Care for your Goldendoodle

A great start in life starts with the proper food. We feed our puppies and our puppy parents Canidae Chicken and Rice Formula. You can find Canidae at Bensons Pet Center or Country living in Mechanicville.   

We also give our puppies and adult dogs Mineral & Vitamin supplements by Natur Vet.

Exercise

Goldendoodles require a moderate amount of exercise. Taken for at least 3 walks a day for 15-30mins would work. If you have a fenced yard to run around in that would be best! They love being with people and if you’re active they will participate and if you’re chilling just lying on the couch so will they. They are happiest being with people! They love to fetch and swim and will go for run ect. You can take these dogs almost anywhere and they acclimatize great to all situations!

Grooming

 Regular brushing helps eliminate tangles and mats and helps your dog get accustomed to being handled. It also gives you the opportunity to check for ticks and fleas, lesions, lumps and changes in his skin and coat. You'll need brushes and combs suited to your puppy's coat; we recommend buying a Slicker Brush, Pin Brush & a Boar Bristle Brush.

Ear Care

Ear care generally is the easiest grooming task. Unless your dog has ear problems or spends time hunting and swimming, ear cleaning needs to be done only every few weeks--at bath time is best.
Clean the outermost area of your dog's ears with a cotton ball or cotton swab dampened with water or baby oil. To clean further inside the ears and soften and remove wax, use an ear-cleaning solution.
Warm the bottle of solution between your palms, then squirt the prescribed amount into your dog's ear canal. Gently massage the base of his ear. Remove any dirt or wax with a dry cotton ball.

Plucking the ear hairs during cleaning will help keep yeast from developing and wax build up.  If you start this at a young age, it will be an easy task. 

Foot Care 

Proper foot care will keep your doggie dancing and help prevent unnecessary pain and infection later on. Most dogs don't like to have their feet handled, so go slowly--one paw at a time--and make foot handling a part of playtime.
Remove mats of hair from between the toes and pads of dogs with hairy feet; if ignored, the mats can become as hard as rocks. Then, using scissors, trim the hair between the pads and between the toes so it is level with the dog's foot.

Clipping the nails

Use nail clippers designed specifically for dogs. One type, known as the guillotine style, has a round opening for the dog's nail and a blade that slides across to clip the nail. Another type works like a pair of scissors. This type puts less pressure on the nail and is more comfortable for the dog. Make sure the blades are sharp.

Trim only the "hook" end of the nail. Clipping a nail to short can be painful and may cause bleeding. Frequent trimming of a small amount of nail always is better than waiting until the nail is long. Never trim into the quick -- the live portion of the nail.