[afraidfortherepublic]

I fell in love with a Goldenpoo at dog class. I hear the Labradoodles are nice too.

Both "breeds" (crosses really) have the personalities of Goldens, or Labs, and the non-shedding attributes of poodles, although they don't require so much clipping. The curls are looser than a pure bred poodle.

But, my solution is even more practical after more than 20 years of living with a Golden. I just decorate my house and choose my wardrobe to match the dog!

I'm told that Lab hair is even more problematic than Golden hair because it is stiff and sticks in the upholstery, resisting the vacuum cleaner.

[AnAmericanMother]

We're actually pretty lucky, our Lab doesn't shed much. She blows her winter coat (the downy, fluffy greyish undercoat) in April, we vacuum like mad for about 10 days, then it's over. Her stiff brown outer coat really doesn't shed that much. You do find hairs lying around, but the Siamese have been doing that for years. Long as I vacuum once a week things don't get out of hand. . . . IOW no hairs in the food, on the toothbrushes, etc.

What I really like is NO BRUSHING - at least only once a week I go over her with a fairly stiff bristle brush. Of course, she gets lots of pats daily. If she gets dirty, we just hit her with the hose. "Wash and Wear."