Tails from Down Under
Australian
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At Tails From Down Under, we breed miniature to smallAustralian Labradoodle pups.
The Australian Labradoodle is different from all other labradoodles. In the early days, the Australian Labradoodle was simply a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a standard poodle. Dogs from this cross typically were bred to each other over future generations, whereby the Australian dogs are also known as “multi-generational” labradoodles. Then, in the late 1980’s, Tegan Park 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, confirmation and size. The infused breeds include Irish water spaniel, as well as the American and English cocker spaniel.
The resulting labradoodles subsequently have been bred to each other, continuing the multi-generational tradition. 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. The original Australian Labradoodle is cute, comical, yet highly intelligent and easily trained, making it the ideal candidate for service, therapy or assistance dogs.
Lollie and Shiloh - inseparable.
Australian Labradoodles
Size Ranges of Australian Labradoodles:
Miniature, Medium, and Standard
MINIATURE: 14"TO 16":
The "Ideal" size for a miniature is 14 to 16 inches with no correlation between height and sex of the miniature Australian Labradoodle. Weight range tends to be 16 to 25 pounds.
MEDIUM: 17" TO 20":
A medium female is 17 to 19 inches and males are 19 to 20 inches. Weight range tends to be 30 to 40 pounds.
STANDARD:
A standard female is 21 to 23 inches and males are 22 to 24 inches. Weight range tends to be 50 to 65 pounds.