Friday, March 16, 2012

So what makes labradoodles so popular??


Differing Sizes
 Labradoodles have become so popular because of their diversity in appearance, truly making them designer dogs. Here are some of the many appeals to the labradoodle breed:
  • Diversity in colors; black, white, cream, red, brown, multi, etc.
  • Range in size (any where from around 25 to 75 pounds, though they come smaller and larger)
  • Hypoallergenic hair (yes hair, not fur)
  • Friendly temperament, good around families
  • Good therapy and seeing dogs
With all this diversity in labradoodles, what would you look for in a labradoodle if you wanted to buy one? Is the temperament one you would be appealed to?

History Video

To summarize about the history and growing popularity of labradoodles, check out the video below! The video will summarize everything I have explained so far plus some more. So what do you think?


The Labradoodle by healthy-k9dotcom

A Little Labradoodle History


The Royal Guide Dog, the breeding company
owned by Wally Cochran
 So when did labradoodles actually start being bred? It was surprisingly not that long ago! In 1988, a man named Wally Cochran tested the DNA of many dogs, and eventually made a cross between a lab and a poodle to create the perfect guide dog. Not only was the dog well mannered like a poodle, but friendly like a Labrador.

While the labradoodle was created for the purpose of becoming a seeing dog, the breed started to grow in popularity because of the amount of diversity in color and size of the dogs. Breeders began to breed away from the dogs with shedding coats, so that now almost all labradoodles are 100% hypoallergenic! So really there remains the question of, if labradoodles were originally created to be seeing dogs, is it bad that we have so turned them into designer dogs for the common family?

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Welcome to my labradoodle blog!

Hello! I am a proud labradoodle owner and I hope to create a blog that will introduce you to everything labradoodle. Not only is this blog meant for people who know nothing about labradoodles, but it will be informative to other labradoodle lovers out there. I will include everything from the history of labradoodles, to the popularity growth, to cute pictures of dogs.

So here's where your part comes in as followers! I want to discover the popularity of labrdoodles, so let me know; have you heard about labradoodles before? What do you want to know about the breed? I'm here to help you discover everything that is labradoodle.