Little One's Labradoodles

iendly manner, keen and easy to train. They should display an intuition about their family members or handler’s current emotional state or needs. This ability to “know” is what has made the Australian Labradoodle an excellent dog for individuals with special needs. Labradoodles are often used as guide dogs, therapy dogs and even as seizure detection dogs. History of the Breed

In the mid 1970’s The Australian Guide Dog Association received an inquiry from a blind lady in Hawaii, requesting a guide dog that would not cause her allergies to flare. Wally Conran, a breeder of guide dogs in Melbourne, Australia, was the first person to purposefully mate a labrador retriever and a standard poodle (the large kind) in 1988. He began breeding and cross-breeding the Labradoodles, which were in high demand almost immediately. “The mix reputedly combines the intelligence, aloof nature, the delicate frame, and the low-allergy, and non-shedding traits of the poodle with the, lovability, and loyalty of a lab. Types of coat:

The Fleece coat of an Australian Labradoodle hangs down in ‘tendrils’ loosely from the body of the dog. It will flow and ripple as the dog moves, which is the true test of the Fleece coat as opposed to the Wool coat. Fleece coats are typically low to non-shedding.The Fleece coat texture should be light and silky quite similar to that of an Angora goat. Wool coats are more dense to the touch, like a sheep’s wool. The “Ideal” wool coat should hang in loose hollow spirals The Australian labradoodle has a single coat. Both the Fleece and the wool coat should naturally grow in “staples” and be of a soft texture. Wool coats are usually non-shedding.