We have a little rescue female Shih-Tzu/Bichon cross. I call her Shih-Tzu for brains because at age two she is still having “accidents” in the house. She’s very loving and has daily rasslin’ matches with our Maine coon cat. We also have a pure bred male Bichon (also a rescue) who is wonderfully smart but he cocks his leg on everything. Neither of these guys shed but they do need professional grooming about every 6-8 weeks.
In addition to those two we have a 12 year old male black lab and a 9 year old female yellow lab (also rescues). They are pretty low maintenance but they shed like crazy. Next big dog will be a Labra- or Golden Doodle. All of the personality w/o the shedding.
Most “doodles” I’ve encountered are a big disappointment. Lots of poodle undesireabile stuff and not many golden or lab traits.
Choose carefully.