Review and images by Bonnie; edited by bmathison1972
As soon as I knew Schleich were releasing a crossbreed featuring a golden retriever I was very excited to see it in real life!
I think this is a really interesting model, as it is the first time Schleich have released a cross-breed dog officially named and in their main dog series! They had their previous mixed breed farm dogs but not specifying which breeds they were a mixture of. They also had the User Voted Animal Maltese-Shih Tzu mix, and little Maltipoo from the puppy play set, but these were more exclusive releases! study So this is definitely an interesting new development for the dog figure world, and definitely representative of the amazing increase in popularity of these poodle crossbreeds over the last few years!
Designed in Germany, made in Portugal!
I think I was mostly quite pleased with this model. I’m not against the idea of crossbreeds at all, only that it has encouraged lots of puppy farmers/ unscrupulous breeders to sell these popular dogs raised in dreadful conditions for extremely high prices.
The model itself is obviously very typical of Schleich dogs these days, with a focus on cuteness and surprisingly small, probably to save on costs. It seems to be less realistic than Schleich’s golden retriever at the same scale, and this was from 2014, so it seems this change in style has been quite recent. But considering it is harder to include as much detail on a smaller model I think the woolly texture has been done as well as it could have been, and the general characteristics of the breed have been done very well, it looks very recognizable as a goldendoodle!
However compared to previous Schleich dogs it has more of a mass-produced feel about it, the mould lines are a little too obvious and the material is more bendable than previous dogs. I also felt the body was slightly elongated, but maybe it was just an active athletic goldendoodle!
Anyway, he is still very lovable and I would be interested to hear your views on this model, I am happy with any goldie cross and I still want to say a big thank you to Schleich!
Comparison from left to right: Schleich Maltipoo, Schleich Shih Tzu-Maltese mix, Schleich Golden Retriever (smaller), Schleich Goldendoodle, Schleich 1:12 Golden Retriever:
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Great first review! Welcome to the blog.
Thank you so much!