In Dog Breed Corner this month is the Labradoodle! Check out the Labradoodle’s stats, personality, trainability, health, grooming and more!
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Quick Facts ✔Height – 40 – 51cm (medium)
51 – 66cm (standard) Weight – 12-23 kg (medium) 23 – 45 kg (standard) Lifespan – 12 – 15 years Country of origin: Australia Breed type – Hybrid Best breed for-
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Breed History ♜
The Labradoodle is a relatively new breed which has rapidly become one of the most popular around. A man named Wally Conron, of Guide Dogs Victoria, was the first person to deliberately breed Labradoodles. Wally was asked to recommend a breed that would make a good guide dog for a blind lady whose husband had severe allergies. He crossed the typical Labrador guide dog with the hypoallergenic Poodle and one of the puppies, named Sultan, had the right balance of hypoallergenic coat and good temperament and became the first recognised Labradoodle!
Personality Traits & Trainability ★
Labradoodles first appeared in the 1980s and their popularity has skyrocketed since due to their potential for a lively, friendly nature and hypoallergenic, minimally-shedding coat. Although they can be very boisterous as puppies – and as a result will benefit from early obedience training – adult Labradoodles make excellent companions. However, as with all cross breeds, it’s impossible to predict what you might get – you would hope that your pup inherits the best of the Labrador and Poodle it originates from but this cannot be controlled and is not always the case. Finally, the well balanced Labradoodle is smart and easily trainable thanks to the Poodle intelligence and the Labrador’s love of pleasing people, friendly and patient around children and happy to lay at your feet but will jump up to play at a moment’s notice!
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