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Best family doodles

Most doodles are people-focused, which is why they're popular family dogs. These rank highest on affection and sociability. (Supervise all dog–child interactions, whatever the breed.)

#	Doodle	Family-friendliness	Parent cross
1	Havapoo	Excellent	Havanese × Poodle
2	Cavapoo	Excellent	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel × Poodle
3	Poochon	Excellent	Bichon Frise × Poodle
4	Goldendoodle	Excellent	Golden Retriever × Poodle
5	Labradoodle	Excellent	Labrador Retriever × Poodle
6	Maltipoo	Excellent	Maltese × Poodle
7	Shih-Poo	Excellent	Shih Tzu × Poodle
8	Pugapoo	Excellent	Pug × Poodle
9	Cockapoo	Excellent	Cocker Spaniel × Poodle
10	Whoodle	Excellent	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier × Poodle
11	Springerdoodle	Excellent	English Springer Spaniel × Poodle
12	Irish Doodle	Excellent	Irish Setter × Poodle
13	Boxerdoodle	Excellent	Boxer × Poodle
14	Sheepadoodle	Excellent	Old English Sheepdog × Poodle
15	Bernedoodle	Excellent	Bernese Mountain Dog × Poodle
16	Pyredoodle	Excellent	Great Pyrenees × Poodle
17	Newfypoo	Excellent	Newfoundland × Poodle
18	Saint Berdoodle	Excellent	Saint Bernard × Poodle
19	Yorkipoo	Great	Yorkshire Terrier × Poodle
20	Pomapoo	Great	Pomeranian × Poodle
21	Schnoodle	Great	Miniature Schnauzer × Poodle
22	Jackapoo	Great	Jack Russell Terrier × Poodle
23	Lhasapoo	Great	Lhasa Apso × Poodle
24	Westiepoo	Great	West Highland White Terrier × Poodle
25	Doxiepoo	Great	Dachshund × Poodle
26	Corgipoo	Great	Pembroke Welsh Corgi × Poodle
27	Bordoodle	Great	Border Collie × Poodle
28	Aussiedoodle	Great	Australian Shepherd × Poodle
29	Weimardoodle	Great	Weimaraner × Poodle
30	Rottle	Great	Rottweiler × Poodle
31	Chipoo	Great	Chihuahua × Poodle
32	Peekapoo	Great	Pekingese × Poodle
33	Scoodle	Great	Scottish Terrier × Poodle

Rankings are computed from typical parent-breed data and coat genetics — individual dogs vary. Use the predictor to model a specific pairing, and see how it works.

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