Breed History
The Labradoodle was bred over 20 years
ago in Australia by Wally Conran of the
Royal Guide Dogs in Victoria, Australia.
The breed was developed by the
intentional breeding of a Labrador
Retriever and a Standard Poodle. This
mixed breeding was done after several
years of research to find an allergy
friendly guide dog for a family in
Hawaii. Originally several samples of
Poodle fur were sent to the family. Unfortunately they all caused
allergic reactions to the husband of a blind woman. That is when the
idea of breeding this mix breed came to fruition. The first litter only
produced three puppies and with much success one of the three
puppies tested positive for being allergy friendly. This dog was known
as Sultan and went on to be trained as a guide dog. In order to further
enhance the allergy friendliness of the Labradoodle breeding started to
take place that included breeding Labradoodle to Labradoodle to make
Double Doodles. Then breeding of Double Doodle to Double Doodle
took place to produce a Tri Doodle. This type of breeding alone did not
prove to create a consistently non shedding, allergy friendly dog with
the temperament suitable to become a service dog; therefor additional
breeds were profiled and added to create what we now know and call
the Australian Labradoodle. This infusion was meant to enhance the
Australian Labradoodle's temperament, coat, health, companionship
and keen skills. Today there are few American Labradoodle breeders
who use the original formula to produce their Labradoodles. Thus
creating two different breeds of Labradoodles, generally known as the
Australian Labradoodle and the American Labradoodle or the Multigen
or Earlygen Labradoodle. As history is made every day please come
back to this page often to read about the developments of the
Australian Labradoodle and their progression to breed recognition as a
pure breed dog.
The Labradoodle was bred over 20 years
ago in Australia by Wally Conran of the
Royal Guide Dogs in Victoria, Australia.
The breed was developed by the
intentional breeding of a Labrador
Retriever and a Standard Poodle. This
mixed breeding was done after several
years of research to find an allergy
friendly guide dog for a family in
Hawaii. Originally several samples of
Poodle fur were sent to the family. Unfortunately they all caused
allergic reactions to the husband of a blind woman. That is when the
idea of breeding this mix breed came to fruition. The first litter only
produced three puppies and with much success one of the three
puppies tested positive for being allergy friendly. This dog was known
as Sultan and went on to be trained as a guide dog. In order to further
enhance the allergy friendliness of the Labradoodle breeding started to
take place that included breeding Labradoodle to Labradoodle to make
Double Doodles. Then breeding of Double Doodle to Double Doodle
took place to produce a Tri Doodle. This type of breeding alone did not
prove to create a consistently non shedding, allergy friendly dog with
the temperament suitable to become a service dog; therefor additional
breeds were profiled and added to create what we now know and call
the Australian Labradoodle. This infusion was meant to enhance the
Australian Labradoodle's temperament, coat, health, companionship
and keen skills. Today there are few American Labradoodle breeders
who use the original formula to produce their Labradoodles. Thus
creating two different breeds of Labradoodles, generally known as the
Australian Labradoodle and the American Labradoodle or the Multigen
or Earlygen Labradoodle. As history is made every day please come
back to this page often to read about the developments of the
Australian Labradoodle and their progression to breed recognition as a
pure breed dog.
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