Buyers of #GoldenDoodle, #LabraDoodle, and other #Poodle crosses don't get warned about the terrible #CoatChange, when the soft straight puppy hair is being replaced by the curly poodle hair during adolescence. If your dog has inherited a curly non-shedding poodle coat, it will matt like crazy during this period. New tangles form before you are even done brushing the dog. A short clip is kindest. Don't hassle your groomer for giving your #dog a shave-down if the coat is out of control.