All about irishdoodles
Ponsonby’s beautiful Monet is a mature, wavy coated Irish Doodle with a heart full of love and kisses.
Guinness. Son of Ponsonby’s Dublin and Rocky. F1 Standard Goldendoodle showing his short cut coat and gorgeous waves.
IRISHDOODLES
Athletic, loving, and ultra-low shedding, the Irish Doodle stuns with looks, and melts hearts with their rollicking, affectionate disposition. The Irish Doodle now provides an option for families who love the wavy teddy-bear look of the F1 Generation but require a non-shedding to very low shedding dog.
The Irish Doodle is a cross between a Poodle and an Irish Setter. The Poodle breed is completely non-shedding and the Irish Setter is low shedding. Thus the benefit of an F1 Irish doodle is that the breed cross produces dogs that are virtually non-shedding in comparison to an F1 Goldendoodle and are often allergy friendly.
When bred for F1B (second generation) Doodles, Ponsonby’s Irish Doodles can be wavy, or curly, and are also virtually non shedding.
Because both the Poodle & Irish Setter are long and lean in build, a Standard Irish Doodle (45-75 lbs) will be fluffy, often deep red in colour, with beautiful bone structure and floating movement. Intelligent, non-aggressive, low-bark and highly trainable, these dogs live for their walks and outdoor time. They thrive with families that enjoy hiking and spending time outdoors.
Ponsonby’s miniature Irish Doodles are bred for the same beautiful colour and keen intelligence, but they grow to be smaller (35 lbs and under) and require more time and attention than their Standard sized cousins. They too enjoy walks and outdoor activity, but don’t require quite as much as a Standard sized doodle.
As puppies, all doodles with be more energetic during their first 18-24 months of life. As with most dogs they will settle into routine as they age and after they are spayed or neutered. Love, time, patience and puppy school is always recommended!
ABOUT THE POODLE
The regal Poodle can be misunderstood. All the fur and pom-poms has caused them to sometimes be considered frou-frou. But in reality just a few hours on the trail with a poodle will convince you otherwise. Poodles were the first Gun-Dogs, or Retrievers, bred as long as 400 years ago, and are the great-grandparent to all retrievers since.
They originated in Europe and are known in France today as Caniche or Duck Dogs. Those frou-frou poms actually had a very practical purpose; Poodle “poms” were left to grow on the joints for insulation as they swam into cold water to retrieve birds, and was cut away on the limbs and body as not to weigh the dog down as they swam.
Standard Poodles are inherently healthy dogs. They are athletic, energetic, playful, good natured, very intelligent, non-shedding and eager to learn. They love the whole family and are exceptionally great with children.
Their miniature Poodle cousins were bred as companion or lap dogs for the privileged of Europe in times past. While the the Miniature Poodle maintains the intelligence, lovable nature and looks of their larger Standard cousins, they also possess the temperament of a miniature dog in that they require significantly more time and attention from their humans.
Poodles, whether standard, miniature or moyen are wonderful dogs and contribute so much to the desirable characteristics of all doodles.
ABOUT THE IRISH SETTER
The Irish Setter turns heads with their deep red or mahogany coloured coat. Their natures are bright, sweet, silly and very loving toward the whole family.
Also referred to as the Red Setter, they were “the Golden Retrievers of of the 1970s and 80s.” As we get to know families, many people tell us stories of the Setters they knew and loved from yesteryear. Today they are making a comeback with better breeding practices and genetic screening, and boy are they wonderful dogs!
Irish Setters train well, love people and positively live for their time outside. Its wonderful to watch an Irish Setter out in the fields or along a river as their breed traits are displayed. They crouch, point and dash around joyfully disturbing the birds in the bushes.
Setters like Poodles are a soft-mouthed breed, which means that while they were bred for hunting, it was for retrieving only and not to damage what they retrieve. This gentleness is why they make such loving dogs that are suitable for families.
Irish Setters are standard sized dogs. At full grown they will weigh 45-75 lbs and stand 21 inches high or taller at the shoulder. They are a low shedding breed which makes them an ideal to incorporate into the world of Doodles.
They were bred as far back as the 17th and 18th century in Ireland from Gordon and Llewelyn Setters. Their original colour was red & white. Its amazing to think that they were already Ireland’s favorite dog as far back as the 1700s!