Mini Goldendoodles
$ 3,000
Small Goldendoodles With Working Potential
Manhattan and Pippin bring together qualities we particularly value: human connection, confidence, trainability, and a willingness to work with their person.
We expect puppies who notice their people and enjoy interacting with them—not simply puppies who happen to be intelligent. That distinction matters when we're evaluating prospects for service work, therapy work, dog sports, or families who simply want a dog that is enjoyable to train and include in everyday life.
These puppies should have enough drive and motivation to enjoy having a job while still being able to become wonderful family companions with appropriate training and structure.
As with every Oregon's Legendary Goldendoodles litter, individual temperaments will vary. We temperament test our puppies before selections so that we're matching the individual puppy, rather than assuming every puppy from a promising breeding will be suited to every type of work or every home.
Manhattan & Pippin
We are excited to bring together Manhattan and Pippin for a litter of Mini Goldendoodles expected around October 11, with puppies going home in late November.
We expect these puppies to mature around 25–35 pounds, giving families a genuinely smaller Goldendoodle while maintaining the confidence, trainability, and working potential we value in our program.
Puppies may be chocolate, black, cream, or apricot, with some puppies potentially displaying beautiful phantom markings. Coats are expected to range from wavy to curly.
Most importantly, this is a breeding we expect to produce people-focused, confident, highly workable puppies with potential for active companion homes as well as service, therapy, and dog sport work.
Expected: October 11
Go Home: Late November
Expected Size: 25–35 lbs
Coats: Wavy to Curly
Colors: Chocolate, Black, Cream & Apricot
Possible Markings: Phantom
Coat Genetics: Fully Furnished, Hypoallergenic & Allergy Friendly
Meet Manhattan
Manhattan brings a wonderful combination of Golden Retriever influence and generations selected with purpose. Her pedigree includes service, therapy, and show lines, giving us a strong foundation for both temperament and structure.
She contributes the qualities we want to preserve in our smaller Goldendoodles: connection with people, confidence, and the ability to engage and work with a handler.
For this breeding, Manhattan gives us the opportunity to bring those qualities into a smaller package without losing sight of what makes a Goldendoodle such an appealing working and family dog in the first place.
Meet Pippin
Pippin is a highly titled Miniature Poodle and an exceptionally workable dog.
His titles aren't simply decoration behind his name. Pippin has demonstrated that he can learn, work with a handler, perform in different environments, and successfully participate in the activities we've asked of him. That proven trainability is one of the reasons he is such an important part of our breeding program.
He brings size, structure, coat genetics, intelligence, and a strong desire to engage with his person. Paired with Manhattan, we expect him to help produce puppies with the versatility to pursue everything from family life to advanced training and working roles.
What We Expect From This Litter
These puppies are expected to mature around 25–35 pounds. We anticipate wavy and curly coats, with puppies potentially arriving in chocolate, black, cream, or apricot. Phantom markings are also possible.
The puppies will be fully furnished with the coat genetics we're intentionally breeding for in our allergy-friendly Goldendoodle program. We expect hypoallergenic, allergy-friendly coats suitable for families specifically seeking the lower-shedding qualities of a furnished Goldendoodle.
Because coat and color are only part of the picture, our priority remains producing puppies with the temperament to live successfully in the homes for which they're selected.
Service, Therapy & Sport Prospects
We are particularly excited about the working potential in this pairing.
For prospective service-dog homes, we'll be watching for qualities such as human focus, confidence, resilience, motivation, appropriate energy, environmental stability, and the ability to recover and continue working when something unexpected happens.
Therapy prospects need their own balance of traits, including social interest, confidence, touch tolerance, resilience, and the ability to comfortably engage with people without becoming overwhelmed by them.
For families interested in dog sports, this pairing should offer some exciting possibilities as well. Pippin's workability combined with Manhattan's background gives us reason to expect puppies who enjoy learning and can channel their brains and energy into a job.
A promising pedigree gives us possibilities—not guarantees. Temperament testing at seven weeks helps us determine what each individual puppy is actually showing us.
How We Raise Our Puppies
Our puppies are raised through a structured curriculum beginning long before they're ready to leave us. Early development includes Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS), Early Scent Introduction (ESI), age-appropriate novelty, handling, problem solving, surfaces, sounds, household experiences, and intentional opportunities to develop confidence and resilience.
As they grow, their world grows with them.
We aren't trying to create puppies who have never experienced something uncomfortable or surprising. We want puppies who learn that they can encounter something new, process it, recover, and move forward.
That foundation is particularly important for puppies being considered for working homes, but it benefits every puppy we raise.
Temperament Testing & Puppy Selection
At approximately seven weeks old, each puppy completes our temperament evaluation. We look at traits including confidence, human focus, motivation, energy, prey drive, intensity, resiliency, touch tolerance, environmental sensitivities, assertiveness, and other characteristics that help us understand who that puppy is.
Families receive information from those evaluations before selections begin.
Puppy picks are then made at approximately 7½ weeks, allowing families to consider temperament alongside gender, color, coat, and their personal preferences.
For families seeking a service, therapy, or other working prospect, temperament and suitability will carry significantly more weight than appearance.
Our goal isn't simply to help you choose the puppy you think is cutest. It's to help you choose the puppy most likely to thrive in the life you're offering.
Going Home Late November
Manhattan's puppies are expected around October 11 and will be ready to join their families in late November.
That timing puts these puppies home during the holiday season, when consistency and thoughtful socialization are especially important. We'll provide families with guidance for continuing the work we've started while helping their puppy settle successfully into everyday family life.
If you're looking for a 25–35 pound Mini Goldendoodle with an allergy-friendly coat and you're placing significant value on temperament, trainability, and working potential, this is a litter we would encourage you to consider.
Applications are now being accepted for Manhattan × Pippin.