FAQ'S
Things we are often asked about our puppies, their parents, visits, feeding socialization and care.
Goldendoodle
Goldendoodle is 50% Poodle and 50% Golden Retriever, with full-blooded parents. They can also be called F1 Goldendoodles and are the first generation crossing the two breeds.
A F1 Goldendoodle is the first generation crossing of two breeds (ex: 50% Golden Retriever + 50% Poodle.)
A F1b Goldendoodleis the result of breeding a F1 Goldendoodle and a Poodle. This results in a stronger occurrence of Poodle traits.
No. Not all puppies from F1b litters have curly / frizzy coats and long noses.
The more Poodle in the Doodle, the less likely they are to shed. We recommend F1b's for people with allergies.
The length of time varies , based on what you are looking for. Sometimes we have availability at the time of your enquiry.
We cannot count the puppies on a pregnancy scan.
No. We do not allow visits to the elevage due to health and safety risks to our dogs, puppies and our family.
Yes. We allow visits from 5 weeks for families wishing to meet their chosen puppy.
Yes! We exchange emails, texts etc from families letting us know how much they are getting on with their puppy. We are always available to answer questions and love receiving news and photos of all our puppies.
Our Instagram page: DOODLESINFRANCE is the platform we use the most to keep in touch with families and share news.
No. We do not risk an outside female bringing an illness to our dogs.
We do not ship our puppies via cargo in order to prevent any traumatizing experiences or injury.
If you are unable to collect your puppy we would be happy to use : www.pet-services.fr
Due to past experiences, we will not use any other transport company.
Puppies receive age appropriate vaccinations prior to going to their new homes. All our puppies come with a full health check (with a certificate from the vet)
Yes. All our puppies are microchipped at 8 weeks old.
We are located in the Charente region of france.
We ask that you look up the rules and regulations for your specific country. If the puppy needs to have a rabies vaccination cannot travel till 15 weeks. We do not keep puppies until 15 weeks.
(Example of countries that need to wait till 15 weeks : UK, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Italy..)
We do not spay or neuter our puppies prior to going to their new homes but we do have a spay/neuter contract as part of our purchase policy.
Our puppies are sold with a strict spay/neuter and no breeding contract as part of our purchase policy.
A contract stating the above is to be signed prior to collection.
Our puppies are born and raised in our nursery, and when they are a little older, spend lots of time in our living room. This means they are at the heart of the family, with plenty of human contact and all the noises of family life.
Puppies will have a separate "bathroom" area as they grow older. While good bathroom habits will be started with your puppy they will not be fully house trained at 8 weeks.
All our puppies receive extensive socialization to sounds, objects, people, animals, environments. We make sure to expose our puppies to the world in a positive and confidence- building manner while promoting cognitive development.
Socialization doesn't stop when you collect your puppy! From 8-16 weeks old you want to maximise your puppies interactions with the world. We provide a guide on how to do this safely.
After thepuppies start to wean from drinking the mums milk, they will transition to kibble slowly, with supplemental goats milk during that phase. We currently use royal canin puppy medium.
Each puppy comes with his first vaccination, health certificate, microchip, starter food, puppy pads, blanket with mums/siblings smell, toy and information pack.