Our History

We are a Doodle Breeder in Iowa

We have over four decades in the breeding industry. We have bred puppies and world championship quarter horses over the decades. We are now offering Micro Mini doodles, Mini Doodle puppies for sale in Iowa. We are located in De Soto Iowa which is just west of Des Moines Iowa.

There are three main categories of doodle sizes to be aware of—micro, mini, and standard. In this article, we’ll talk about how big do Doodles get, what determines their size, and when do doodles stop growing.

Remember that as a mixed-breed, there aren’t specific breed standards. These ranges are estimates based on data from Doodle owners. Also, genetics can be unpredictable which means that sometimes there can be a Mini Doodle that grows larger than some Standard Doodles or a Standard Doodle that stays smaller than expected.

To achieve this small of a dog, it’s not practical to breed the small, Toy Poodle directly with the large, Old English Sheepdog. Instead, usually the Toy Poodle is bred with a Mini Sheepadoodle.

A Toy Poodle usually weighs less than 10 pounds and only reaches 10 inches or less in height as well. A Mini Sheepadoodle, as we’ll talk more about later, weighs between 25-50 pounds and stands roughly 17-18 inches tall.