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Sheepadoodle

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Sheepadoodle.

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightall null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.
40–101LBWeight, all linesbreed dogs 60 to 101 lb; breed bitches 40 to 100 lb.

The lines

Within one breed the line can matter more than the breed. Where the lines differ, the page says which one a value belongs to.

f1

F1: a purebred Old English Sheepdog crossed with a purebred Poodle, the first generation. No source read measures this cross, so the line carries no figure of its own.

f1b

F1b: an F1 Sheepadoodle bred back to a Poodle, the usual definition of the backcross; confirm with the breeder which parent breed was used.

multigen

Multigen: later crosses between Sheepadoodles, F2 and beyond; no source read measures how traits vary across these generations.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

20 to 27 in

DerivedAKC breed standard, 1990

Derived from both parents' standards; a Standard Poodle parent is assumed. Mini and toy crosses run smaller and no figure is derived for them. Low is the lower of the two parents' lows, high the higher of the two highs. No center: the non-Poodle parent's standard prints no single ideal, and a midpoint of its range would be our arithmetic, not a source.

Weight

dogs 60 to 101 lb · bitches 40 to 100 lb

DerivedAKC breed history

Derived from both parents' AKC breed-page weight bands (no standard prints a weight); a Standard Poodle parent is assumed. Mini and toy crosses run smaller and no figure is derived for them. No center: the non-Poodle parent's standard prints no single ideal, and a midpoint of its range would be our arithmetic, not a source.

Heat tolerance

2 of 5 · Parents differ: Old English Sheepdog 2 (profuse, shaggy coat with a waterproof undercoat pile); Standard Poodle 3 (dense curly coat, kept clipped). The coat a given dog inherits, and the clip it is kept in, sets where it sits

DerivedAKC breed standard, 1990

Derived from both parents' coat descriptions (no center because the parents disagree). Also cited: poo_akc_std. No cited source says how furnishings or curl are inherited.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Exercise need

Parents differ: Old English Sheepdog more than 2 hours a day (150, RKC band), Standard Poodle up to 1 hour a day (60, RKC band)

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC bands; no center because the parents disagree. Also cited: poo_rkc_std.

Grooming load

4 of 5 · Both parents score 4: Old English Sheepdog every day (4, RKC band); Poodle every day or regular clipping (4, RKC band)

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC grooming bands; the parents agree, so the center is recorded. Also cited: poo_rkc_std.

What to ask a breeder for

The health clearances the breed’s own club and registry name. Reference only: what to ask for, never a statement about any dog’s health.

How to read this page

Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.

Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 6 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.

Also called
Sheepdoodle
Parents
old-english-sheepdog × poodle

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