WHAT IS AN ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE?
The Australian Labradoodle is different from all other labradoodles.
In the early days, the Australian Labradoodle was simply a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Standard Poodle. Dogs from this cross typically were bred to each other over future generations, whereby the Australian dogs are also known as “Multi-generational” Labradoodles.
Then, in the late 1980’s, Tegan Park and Rutland Manor, the two founders of the Australian Labradoodle as we know it today, began carefully infusing several other breeds into early generations of their Lab/Poodle crosses, to improve temperament, coat, conformation, and size. The infused breeds include Irish Water Spaniel as well as the American and English Cocker Spaniel. The resulting Labradoodles subsequently have been bred to each other, continuing the multi-generational tradition.
Today, Australian Labradoodles are wonderful, intelligent dogs with lush coats that are more reliably low to non-shedding and allergy friendly than other types of Labradoodles such as first generation Lab/Poodle crosses, or first generation crosses bred back to Poodles. Even when the other types of Labradoodles are bred on for generations, the result is not an Australian Labradoodle, as the attributes of the infused breeds were not included in their ancestry.
Coat Types
Labradoodle variations are distinguished by their genetic comprise and therefore assorted traits, such as their temperament, coat type, and physical conformation. Various breeds and Labrador Retriever to include the Irish Water Spaniel, Curly Coat Retriever, and American or English Cocker Spaniel. These breeds have been carefully selected and limitedly infused into Australian Multigenerational Labradoodle bloodline originated in Australia in the breeding programs of Tegan Park and Rutland Manor.
Fleece Types: Open Fleece coat – non-shedding; Wavy Fleece coat – non-shedding; Curly Fleece coat – non-shedding
Wool: This is very dense and curly like a poodle. A wool coat typically has more cotton-like feel. It can be kept long but requires more grooming in this style. If it is kept short this coat is easy to maintain and usually non-shedding and allergy friendly.
- MINI sized Labrdoodles range from 13 -16 inches tall and they are typically 15-25 lbs.
- MEDIUM sized Labdradoodles range from 17-20 inches tall and they are typically 25-45 lbs.
- STANDARD sized Labdradoodles range from 21-25 inches tall and they range in weight from 50-65 lbs.