Labradoodle Totally Explained

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A Labradoodle is a crossbred or hybrid dog created by crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Standard or Miniature Poodle.

History

The Labradoodle was first deliberately bred in 1989, when Australian breeder Wally Conron first crossed the Labrador Retriever and Standard Poodle for Guide Dogs Victoria.. His aim was to combine the low-shed coat of the Poodle with the gentleness and trainability of the Labrador. This provided a guide dog for the blind with less shedding, and hence more suitable for people with allergies to fur and dander. Today, Labradoodles are often used as Guide dogs, Assistance dogs, and Therapy dogs.

Appearance and temperament

The Labradoodle as a dog breed is still developing, and doesn't yet breed true, for example the puppies don't have consistently predictable characteristics. While many Labradoodles display desired traits, their appearance and behavioral characteristics remain, from a breeding standpoint, unpredictable.
As such, Labradoodles' hair can be anywhere from wiry to soft, and may be straight, wavy, or curly. Some Labradoodles do shed, although the coat usually sheds less and has less dog odor than that of a Labrador Retriever. The color range includes white, cream, gold, apricot, red, brown and black, and most of the other colors seen in Poodles.

Types of Labradoodle

There is much debate about making the Labradoodle into a recognized breed. . By restricting breeding to early generation dogs (for example bred from a Poodle and Labrador rather than from two Labradoodles), they hope to maintain genetic diversity, and avoid the inherited health problems that have plagued some dog breeds.
Others are breeding Labradoodle to Labradoodle over successive generations, and trying to establish a new breed. These dogs are usually referred to as Multigenerational (abr. Multigen) or Australian Labradoodles . Australian Labradoodles also differ from early generation or Multigenerational Labradoodles in that they may also have other breeds in their ancestry. English and American Cocker Spaniel/Poodle crosses, Two Irish Water Spaniels, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers and a Curly Coated Retriever have variously been used in some Australian Labradoodle lines.
Labradoodle coats are generally divided into three categories: Wool (with tight curls, and similar in appearance to that of a Poodle, but with a softer texture); Fleece (soft and free-flowing, with a kinked or wavy appearance); or Hair (which can be curled, straight or wavy, but is more similar in texture to a Labrador's coat) .

The labradoodle in popular culture

The Oxford English Dictionary now lists "Labradoodle"
Monopoly board game included a Labradoodle icon in its "Here and Now" and Australian editions.
New York department store Lord and Taylor raised $50,000 in 2004 and $55,000 in 2005 for Guiding Eyes for the Blind selling Labradoodle plush toys.
Macy's department store raising funds with plush Labradoodles "Grace" and "Courage" for Breast Cancer Awareness in 2006..
An animated soft toy Labradoodle, "Lucky the Incredible Wonder Pup", was also the 2006 "Toy of the Year" and an Oppenheim Platinum Toy Award winner.
In the 70th episode of Scrubs, "," the character Dr. Cox tells JD and Elliot that together they barely make one doctor slash labradoodle.

Notable Labradoodle owners

Sir Donald Campbell, who broke land speed records in the 1950s in Bluebird, was one of the first Labradoodle owners.

Golfer Tiger Woods has two Labradoodles named Yogi and Riley.

Actor Jennifer Aniston also owns a Labradoodle, bought for her by former husband, Brad Pitt.

Actors and sisters Courtney Peldon and Ashley Peldon have two Labradoodles named Odysseus and Calypso.

Actor and TV presenter Graham Norton has a Labradoodle named Bailey.

Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson and his wife Francie have a Labradoodle named Dodger.

Richard Hammond (also a presenter of Top Gear) owns a Labradoodle called TG (often referred to as "Top Gear Dog") which occasionally features on the BBC show.

Model Christie Brinkley owns a Labradoodle named Maple Sugar.

Actor Barbara Eden has a Labradoodle named Djinn Djinn (named after her invisible dog in the TV show I Dream of Jeannie).

Actor and Director Henry Winkler of Happy Days has a Labradoodle named Charlotte.

Musical star Hugh Panaro (who played the lead role in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera) has a Labradoodle named Soot.

Political folk/rocker Billy Bragg also owns a Labradoodle.

NFL Miami Dolphin Derrick Pope and his wife Denise own a parti-coloured Labradoodle.

Writer Carolyn B. Ellis and her three children own a Labradoodle.

Middlesbrough F.C. (UK) player Andrew Taylor has a Labradoodle named Sonny.

Tom Griswold of WFBQ in Indiana has a Labradoodle named Tazzie.

Author Garth Stein owns a Labradoodle.

Blogger Perez Hilton owns a labradoodle named Teddy Hilton.

Legal thriller author David Baldacci's Labradoodle is named Finn.

Labradoodle Gallery

Image:Labradoodle Laying 2375px.jpg|A photograph of a labradoodle lying down. Image:Labradoodleonbed.JPG|A 6 month old Labradoodle puppy sleeping on a bed. Image:L d89445a6f12989a1920f6b5e5ec3c922.jpg|3 month old labradoodle pup with dominant lab traits. Image:Labradoodle Cream.jpg|A gold labradoodle with a hair type coat. Image:Copper_Canyon_Labradoodles_Chalk_Australian_Labradoodle_Puppy.jpg|An Australian labradoodle puppy.
Image:Blacklabradoodle.jpg|A black labradoodle with a wool type coat. Image:BlackLabradoodles.JPG|2 black labradoodles. Image:You see what mean you mother fudging cy babies.jpg|A labradoodle in the Christmas spirit. Further Information

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