They are also making Golden Doodles...Golden Retreiver and poodle mix. Some turn out very cute and some turn out looking funny, and I did recently talk to someone who got one and it SHEDS. One certainly runs a bigger risk of shedding if mixing with a Golden Retriever!

I grew up with a pure breed miniature poodle. He was VERY SMART, but had some issues (like running away (male) and peeing and pooping in the house when he was MAD). We almost got a poodle this time around, but we were looking at pure breds at a dog show and they all seemed really high strung. MY poodle was never that way...he had the calmest of temperments. A mix might be better.

Cara