yentna said:
How does one tell if a doodle puppy will shed?
you won't know until the dog is fully grown and has its adult coat. that's the sad thing about this whole thing. people buy these dogs and have no guarantee, despite what the "breeder" claims. then the dog grows up, ends up with a coat that is not "hypoallergenic" (no such thing anyway) and what do people do? make a choice between living with allergies, or dumping the dog.
most doodle breeders only sell F1 crosses anyway, meaning the puppies resulting from breeding a poodle to a golden or lab, etc. - this is not even a "real" doodle, it's a fad crossbreed.
i wouldn't say that
all breeders who breed goldendoodles or labradoodles are bad, unreputable folks, but a real doodle breeder does
not just produce F1 crossbreeds, he (or she) will develop his "breed" by carefully planning a breeding program and breeding "doodle to doodle" down the line, until the dogs breed true in appearance, coat type etc.