Promoting and Protecting the Australian Labradoodle since 1998
and part of the IALA, the largest International Labradoodle Association
representing over 164 accredited breeders worldwide
 
 
 
The Australian Labradoodle

COATS
 
READ ABOUT LABRADOODLE COLOUR
 
 

FLEECE
  • Coat length should be 4-6 inches long. It should be straight, wavy or forming spirals and should naturally grow in staples with a soft texture.
  • It should not be too thick or dense nor should it be fluffy or fuzzy. It should be a single coat, any sign of a double coat is a fault.
  • The ideal Fleece and Wool coats can be spun successfully. Hair coat [Hair texture that sheds] is undesirable and is a major fault.
  • It is important that the coat gives the impression of being a fleece in type rather than dog hair.
  • It is acceptable to see a coat change from the puppy to adult coat, and also during hormonal changes in fertile bitches.

The Fleece textured coat is a soft texture as in the Angora goat.   It can either have a straight wavy look or a soft spiralling curl look. It is an easy to manage textured coat
 

WOOL

The Wool coat is like a lamb’s wool in texture.  It should have the appearance of looser spiralling wool, which opens up easily to the skin. It should not appear thick and dense or tightly curled.
 

HAIR

The hair coat has odor and sheds in varying degrees.

(Usually seen in the early generation dogs).

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