If you are searching for a Goldendoodle that doesn’t have a Poodles curly coat but still has furnishings, then a straight hair Goldendoodle will be a perfect fit.
Straight hair Goldendoodles have a coat similar to a Golden Retriever, but it has more of a “fluffy” texture. Instead of the fine hair that a Golden Retriever has, a straight hair Goldendoodle has a coarser type of hair. Making it appear “fluffier.”
These Goldendoodles are prone to shedding but in small amounts. This is because the hairs are “looser,” so they don’t matt as easily but can fall off or shed.
The good news is that the straight coat Goldendoodle requires the least amount of brushing and maintenance compared to wavy and curly-coated Goldendoodles.
You’ll likely have to look at F2 or multi-generational Goldendoodles to get a straight hair Goldendoodle. Remember our curly gene explanation above?
The alleles represented in a Goldendoodle with straight hair would be “NN.” A straight coat Goldendoodle is not very common within the first generation of Goldendoodles (F1, F1b, and F1bb) because a Golden Retriever will typically have two non-curl alleles (“NN”), and a Poodle will have two curl alleles (“CC”).
Since we know a little about the genetics behind the coat types (hopefully!), if this Golden Retriever and Poodle were to breed, the Goldendoodle litter would all have a non-curl allele and a curl allele (“NC” or “CN”). So this litter would be 100% wavy coats.
If one of the pups from this litter went on to breed with a purebred Poodle, the F1b litter would have 50% wavy coats and 50% curly coats.
BUT F2 Goldendoodles are bred with two F1 Goldendoodles. So say two F1 Goldendoodles both had a non-curl allele and a curl allele (“NC” or “CN”). The resulting F2 Goldendoodle litter would have 25% curly, 50% wavy, and 25% straight hair!