to the late 20th century when breeders began to cross purebred Poodles with other purebred breeds in order to obtain a dog with the poodle's non-shedding coat, along with various desirable characteristics from other breeds.
response: I don't know for sure, but in general breeders cross-breed poodles because of the breed's non-shedding coat.
history: I'm thinking of getting a Goldendoodle - have you heard of them?
I know that the name is altered from poodle, and is analogous to Labradoodle.
Interesting!  How did the name Goldendoodle come to be?
A Goldendoodle is the result of breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle, hence the name Goldendoodle!
That makes sense!  Why would someone want to do that?
I don't know for sure, but in general breeders cross-breed poodles because of the breed's non-shedding coat.
That was a good idea!  I really don't want dog hair all over the place, so if it doesn't shed, that's great!
knowledge: Although not all goldendoodles exhibit the non-shedding coat type of the Standard Poodle, most goldendoodles do have a low to non-shedding coat.
response: Well, not all Goldendoodles are non-shedding, but most do have a low to no-shedding coat.