What is an Australian Labradoodle?
get to know the breed

A brief history of the differences in doodles and what is now known as the Australian Cobberdog in Australia.
Firstly, NO they are NOT an Australian Shepherd crossed to a poodle. (That is an F1 "Aussie"-doodle) There are NO "Aussies" in them. This is a great misconception of our beloved ALD's. The reason they are called "Australian" is simply because they hail from Australia, where they were first developed as a breed. The Australian Shepherd is a herding cattle dog with an entirely different temperament and bred purpose. Not that of a personal service dog.

The Australian Labradoodle is now considered to have been a cross between the Poodle, Cocker Spaniel and Labrador Retriever, while the Labradoodle is a cross between the Labrador Retriever and Poodle only. (The F1 Labradoodle)
The True Australian Labradoodle consistently produces allergy friendly coat types as well as exceptional temperments.
Rutland Mannors (AKA Rutlands Australian Cobberdogs) is now known today to have successfully transformed their lines into a Recognized Breed known as the "Australian Cobberdog".

Info from the ALCA ~ Australian Labradoodle Club of America ~ states the following

"In the mid 1970’s, The Australian Guide Dog Association received an inquiry from a blind lady in Hawaii, requesting a guide dog that would not cause her allergies to flare. The Australian Guide Dog Association did not have anything meeting her needs, so they set about trying to breed such a dog. Their Labradors were tried and proven, so breeding with them was the obvious choice. To achieve a hypoallergenic dog they needed to breed their Labradors to a dog that was already non-shedding, hence the Standard Poodle. The Guide Dog Association sourced an imported white dog from Sweden, as he was a quality dog from working bloodlines. The gentleman in charge of the operation was Mr. Wally Conran.

When the first litter was born he christened it LABRADOR-POODLE, and so the Labradoodle was born. The Guide Dog Association had minimal success, as they too never recognized the importance of the mutated gene that would go on to be the building block of the allergy friendly Labradoodle as it is seen today. Interest in the Labradoodle soon become apparent, and forward thinking breeders in Australia started to breed these dogs with a deliberate plan in mind. Within a few short years other breeders joined in, and together they developed the Australian Labradoodle we all know and love today.

The main attraction to the Labradoodle was the low and non-shedding coats, but more and more people were won over by the wonderful disposition and kindness the Labradoodle possessed. These dogs were becoming so versatile, their intelligence and tenacity started to attract people and trainers’ wanting special dogs for sports and assistance/therapy dogs. Today you can see the Australian Labradoodle around the world as an allergy friendly soul mate, family companion, seizure alert dog, agility dog, assistance dog to the physically and mentally disadvantaged, guide dog, and in the not too distant future a gun dog and show dog.

In the late 1980’s, Tegan Park Research Center and Rutland Manor, the two founders of the Australian Labradoodle as we know it today, began carefully infusing several other breeds into early generations of their Lab/Poodle crosses, to improve temperament, coat, conformation, and size. The infused breeds include Irish Water Spaniel as well as the American and English Cocker Spaniel and in some lines the Wheaten Terrier. The resulting labradoodles subsequently have been bred to each other, continuing the multi-generational tradition without ever having to go back to the parent breed of the Labrador or Poodle."

So what is the Labradoodle known as today?

Again, we look to the parent breed club(ALCA) for their description.
"Today, Australian Labradoodles are wonderful, intelligent dogs with lush coats that are more reliably low to non-shedding and allergy friendly than other types of Labradoodles such as first generation Lab/Poodle crosses, or first generation crosses bred back to Poodles. Even when the other types of Labradoodles are bred on for generations, the result is not an Australian Labradoodle, as the attributes of the infused breeds were not included in their ancestry."

For more information from the ALCA, head over to their website australianlabradoodleclub.com/what-is-an-authentic-australian-labradoodle

The many coat colours of the Australian Labradoodle ~ Wavy or Curly fleece,  & Wool Coated

There are two coat types that are considered allergy friendly. They are the Fleece coat, having two variations of the fleece , wavy fleece and curly fleece. Then there is the Wool coat. Which has a definite dense wool feel, and is often quite curly. yet thick and luxurious! 
Colours of the Australian Labradoodle come in quite the variety today. From from black, silver and cream, to reds, sable, chocolate and parti. 
here at BVM we produce many in the apricot spectrum. Which is all shades of the reds from lighter creams through caramels & chocolates. Occasionally we see a rare black coated puppy.

What sizes are they?

Though weight is not a determining factor for the Australian Labradoodle ~ it is nice to have a general idea to know. Ecspecially if one has some mobility issues. 
Here at Bluevale Meadows, we predominantly breed the Medium sized Australian Labradoodles.