Labradoodles are a cross between the Standard Poodle and Labrador Retriever. Wally Cochran first started this cross breed in Australia in the 1970's. He was prompted to do this by a blind woman who suffered from allergies to dogs. The first mating between the Standard Poodle and Labrador Retriever was successful and produced three low allergy pups. This provoked a surge of Labradoodle breeders in Australia. But, as the first crosses continued, the results were inconsistent with some of the offspring being low shedding and allergy resistant while others were not. In the 1980's two research facilities (Tegan Park and Rutland Manor) were developed in Australia to further develop successful Labradoodles. Today both are successfully exporting Labradoodles all over the world to asthma and allergy sufferers. The Labradoodle Association of Australia Inc. has been formed to provide guidelines on breeding for the support to Labradoodle owners and fanciers worldwide.
Listed below are the abbreviations used to denote the generation of breeding stock.
F1
First cross Labradoodle or Goldendoodle. Achieved by breeding a Labrador or Golden Retriever with a Poodle.
F1B
Result of an F1 Labradoodle and/or a Goldendoodle backcrossed to a Poodle.
Multigen
Multigenerational Labradoodle and/or Goldendoodle. Result of Labradoodle and/or Goldendoodle to Labradoodles and/or Goldendoodle breedings.
