The Golden Mountain Doodle is a hybrid cross between three breeds – the Golden Retriever, Bernese Mountain Dog, and Poodle. They’re most commonly bred by crossing a Goldendoodle to a Bernedoodle, resulting in a wonderful combination of the three breeds.
The GMD is actually a really new type of Doodle, first bred in the United States in 2013. In terms of colors, you have the Golden Retriever’s various shades of gold, coupled with the Bernese Mountain Dog’s tri-colored combination of black with white and brown accents, and the Poodle’s rainbow variety of hues. So, the output is…well, it could be anything really – Golden Mountain Doodles can have black, brown, cream, beige, solid, parti, tri, phantom, merle, and many other coat colors and patterns. Seeing what colors the parent breeds are might help some.
The Mini Golden Mountain Doodle is much more of a Medium than a Miniature at 16 to 22 inches to the shoulder and 25 to 50 pounds. The Standard Golden Mountain Doodle would probably also be considered a medium-to-large dog at 23 to 29 inches to the shoulder and 50 to 90 pounds.
In general, Golden Mountain Doodles are loving, friendly, outgoing, and highly intelligent dogs. They’re great family dogs due to their gentle nature, but they also have a cheeky and playful side that’ll surely keep you and your whole family entertained.
When we talk about Doodle generations, we are referring to which dogs have been used in the breeding, e.g., purebred vs. other Doodles. Often breeders combine first-generation Doodles (ones with two pedigree parents) with Poodles to make it more likely they will inherit the ‘hypoallergenic’ coat.
With three dogs in the mix, there is no possibility of a first-generation GMB – the parents are already hybrid dogs. So, starting at the second generation, we have the following possible GMD combinations:
F2 Golden Mountain Doodle(second-generation) is F1 Goldendoodle to F1 Bernedoodle
F2B Golden Mountain Doodle(second-generation backcross) is F1 or F1b Goldendoodle to F1b or F1 Bernedoodle
F2B Golden Mountain Doodle(alternate cross) is F2 Golden Mountain Doodle to Poodle
F3 / Multigen Golden Mountain Doodle is F1B Golden Mountain Doodle or higher to F1B Golden Mountain Doodle or higher