Considering an Australian Labradoodle as a companion
Considering adding a dog to your household is an important step in life that can be extremely rewarding. For numerous reasons, Australian Labradoodles are a wonderful choice. Australian Labradoodles are a very friendly, social breed that loves everyone, making them great family dogs. Australian Labradoodles are incredibly empathic, smart, intuitive and are easy to train.
They are allergy friendly, consistent in temperament, companion oriented, with great eye contact. They are sensitive and can be very in-tune with humans, who they love to be with. They are affectionate dogs, who are loyal to their families and are friendly with strangers. They are fun and very well-balanced dogs, with a tendency to be calmer indoors, but more playful and energetic outdoors. They win the hearts of everyone they meet.
Australian Labradoodles aren’t just good with children. They adore them, love to play with them and are exceptionally tolerant with other pets. They are good companions for children with disabilities, people with special needs, mobility or assistance roles, classrooms, and are excellent both for children and adults with anxiety. Australian Labradoodles typically have webbed paws, which makes them confident swimmers. No matter their size, miniature, medium or standard, they will make you laugh and feel good everyday.
Australian Labradoodles vs Other Labradoodles and Australian Cobberdogs
Dog breeders are often questioned about the differences between Australian Labradoodles and other Labradoodles, but also about their differences with Australian Cobberdogs. Though there are many similarities, there exist a few significant differences.
What is a Labradoodle? One may be tempted to say a Labradoodle is simply a coupling of Labrador Retriever with a Poodle. Well, that is not fully right. Providing a correct definition of a Labradoodle is not that straightforward, since there exist several types of Labradoodles, and they are all quite different. Following is a simplified breakdown of the various types of Labradoodles that will help you to understand the differences between them.
- Crossing a Labrador with a Poodle will result in puppies usually referred to as FIRST GENERATION (or F1) Labradoodles.
- Crossing a first generation Labradoodle with another first generation Labradoodle (or higher) will result in SECOND GENERATION Labradoodles.
- Crossing a second generation Labradoodle with another second generation Labradoodle (or higher) will result in THIRD GENERATION Labradoodles.
- etc…. I am pretty sure you apprehend how it works…. but that’s not all.
An F1 labradoodle is the offspring of a pure bred Labrador retriever and a pure bred poodle. The offspring of these breeds are highly unpredictable in the areas of appearance, coat type, and allergy friendliness. They may take on the characteristics of one or the other or a combination of both. If you have done some research, you most definitely have come across the terms F1b, and multigenerational. F1b refers to the offspring of an F1 labradoodle bred to a poodle. The offspring of these breeds are more predictable with about 80% of puppies of two non-shedding parents being non-shedding and allergy friendly. This is due to the large amount of poodle genes in the dog. Additionally, you have the term Multigenerational Labradoodle that refers to labradoodles being bred to other labradoodles, resulting in offspring with more consistency in some characteristics like the coat. At this stage, you shouldn’t get confused anymore.
American or British Labradoodles are offspring of Labrador Retriever and Poodle parents, with a low predictability in the puppies within a litter produced. On the other hand, as we said earlier, Australian Labradoodles encompass much more than just the cross breeding of a Labrador and a Poodle. An Australian Labradoodle is the offspring of at least 5 different breeds, each one bringing its own characteristics. Each of these breeds was chosen with the aim to strengthen the breed. Due to the multigenerational nature of the breed, a more consistent result is achieved in breeding the Australian Labradoodle.
Another element of comparison, that sometimes confuses potential dog owners, is the difference between Australian Labradoodles and Australian Cobberdogs. Australian Labradoodles form some of the branches that make up the ancestral tree of the Australian Cobberdogs. In Australian slang, your ‘cobber’ is your best and most loyal friend, i.e. your buddy, the one you can count on. The primary purpose of the introduction of the naming ‘Australian Cobberdog’ name was to be able to identify dogs of a new breed using a traditional acceptable pure dog breed name that gives you the country of origin and purpose is/was used for within its name. Therefore, it should be understood that the name, Australian Cobberdog, is simply a name change for the Australian Labradoodle with many breeders promoting this idea to maintain the value of their Labradoodles. The Australian Cobberdog was accepted by the MDBA (Master Dog Breeders & Associates) as a Pure Breed in development in January 2012. Since then, the Cobberdog has seen a big influx of new breeders that has prevented the stabilization of the breed. Consequently, not all Australian Cobberdogs puppies will exhibit the characteristics expected from them, i.e. hypoallergenic, therapy/service and best temperament.
