The Australian Labradoodle has its origins rooted in the need for dog lovers with highly reactive allergies to have a dog that was non-shedding and allergy-friendly. Begun in Australia, tests with non-shed Poodles proved to be unsuccessful until, at last, Poodle-Labrador Retriever cross produced the desired effect of an allergy friendly dog. Some early crosses yielded a non-shed and allergy-friendly coat, but the coat types and allergy-friendly traits of these early "labradoodles" were highly unpredictable.
The Australian Labradoodle is a result of multiple-generational crosses with its foundation in the poodle and Labrador Retriever breeds. The Poodle and Labrador retriever, however, share inherent genetic defects common to both breeds. In an effort to stabilize some of the common breed defects and to create greater genetic diversity, other breeds such as the American Cocker Spaniel and Irish Water Spaniel were strategically infused into the early breeding lines to develop a healthier dog. All the while, careful attention was being paid to the breed's temperament as an ideal family pet as well as to its allergy-friendly non-shedding origins.
The true Australian Labradoodle is the result of up to six, or more, successive generations of careful breeding. The result is a healthy, well-tempered dog, with a non-shedding allergy-friendly coat that makes it the perfect family companion. Its loyal and intuitive nature matched with its a high degree of trainability allow for the possibility of service in guide/therapy work.
The first
labradoodles originated in the late 1980’s. The breed creation began
with the dream of a service dog that was allergy friendly, allowing
those in need of animal assistance, but hampered by allergies (either
their own or a loved one's), to work with and own a therapy/guide
companion dog.
The Labradoodle “breed” began when a blind
woman from Hawaii yearned for a service dog but her husband was,
unfortunately, allergic to dogs. A Poodle-Labrador mating led to a
litter of three puppies; this litter led to the eventual formation of
the labradoodle service dog breed.
However, early
Poodle-Labrador crosses yield unpredictable traits, such as the
individual dog's temperament, size, coat-shedding, and the coat’s
allergenic properties. Even in the very first litter, only one of the
puppies was hypoallergenic. Only one puppy could live with the
requesting couple to become a seeing-guide dog. While, the other two
pups, both highly-intelligent, went on to work as companion dogs
elsewhere. The hypoallergenic, non-to-low shed coat of many
Labradoodles allowed allergy sufferers to own and love a wonderful
dog. Yet the unpredictable outcome of breeding, made the breed
difficult for some owners.
Fortunately, experienced breeders in
Australia took on the cause of consistency, by breeding proven multiple
generations of the best labradoodles to the best labradoodles with the
most desirable characteristics of temperament and coat qualities, and
eventually, also infusing other breeds into the breeding lines at
appropriate times in order to create a new breed of dog - the
multigenerational Australian Labradoodle.
The Australian Labradoodle has its roots in
well-pedigreed Poodle and Labrador lines; the gene pool of this breed
is further diversified, and strengthened, by the infusion of a select
few other breeds, chosen to better the overall health of the Australian
Labradoodle breed. The characteristic of bone soundness (especially
for smaller doodles) is solidified through infusions from the American
Cocker Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel. The Irish Water Spaniel (a
close relative to the Poodle), further enriched the coat and structural
qualities of the breed. The new breeds were added to the Multigenerational Australian Labradoodle after much thought and
research, and in moderation, at appropriate times of the breed
formation.
The collection of these wonderful animals’ genes
come together to create a diversified and healthier genetic breed of dog, with breeding animals selected and
raised with the original dream of a healthy, happy, intelligent
companion dog serviceable to all people, and able to be loved and
enjoyed by allergy sufferers and their loved ones.
New scientific research enables breeders
to conduct extensive genetic testing on their breeding dogs; allowing
us to choose only the best, genetically sound dogs to continue in the
development of the Australian Labradoodle as a healthy family pet.
Hip
testing and research on the environmental factors associated with hip
dysplasia give responsible breeders the opportunity to work towards the
elimination of hip dysplasia from the Labradoodle line.
 
 
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