It's hard to resist the shaggy cuteness of a labradoodle, but not all these family-friendly pooches are a perfect split of Labrador-retriever and poodle.
There were three puppies from the cross but only one, called Sultan, was sufficiently hypoallergenic.
Today the lovable dog comes in at least 14 different colours, three different sizes and three different coat variations. They analysed the DNA of 21 pedigree Australian labradoodles in the US that were between 4 and 10 generations removed from the original poodle and Labrador parents. The dominance of poodle genes in the mix reflects breeding programs that have reintroduced poodles to later generations of labradoodles.
"When you cross an Australian labradoodle with an Australian labradoodle you get reproducibly something that's got all the key features of an Australian labradoodle," she said.First-generation labradoodle pups get 50 per cent of their genes from a Labrador-retriever and 50 per cent from a poodle.
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