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Kendra Vestal
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Noblesville, Indiana
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The Australian Labradoodle
The Perfect Service and Family Companion
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Australian Labradoodles in Obedience
Australian Labradoodle are fun loving clowns. They are intelligent, want to please
their owners (and themselves!), and are incurably inquisitive. If they don't
understand, or have yet to be taught, what is being asked of them, they can
appear to be stubborn. All these traits work for and against training for Obedience.
This said, the Australian Labradoodle can perform exceptionally well in
Obedience, often scoring at the top. One just has to realize that while he certainly
wants to do the right thing and please his owner, the Australian Labradoodle also
seldom loses his sense of humor and joie de vivere. These two facets are not
always mutually acceptable traits in the Obedience ring.
Make sure when training your Australian Labradoodle for Obedience to keep
your training sessions exciting and fun. Unlike many other breeds, a Australian
Labradoodle cannot be drilled; repetition equals boredom. Harsh corrections,
which could include the tone of your voice or the look on your face, are
counterproductive; the goal of all training should be to build your Australian
Labradoodle's self-confidence. Indeed, there seems to be no limit to what a
confident Australian Labradoodle can learn!
The road to obedience will be short if done in a positive manner. Your Australian
Labradoodle will learn quicker than any other breed. Obedience is not to be
dismissed, untrained dogs are unhappy dogs and make unhappy owners. In the
long run you will be awarded with a great sense of pride, accomplishment,
teamwork, and lots of interest in your dog from the crowd that will gather outside
your ring.
