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The Australian Labradoodle
The Perfect Service and Family Companion
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Kendra Vestal
Contact Us
(317) 770 7418
Noblesville, Indiana
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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.
