Pictures of Labradoodle

By peace | February 6, 2008

Labradoodles are intelligent, versatile and able-bodied. They also come in non-allergic varieties. This allows those who are both physically disabled and suffering from allergic reactions to dog dander to have the canine assistants they so badly need, aiding them in their goal of independence.

The Labradoodle Association of Australia, Inc. (LAA) has named the following six breeds as the only approved parent breeds to be used in Labradoodle breeding: Labrador Retriever, Poodle, Irish Water Spaniel, Curly-Coated Retriever, (American) Cocker Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel. Those wishing to cross to one of the parent breeds must submit documentation and meet certain specifications as set forth by the LAA.

The first retriever ever to be recognized by the American Kennel Club was the Curly-Coated Retriever. This breed was totally suited as a hunting dog, offering keen sensitivity and the desire to perform. The breed’s coat was close to waterproof, hardly shed at all and required little grooming attention. The next retriever recognized by the AKC was the Flat-Coated Retriever. This breed had all the attributes required to be a good hunting companion, but it still had the long coat that could get caught up in briers or build up ice when hunting in the snow or cold weather, thus hampering the dog’s performance.

Labradoodles were created to be all-around loving, loyal family dogs as well as extremely good service dogs. Males and females alike are terrific at both. A Labradoodle is, however, not a pet dog for everyone. An ideal family who are suitable to adopt a Labradoodle would be one that is active and takes time to train and stimulate the dog. The family has time to spend a lot of time with their dog, continually offers positive reinforcement and new stimuli in the environment. The family will give the dog time to play with other dogs and maintain a regular daily routine and schedule. Lastly, the ideal family that can have a pet Labradoodle at home is one that has no children or has well-behaved school-aged children. If the family has a sedentary lifestyle, has very young children (less than 5 years old) at home, often travels and have hardly any time nor any regular daily routine or schedule, then they should not buy a Labradoodle.