In some ways we think it is.  But the breed itself  is already paying the high price of over popularity.  The real Australian Labradoodle was originally a cross between the Poodle and the Labrador, BUT it has been carefully developed over the past twenty years with infusions of several other breeds, carefully selected at appropriate stages, to make it the dog it is today - the dog the world has fallen in love with. 

A small handful of breeders are breeding the Labradoodle as developed by the Founders.   But increasing numbers are breeding  'copies' .  Either by  trying to re-invent the wheel,  crossing Labradors and Poodles, or back crossing to Poodles with no real knowledge of what they are doing.  Because the breed is not recognized by kennel clubs, it is open slather for breeders to  say whatever they wish about their dogs and do whatever they like in their breeding programs.  Terms like 'multi generation'  'back cross' and 'infusion' have lost their meaning and significance in the hands of so many people playing at 'breeder'.

The TRAGIC result of this is that because the dogs they are mass producing  all parade under the name 'Labradoodle' or even 'Australian Labradoodle'  they are not the same dog at all.  Thousands of these are being abandoned or rehomed when their owners discover that the puppy sold to them as a 'Labradoodle' ( even many of those registered in the various Associations )  DOES shed its coat, DOES affect their allergies and DOES NOT have the temperament they were led to expect in the breed.

Beware  the numerous false claims in the media, such as brand new breeders who claim they have been breeding Labradoodle to Labradoodle for eight generations in America - an impossibility!   Dangerously misleading misrepresentations are rife on the internet and on the media, and are calculated to capture your confidence - and your dollars.

So What Can You Do?

ASK the breeder  WHAT KIND of Labradoodle they are breeding.  Once upon a time when someone said they had a 'Shepherd'  you knew right off,  that it was a German Shepherd.  Now, you respond with   'What KIND of Shepherd'?   An 'Australian Shepherd'?   (which has nothing at all to do with Australia incidentally)   or a  'Belgian Shepherd?'   or a German Shepherd?  They are all Shepherds but are totally different breeds.

Look for the internationally trademarked Logo   This tells you that the breeder is committed to the purity of the breed. Here is a list of current licensed breeders

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MISSION STATEMENT

    To preserve, protect and nurture the qualities of the Labradoodle dog
   To be guardian over its well-being
   To carry out judicious research and development
   To safeguard its endearing and very special ways for future generations
   And to encourage responsible ownership

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