Rusty spent sometime this Christmas with his friend Mouse, a standard poodle. For Christmas eve we left Rusty at our families house so he would not be alone in the kitchen at our house for over 12 hours. He spent the night there and we rejoined him Christmas day. When we leave Rusty overnight we always bring his toys, bed and crate from home in order for him to feel most comfortable.
Goldendoodle and Poodle Tug-of-War
When we returned from the store today there was a little cat (Oscar) sitting outside our front door. After looking at his collar and calling his owners we brought Oscar inside to wait for them. I think Rusty thought it was play time. He would run over to the cat waiting for the cat to chase him. Rusty did very well with a cat in the house. He would bark every now and again but listened to all our commands. Oscar hung-out under the end table for 10 minutes until his owners arrived and took him home.
Currently we feed Rusty Blue Buffalo dog food. When Rusty was a puppy we used Blue Buffalo “Puppy” food and when Rusty turned 1 we slowly changed him to the adult Blue Buffalo dog food. It is important to remember that when changing your dog’s food there is a chance the food will not agree with your pet right way. This is why it is important to slowly change their food by mixing new food with the food they are familiar with, slowly decreasing the amount of familiar food.
Potty training Rusty was no problem. We brought him home at 8 weeks with no potty training experience. He stays home alone from 8am to 4pm during the week while we we’re at work so we wanted to start potty training immediately. In the beginning we used baby gates to block him in the kitchen while we were gone, and left him food, water, his bed, several toys and a potty pad.
I see you!
Rusty’s mistaken identity. We take Rusty to a dog park near our house every once in a while and he is always mistaken for a Labradoodle. They look similar but I think that Labradoodle’s are a more popular breed so Rusty being a Goldendoodle is often mistaken for a Labradoodle.
Rusty’s mistaken identity. We take Rusty to a dog park near our house every once in a while and he is always mistaken for a Labradoodle. They look similar but I think that Labradoodle’s are a more popular breed so Rusty being a Goldendoodle is often mistaken for a Labradoodle.
I see you!
Goldendoodle Crate Training
Rusty is a crate trained dog and his crate is his safe place. There were times when Rusty didn’t want to go in his crate. He would stop and sit on the floor and not move when he knew the time had come for him to go in his crate for the night. He would also bark if we put him in his crate so we could run to the store. Our solution was to cover the crate with a sheet, allowing air flow, and talk to him for a minute or two then leave the room. He would think we were still next to him.
Home Sweet Home
Meet Rusty! He is a 1 ½ year old Goldendoodle. Goldendoodles are ½ Golden Retriever and 1/2 Poodle. Rusty is what you call a F1B Goldendoodle which means that one parent is a Goldendoodle and the other parent is a Poodle. Having an F1B Goldendoodle insures that the dog will not shed. Goldendoodles that have one parent that is a Golden Retriever and the other a Poodle still have a high chance of not shedding but the F1B insures that he will not shed. Rusty is a medium breed and weighs 36 pounds. Goldendoodles like poodles come in 3 sizes, miniature, medium and standard.
Rusty Goldendoodle