<Tr> <Th> Life span </Th> <Td_colspan="3"> 10 - 15 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Goldendoodle is a cross-breed dog, which is obtained by breeding a Golden Retriever with a Poodle . The name, which alters "poodle" to "doodle" by analogy to "Labradoodle", was coined in 1992 . </P> <P> The Goldendoodle was first bred by Monica Dickens in 1969 . Popularity for the goldendoodle grew in the 1990s when breeders in North America and Australia began crossing Golden Retrievers with Standard Poodles . The original purpose of the cross was to develop guide dogs suitable for visually impaired individuals with allergies . Poodles are considered to be hypoallergenic . Their coats do not shed, which reduces dander . Dander is a protein that sheds from the skin and causes allergies in humans . </P>

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