About Labradoodles

In 1988 or 1989 Wally Conren attempted to develop a service dog for a woman in Hawaii , who’s husband had an allergy to dogs. At first, hair and saliva samples from poodles were tested for allergy friendliness over a two year period of time. Unfortunately, none were successful.

Then Wally Conren suggested to the Manager of the Australian Guide Dog Association to cross a Labrador Retriever and a Standard Poodle. Approval was granted and his first litter produced three puppies. Wally gave the resulting cross the name still in use today—Labradoodle.

From that litter, hair and saliva samples were sent for testing once again. And this time, the samples from a puppy named Sultan were successful!

After the success of the first mating, Mr. Conren bred Labradoodle to Labradoodle, and called the subsequent offspring, “Double Doodles.” Next, he crossed the Double Doodles and called the offspring “Tri Doodles.” These were the precursor to what we call today the Australian Multi-Generational (or Multi-Gen) Labradoodles.

Rutledge Park Labradoodles’ goal is to breed exceptional multi-gen Labradoodles with superior health and temperaments.

General Description:

The multi-generation Labradoodles are generally quite playful, affectionate, non-aggressive, loyal, intelligent, and happy. Labradoodles have been bred to be well suited as service dogs of any kind. Their intelligence and intuition and desire to please makes them quite easy to train. Their coats should be low to non-shedding, odor free and allergy/asthma friendly.

Appearance:

The Labradoodle is a very athletic and graceful dog. They are generally quite lean and muscular. They have a wonderful personality and when you look into their eyes you see happiness, affection, and loyalty.

Sizes:

The Labradoodle is available in three sizes, Standard (largest), Medium, and Miniature (smallest).

Standard - 22 - 26 inches, weighs 22-42 kg (~45-90 pounds)

Medium - 18 - 21 inches, weighs 15 to 21 kg (~30-45 pounds)

Miniature 14- 17 inches, weighs 10 to 15 kg (~20-30 pounds)

Coat:

1. Wool: generally the most allergy/asthma friendly, shed free coat. It feels and appears coarse but is quite soft to the touch

2. Spiral Fleece: very little shedding making it quite allergy/asthma friendly. Is very soft and has flowing curls

3. Wavy Fleece: softest and shiniest of the coats