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We focus on education, responsible breeding practices, and transparency around health, temperament, and genetics.

This page is used to share insight into our program and the dogs we raise. We don’t discuss placements or availability on Facebook.

10/31/2026

Puppy zoomies in the evening? Most people think it means the puppy needs more exercise. Usually it means the opposite.

A young puppy who tears around the kitchen at 7 PM is almost always overtired, not under-exercised. Puppies between 8 and 16 weeks do best with short play sessions and lots of rest. The fix for a wild evening is more sleep, not more play.

That changes as they grow. From about 4 to 12 months you can slowly add longer walks and short training games. Most grown goldendoodles do well with at least 30 minutes of real activity a day, and energy matters more than size.

Here's one of ours doing laps around the house this week. Fun to watch, and a good sign a nap is coming.

If you're trying to figure out how much activity fits your home, we're happy to talk it through.

10/30/2026

Where a puppy spends its first eight weeks shapes the dog you bring home. That's why ours grow up in our living room, not a kennel building.

A living room is noisy in all the right ways. The vacuum runs. The dishwasher hums. Doors open and close, people laugh, someone drops a pan. Puppies who hear all of that every day tend to take a new home in stride.

It also means hands. Every puppy gets picked up, held, brushed and cuddled by different people every day, starting with a few gentle seconds in the first weeks. By eight weeks, being handled is just normal life.

That's the goal: a puppy who walks into your kitchen and already feels at home there.

If you're wondering what that early start looks like day to day, we're happy to talk it through.

10/29/2026

Most families spend weeks preparing for a new puppy, and then the first night comes and nobody sleeps. That's normal, and it gets better fast.

Here's what the first week home usually looks like. Keep the homecoming quiet. Save the neighbors and the big introductions for the following week. Expect a lot of sleep, around 18 to 20 hours a day, and don't worry if appetite is light or the stool is loose for a day or two after the move.

Start the potty routine right away: out after every nap, every meal and every play session. An 8-week-old can't hold it long, so progress comes in waves over the first 90 days. Night trips are business, not playtime. Out, quiet praise, back to the crate.

Around day three or four, the nipping starts. A calm "no bite," then a toy, with everyone in the house doing the same thing.

Call your vet, or us, if your puppy isn't eating or drinking after the first couple of days, seems lethargic, or has repeated vomiting or bloody diarrhea. We want that call.

A calm first week makes the next ten years easier. If you're preparing for a puppy and want to talk through that first week, we're happy to help.

10/28/2026

Doodle breeders throw around letters like F1, F1B and multigen, and most families just nod along. Here's what they actually mean.

An F1 is the first cross: a Golden Retriever and a Poodle. Those puppies vary the most. Some get a flat coat, some get waves, some get curls.

An F1B adds more poodle to the mix, usually with a curlier, lower-shedding coat.

A multigen is a doodle with doodle parents, past the F1B stage. Because both parents are doodles, the coat, size and look tend to be more consistent from puppy to puppy.

Riley and Clyde's puppies are mini multigens. Both parents carry the gene for furnishings, so every pup in this litter should grow into the full teddy-bear face, beard and eyebrows included.

Generation is only one piece of a good match, though. Temperament, energy and size matter just as much in day-to-day life. If you're trying to sort out which kind of doodle fits your family, we're happy to talk it through.

10/27/2026

Newborn, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, and then picking day.

This is Mina, a petite goldendoodle from our Miley and Tank litter. Watch her coat as she grows: smooth and sleek as a newborn, softer and fuller every couple of weeks, and a big fluffy teddy bear by the time she's out romping in the grass on picking day.

That's one of our favorite things about these little ones. Every two weeks they look like a different puppy, and every two weeks they're a little more themselves.

If you'd like to know more about Mina, we're happy to talk.

10/26/2026

Meet Georgie. He's 13 weeks old.

Watch him hold a stay in the middle of a busy store while his handler walks to the end of the aisle, then heel right back to her side. That's not a trick. That's a puppy learning to listen, at an age when most families are still working on potty training.

Georgie is a Lakeshore Doodles pup: a mini F1B goldendoodle from our Arashi and Bentley litter, born July 18, 2026, and now the Catapano family's boy. He's enrolled in the Advanced Puppy Obedience Program at Certified K9, our training partner, with owner and master trainer Rachel Matthews.

Good breeding gives you a smart, steady, people-focused puppy. Great training shows you what that puppy can do. We love seeing it come together.

If you're thinking about a doodle and wondering what those first months of training look like, we're happy to talk it through.

10/25/2026

When do puppy eyes actually open? Most people guess right away. It's later than that.

Eyes start to open around two weeks, a little slit at a time, and what a puppy sees at first is mostly blurry light and shadow. A litter rarely opens up all at once.

Autumn and Tank's three are right at that stage. Atlas and Astro are getting their first peek at the world. Azalea is taking her time, which is completely normal.

Two weeks is when puppies get a lot more interesting. They lift their heads, scoot with purpose, and start noticing each other. Short, gentle handling every day begins now, and it's the start of the calm dog who someday curls up next to you on the couch.

If you're wondering whether a small doodle fits your family, we're happy to talk it through.

10/23/2026

A lot of families ask us what "F1B" actually means when they see it next to a Bernedoodle.

It means the puppy is about three-quarters poodle and one-quarter Bernese Mountain Dog. That extra poodle is where the low-shed coat comes from. It's also why grooming matters more, not less. A coat that doesn't shed has to be brushed and trimmed, or it mats.

The Bernese side brings the classic tri-color look: black, white and rust, sometimes with merle. Every pup in these photos is from a past Lakeshore Bernedoodle litter, mixed together so you can see the range we expect from our winter Bernedoodles. As minis, they typically mature around 25 to 35 pounds.

What we love most is the temperament. These are gentle, people-focused dogs who want to be in the middle of family life, not off on their own.

If you're weighing whether a Bernedoodle fits your family, our free First 90 Days guide is a good place to start: https://ghl.lakeshoredoodles.com/the-first-90-days

You can also learn more on our website.

10/23/2026

Riley and Clyde's eight are two weeks old. Rusty, Rowan, Renee, Reina, Randy, Raven, River and Rosalie.

Look closely at the faces. The eyes are starting to open. Not all the way, just little slits, and some of them are still shut tight. Every pup does this on its own clock, anywhere from about day 10 to day 16, so a litter always opens up in a staggered way.

What they see right now is mostly blur. Light and shadow, no real detail. Ears are opening around the same time, so sounds are starting to register too.

The big change at this age: they stop being little sleeping potatoes. They start to scoot with purpose, lift their heads, and notice each other. Gentle handling every day starts now, a few seconds at a time.

Thinking about a puppy down the road? We wrote down everything we tell our own families about the first 90 days home. It's free: https://ghl.lakeshoredoodles.com/the-first-90-days

10/20/2026

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Kendall, NY
14476

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+15856230426

Website

http://www.lakeshoredoodles.com/, https://ghl.lakeshoredoodles.com/the-first-90-days

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