Great Danoodle

My experience with my great danoodle is great. I love her e with all my heart. I never thought I'd own a poodle or poodle mix because of their fur and I have texture issues and Turetts but owning storm has been amazing and I can't wait to watch her grow. She's my service dog in training.

My Danoodles are both intact males and are both over 31" tall and both weigh over 105lbs. The descriptions by this author are pretty far off on most points. I know many people who have Danoodles larger than mine, if they are F1 (1/2 and 1/2) and not F1b (1/2 and 3/4). These are highly intelligent and agile animals, they are extremely easy to train and often self teach. My boys free feed and eat about 3+ lbs. of food each, per day. They love to play with the neighborhood children and our grandchildren. I could not ask for better travel companions, we take long road trips often (we as in me and the dogs). I travel solo with these two and never have a worry in the world, they are loyal to a fault. We have eaten at every patio restaurant imaginable and stayed in every level of hotel. We camp and hike and backpack, they carry their own food in their own packs. During summer months, all exercise takes place in the pool or beach, it's simply too hot for them. These big boys can suffer from torsion and some are prone to skin allergies. Tony is shaggy/curly/wirey, I brush as needed. Cooper is shaggy/wirey, I brush as needed. It's just that simple. They do shed, however, my husband is allergic to dogs and does not have an issue with Tony at all and only a slight challenge with Cooper. It would appear the hairier the dog the better for allergies. Tony is a spaz, Cooper is more laid back, they are both gorgeous with full beards, no drool but water does catch in those beards.

Sister Sara is hands down the best dog I've ever owned. She is very easily trained and wants to please you all the time. Potty training took less than a week and any new command also takes her about that long to master. She has medium energy, so she loves to play, but gets tired after about 45 minutes. She loves to cuddle (she has no clue she's a big dog) and sleeps most of the day (18 hours a day). She loves to go on car rides, the park, the beach, hiking, stores that allow animals, and she travels with us when we go on vacation. We travel quite a bit, the longest car ride she's been so far has been twelve hours and she did great. She is great with all types of animals (fish, dogs, cats, reptiles), except birds and rabbits. She has the prey instinct with those two types, so she chases them at the park and grandma has to put her bird up when we visit because she does fixate on it. She loves the whole family, but she does have a person (me) and follows me everywhere. She is great with all ages of children, but particularly likes 3-5 year olds the most and will run and play alongside my nieces and nephews like she's one of the kids. She hardly ever barks, except when new people come in the house. It's quite a loud, freak you out kind of bark, but will stop once she knows the people are allowed to be there. The noises she makes in general to get your attention sound like talking (think Scooby Doo noises) and it's quite entertaining. Every time she knows I am leaving, she will get in front of me and bow and make a talking noise like she's asking to come with. If I tell her yes, she'll go get her leash, if I say no, she runs to her bed and sighs as she lays down. There are a couple things to note that I guess are "negative". She does have severe separation anxiety, so if you plan to be away for long periods of time this is not the dog for you. I started working away from home five days a week for about six hours a day a few months ago, and it took a lot of training to get her comfortable with this. That is about her limit though and she isn't happy with this arrangement but isn't destructive. She's never chewed up any furniture, clothes, shoes, anything, but we give her bones to chew and mental stimulation games when we leave. When we are on vacation and can't take her somewhere, we crate her and she sleeps the whole time. The other "negative" is shedding. She has both types of coats (long and curly, short and dense, I know it seems impossible but she does) and she sheds a lot. (All the time, not seasonally) She gets groomed monthly, but when you shave a double coated animal, you have to be aware you are taking insulating properties away from them. We live in Vegas, so it doesn't get that cold, but she still needs a sweater on in the morning/night in the winter when I take her out because she does get cold. Grooming does help tremendously with the shedding though. The last "negative" is her size and her tail. We have a very large house and all of our decor is away and out of reach of her very powerful waggling tail, but she does not do well in small areas. We brought her over to a friend's apartment once and that lasted five minutes. (She didn't break anything, but I was worried because her tail is seriously a weapon) I'm sure you could make it work in an apartment, but you would need to take them out several times a day to their get energy out. She's gotten the zoomies a few times when we couldn't make it to the park, and I cannot imagine how destructive that would be in a small, confined space. Overall, she is an amazing dog and I'd suggest this breed to most people.

He is a super smart boy. He was sitting and shaking at 8 weeks old. Potty training took 3 months. He gets too excited around people and dribbles. He’s super cuddly, gentle giant, wakes me up every morning at 8am, likes water on his own terms,and currently weighs 75 lbs at 7months old.

Nancy is a sweet loving girl. She’s not great meeting strangers entering the house but once she knows they are safe she’s fine. She loves running on the beach. She has many dog friends and loves the dog park. My granddaughter who is 3 is one of her favorite playmates.

Smartest, easiest to train dog we've ever had. She does need frequent mental stimulation throughout the day. But also is happy to just chill once she's had her workout/playtime. As she gets older she's gets easier to entertain. She does shed tho. She will alert when there's a visitor, but she's def not a "protection dog". Fantastic w children & other dogs, but still clumsy & her tail knocks things over often. She def needs attention daily tho, luckily I'm home all the time & play w her frequently. She's a Great Dog!!

She is a rescue, of sorts. Very playful, kind, snuggly, and clumsy are some words to accurately describe her. She wants so bad to play with my Mini Shih~tzu but he’s old and kinda grumpy. He tolerates her but will occasionally give her the time of day! She’s my first BIG dog and even though I only had her for about 3 weeks, she’s already stolen my heart!!!

Indi is a lovely pup, with a heart of gold but is unaware he is a big boy now and tries to fit in too smaller spots or out the cat door, a bit of a clutz but he is very loveable.