Rae

Dam

Conditions tested

255, one carrier result

Breed-relevant, of those

[ PENDING ]

Ichthyosis, ICH1 (PNPLA1)

One copy, carrier

Rae carries one copy of the Golden Retriever variant for Ichthyosis (ICH1). ICH1 is a skin-scaling condition that only develops when a dog inherits two copies. Bowser has no copy detected, so no puppy in this litter can be affected. About half will be carriers like Rae. That matters only if a puppy is ever bred, and then only to another carrier.

Bowser

Sire

Conditions tested

215, no disease variant

Breed-relevant, of those

[ PENDING ]

ALT Activity (GPT)

One copy

One copy of the ALT Activity variant. This is not a disease and not a carrier status for one. Dogs with it tend to run a lower baseline ALT, a liver enzyme measured on routine bloodwork, so a reading inside the normal range could still be elevated for that dog. About half of this litter will inherit one copy. We disclose it so your veterinarian can read future bloodwork correctly.

Parent COI

Genomic, measured

Pairing eCOI

Calculated on this cross

Estimated litter eCOI

[ PENDING ]

Against the 15% ceiling

[ PENDING ]

A litter eCOI is not the average of the parents' two figures. It is set by how much ancestry the two dogs share. Rae and Bowser are both about 70% Poodle, so the number is calculated on the pair, not inferred from the pieces.

Immune Gene Diversity

DLA class II

Rae

High diversity, DRB1 and DQA1/DQB1

Bowser

No diversity, DRB1 and DQA1/DQB1

Bowser carries two identical copies at both immune-gene regions. Every puppy inherits one set from each parent, so the litter's immune-gene diversity depends mostly on what Rae contributes, and her results show high diversity. We publish Bowser's result because it is the less flattering one.

The Litter

Expected composition

• Poodle 70.7%
• Bernese Mountain Dog 16.0%
• Golden Retriever 13.3%

This is a Poodle-heavy Golden Mountain Doodle. Rae is 73.4% Poodle and Bowser is 68.0%, so their puppies land near 71% Poodle, with Bernese and Golden Retriever making up the rest in roughly equal parts. That lines up with the fully furnished, curly-to-wavy coats this litter produces. Expect a lighter-boned dog than a Bernese-heavy cross.

The Parents

Measured composition

Rae: Poodle (Standard)

73.4%

Rae: Golden Retriever

26.6%

Bowser: Poodle (Small)

68.0%

Bowser: Bernese Mountain Dog

32.0%

Furnishings

RSPO2

Both parents are FF, furnished with no unfurnished copy to pass on.

Every puppy in this litter will have the doodle face. None will be unfurnished and none will carry an unfurnished copy, so this result also holds for their own future puppies on the furnishings gene.

Curl

KRT71

Rae is CT, wavy. Bowser is TT, curly.

No puppy in this litter can be straight-coated. Bowser gives every puppy a curl allele. Plan on regular professional grooming for all of them, and more often for the curly half.

Shedding

MC5R

Rae is CT. Bowser is CC. Half the litter will be CT and half CC.

In this litter the shedding gene is the smaller story. Furnishings drive shedding in doodles more than MC5R does, and every puppy here is furnished. Expect the whole litter to tend toward lower shedding. No doodle is shed-free, and an allergy decision should be made with your doctor, not with a genotype.

Red Masking

E locus, MC1R

Rae is ee, which is why she is a cream dog with no dark hair. Bowser is Ee.

About half the litter will be red or apricot, with no dark hair anywhere. On those puppies any merle present is still in the DNA but invisible in the coat. The other half show their pigment as black, chocolate, blue merle or chocolate merle.

Solid Color, No Tan Points

K locus, A locus

K locus KBKB dam, kyky sire

100% KBky

A locus aa dam, atat sire

100% ata, hidden

No puppy in this litter can be tricolor. Rae gives every puppy dominant black, which covers the tan-point pattern completely. The classic Bernese tri, with rust on the cheeks, brows and legs, is not possible here. If that look is the reason you want a Golden Mountain Doodle, this is not your pairing.

Black or Chocolate

B locus, D locus

B locus bb dam, Bb sire

50% Bb, 50% bb

D locus DD both parents

0% dilute

Half the litter is black-based and half is chocolate-based. On the red puppies the same split shows up as nose color: half with a black nose, half with a brown nose. None are dilute, so there is no silver, charcoal or lilac in this litter. The blue in blue merle is merle on a black coat, not dilution.

Merle

M locus, PMEL

Rae is M*m, one merle allele that does not show in her coat because her cream coat masks it. Bowser is mm, no merle.

A standard genetic panel confirms that a merle allele is present but not its length, and length decides how strongly merle shows. Because Rae is cream, her own coat cannot tell us. We confirm each black-based and chocolate-based puppy's pattern as it develops. There is no double merle risk in this litter, because Bowser carries no merle.

Roughly a quarter of this litter will be red puppies carrying merle that cannot be seen. Bred to another merle years from now, that is how double merle litters happen, with the hearing and eye defects that can come with them. Any puppy from this pairing considered for breeding must be tested for merle and allele length first.

White Spotting

S locus, MITF

Both parents are Ssp, parti carriers.

About a quarter of the litter will be parti, with broad patches of white over any base color, including merle. About half will be carriers that may show modest white on the chest, feet or muzzle, and about a quarter will carry no parti at all. Parti on a red or apricot puppy can be subtle, because white against apricot shows less contrast.

What This Pairing Does Well

Strengths

• Every puppy furnished, with the full doodle face. No unfurnished and no straight coats.
• No puppy can be affected by any condition tested. The one carrier result has no match on the other side.
• Both parents under 8% COI.
• Real color range: black, chocolate, blue merle, chocolate merle and red or apricot, with parti possible on all of them.
• Merle without double merle risk, because only one parent carries it.
• A medium-sized dog, for families who want a Golden Mountain Doodle without a Standard's size.

What You Need to Weigh

Trade-offs, stated plainly

• No puppy can be tricolor. The Bernese rust markings are not possible in this litter.
• About half will be red or apricot. Black, chocolate and merle show only on the other half.
• Half will be curly. Every puppy needs regular grooming. The curly half needs the most.
• Size will vary. The parents are 30 lb apart, so adults may land anywhere from the top of Mini to the bottom of Standard.
• About a quarter will be red puppies carrying hidden merle. Any puppy considered for breeding needs a merle test first.
• Half will carry ICH1 and half will carry the ALT variant. Neither affects the puppy's own health. Your vet should know about ALT.

Projection

From both parents' genomic weight predictions

Rae, dam

61 lb

Bowser, sire

31 lb

Mid-parent

46 lb

Expected range

35 to 55 lb

Size class

Medium, 36 to 50 lb

Females

Tend toward the lower half

Males

Tend toward the upper half

Read This If Size Matters to You

Size honesty

This pairing is planned for Medium adults. Adult weight is an estimate rather than a guarantee and may vary based on parentage, sex, generation, and individual development.

When parents are this far apart in size, a litter spreads wider than usual. Some puppies may finish near Bowser's size and some near Rae's. If you need a dog under 35 lb, or you need a dog you can count on reaching 50 lb, tell us before you apply so we can match you to the right puppy or the right litter.