You may be surprised to learn that even if you\u2019ve never heard of anyone refer to their dog as an \u201cAussiedoodle\u201d, there\u2019s probably a good chance that you\u2019ve seen one, you just weren\u2019t aware of it.<\/p>\n
Over the past 10 to 20 years, this \u201cdesigner dog\u201d or \u201chybrid dog breed\u201d has been growing in popularity, mainly because the result of mixing an Australian Shepherd and a Poodle (be that a Standard Poodle or a Miniature Poodle) actually creates a wonderful puppy!<\/p>\n
An Aussiedoodle is just one example of a new \u201ctype\u201d or \u201cbreed\u201d of dog that is commonly referred to as a \u201cdesigner dog\u201d or \u201chybrid dog\u201d.\u00a0 And while this trend to cross-breed two totally different dog breeds together may at first seem a bit strange, the result can actually be quite beneficial to both individual breeds.<\/p>\n
Some breeders, in an attempt to \u201ccapture\u201d the positive characteristics of certain breeds without also \u201cinheriting\u201d many of the health risks have chosen to combine different well loved dog breeds in an effort to create a healthy combination of some of our favorite dogs today.<\/p>\n
Asking what your Aussiedoodle\u2019s appearance will look like is a great question. But the problem is, it\u2019s also a tough question to answer.<\/p>\n
You see, what you\u2019re basically going to get is a mix of these two historic breeds, and most of the time you\u2019re not going to get a 50\/50 split so the looks and behavior of your Aussiedoodle will likely depend on which way your Aussiedoodle \u201cleans\u201d.<\/p>\n
Either way, one thing that we can tell you is that your Aussiedoodle is going to be smart.\u00a0 So smart, that this dog is often referred to as the \u201ccanine Einstein\u201d. \u00a0\u00a0Which is great, because this is going to make training your Aussiedoodle a piece of cake!<\/p>\n
The average size of an Aussiedoodle can vary greatly depending on which breed of Poodle is used.\u00a0 Standard Poodles will result in a larger Aussiedoodle while the use of Miniature Poodles will create miniature Aussiedoodles or a Mini Aussidoodle.<\/p>\n
But be warned, regardless of the size of your Aussiedoodle, he or she is going to have a lot of energy and is going to need to get a lot of exercise<\/p>\n
While the personality and temperament of your Aussiedoodle will in part be inherited, the environment that they are raised in will also play a major role in their development.<\/p>\n
Which is why you\u2019re going to want to make sure that your Aussiedoodle puppy is \u201csocialized\u201d at a very young and if you aren\u2019t able to socialize them with other dogs, because puppies aren\u2019t able to be fully vaccinated, then you should socialize your Aussiedoodle puppy with other people.<\/p>\n
Is that these little guys are going to be SO\u2026. CUTE that it\u2019s going to be nearly impossible for you to keep your hands off the little guy and also impossible to keep anyone who sees him or her from trying to pick him or her up!\u00a0 (Yes Aussiedoodle puppies are that cute).<\/p>\n
Aussiedoodles come from two separate dog breeds that have been historically great family pets<\/strong> that are typically good with children of all ages and other animals including dogs and cats for the most part.<\/p>\n Generally speaking, because both of the breeds that make up an Aussiedoodle are friendly dogs who are completely devoted to their \u201cpack\u201d whether it is one person or a whole family.<\/p>\n This breed is definitely a companion dog and should not be an \u201coutside only\u201d dog.\u00a0 They are very intelligent and very social.\u00a0 If left alone they can act out and start to exhibit negative behaviors (digging, chewing, etc.) as they are trying to keep themselves occupied.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll want to start your obedience training with this dog as young as possible, usually before they are six months old, otherwise you will probably have a very headstrong adult Aussiedoodle on your hands.<\/p>\n Aussiedoodles love to play with children of all sizes.\u00a0 Because your dog is half Australian Shepherd they may try and herd your family to keep all of the people together.<\/p>\n This may be seen by bumping people or kids to keep them in a group or lightly \u2018nipping\u2019 (not aggressive) family members . . . the \u2018nipping\u2019 is not a wanted behavior though and should be stopped ASAP.\u00a0 That is why you need to train your Aussiedoodle puppy early.<\/p>\n That Aussiedoodles are very smart and respond very well to positive reinforcement so for the best results, you should only use positive motivation and positive reinforcement.<\/p>\n Some consider the Aussiedoodle\u2019s coats to be \u2018hypoallergenic\u2019, as poodles are often thought of in that respect since they do not shed.\u00a0 But this is a misnomer because people aren\u2019t allergic to the hair\/fur of an animal but to the dander, dead skin cells (thank dandruff on people), that flake off of the body.<\/p>\n Aussiedoodles require a significant degree of maintenance, just like any type of \u201cdoodle\u201d. An Aussiedoodle will have to be groomed every six to eight weeks, with baths every few weeks, as they do have hair which continues to grow and not fur which is shed when it reaches are certain length.<\/p>\n So,\u00a0will an Aussiedoodle be the perfect addition to your family?<\/p>\n Portions of this article borrowed from IndulgeYourPet.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You may be surprised to learn that even if you\u2019ve never heard of anyone refer to their dog as an[…]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[110,113,112,115,22,45,78,90,91,12,18,54,114,117,118,83,111,116],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2176"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2179,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions\/2179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smokymountaindoodles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}