Coat Type
Wool: If you wish to keep a long flowing coat wool coats require
more maintenance, HOWEVER most people love the shorter look. If
this is your preference then you will find the Wool coat very easy to
keep looking great. Grooming and a scissor trim or electric clip three
or four times a year is about all you will need to do. It is extremely
rare for a WOOL coat to shed, and is the preferred coat type to send
to families with severe allergies.
Fleece: The Borderline coat is a term that was used to distinguish a
mutated gene that started to appear several years ago. I loved the
look, texture and ease of maintenance, and began developing this
coat type specifically. Unfortunately the name was never meant to
"stick", it was just a term I used in my research to distinguish the
coat types. I am thinking about finding a proper name for this coat
type, that in my opinion, is Labradoodle "coat perfection".
INTRODUCING THE NEW NAME
FLEECE COAT are, as the name implies, is a soft fleece texture,
ranging from soft flowing swirls to more densely flowing spirals.
Unlike the WOOL coats, you can clip, scissor or shave a "FLEECE"
coat and it will grow back almost perfectly the same.Maintenance is
medium for the most part of the dogs life, However as they change
from puppy to adult coat at 8-12 months of age, They need a good
"stripping" once a Week. Stripping is when you brush and then comb
every inch of your dog right to the skin to remove all the dead coat,
This is a tedious task lasting usually 2 months after that
maintenance is an easy once every 3-4 week comb. REMEMBER
after grooming your dog you always need to spray the coat with
water to restore the curls this will prevent matting in the future. and
as with the WOOL coats you can then scissor the coat to the length
you prefer. See puppy care "Grooming" for more detail on coat care
and trimming/clipping. Though there is nothing more magnificent
that a groomed FLEECE Coat.
Fleece coats rarely if ever shed. A Guide to slight shedding is the
degree of wavy and curly the less they have the more chance of slight
shedding may occur. Shedding is unlikely but possible.
NOTE: During the age of 8-12 months, during the
adolescent/maturing time you will need to groom your fleece every
week. After that the coat will settle down and maintenance will
return to normal.
Hair: Hair Coats are rarely seen in Australian Labradoodles
anymore. Years of development have established a coat of fiber
rather than hair. Hair coat dogs will shed sometimes profusely.
You will sometimes see a wool coat or Fleece coat that still has a
degree of hair they will shed but usually only slightly and most
appear to be allergy friendly. Remember if you have "genuine"
severe allergies Wool coats only are recommended.
Wool: If you wish to keep a long flowing coat wool coats require
more maintenance, HOWEVER most people love the shorter look. If
this is your preference then you will find the Wool coat very easy to
keep looking great. Grooming and a scissor trim or electric clip three
or four times a year is about all you will need to do. It is extremely
rare for a WOOL coat to shed, and is the preferred coat type to send
to families with severe allergies.
Fleece: The Borderline coat is a term that was used to distinguish a
mutated gene that started to appear several years ago. I loved the
look, texture and ease of maintenance, and began developing this
coat type specifically. Unfortunately the name was never meant to
"stick", it was just a term I used in my research to distinguish the
coat types. I am thinking about finding a proper name for this coat
type, that in my opinion, is Labradoodle "coat perfection".
INTRODUCING THE NEW NAME
FLEECE COAT are, as the name implies, is a soft fleece texture,
ranging from soft flowing swirls to more densely flowing spirals.
Unlike the WOOL coats, you can clip, scissor or shave a "FLEECE"
coat and it will grow back almost perfectly the same.Maintenance is
medium for the most part of the dogs life, However as they change
from puppy to adult coat at 8-12 months of age, They need a good
"stripping" once a Week. Stripping is when you brush and then comb
every inch of your dog right to the skin to remove all the dead coat,
This is a tedious task lasting usually 2 months after that
maintenance is an easy once every 3-4 week comb. REMEMBER
after grooming your dog you always need to spray the coat with
water to restore the curls this will prevent matting in the future. and
as with the WOOL coats you can then scissor the coat to the length
you prefer. See puppy care "Grooming" for more detail on coat care
and trimming/clipping. Though there is nothing more magnificent
that a groomed FLEECE Coat.
Fleece coats rarely if ever shed. A Guide to slight shedding is the
degree of wavy and curly the less they have the more chance of slight
shedding may occur. Shedding is unlikely but possible.
NOTE: During the age of 8-12 months, during the
adolescent/maturing time you will need to groom your fleece every
week. After that the coat will settle down and maintenance will
return to normal.
Hair: Hair Coats are rarely seen in Australian Labradoodles
anymore. Years of development have established a coat of fiber
rather than hair. Hair coat dogs will shed sometimes profusely.
You will sometimes see a wool coat or Fleece coat that still has a
degree of hair they will shed but usually only slightly and most
appear to be allergy friendly. Remember if you have "genuine"
severe allergies Wool coats only are recommended.
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