What's the difference between an American and Australian Labradoodle?
What is the difference between an Australian Labradoodle and an American Labradoodle? One would think it is safe to assume that since both breeds are Labradoodles, their can't be that much of a difference...right? In this case, there are many, many similarities. But there are also a few significant differences between the American Labradoodle and the Australian Labradoodle!
For starters, don’t confuse the Aussiedoodle (Australian Shepherd crossed with a Poodle) with the Australian Labradoodle. That’s a completely separate discussion.
An American Labradoodle is most likely the Labradoodle that most people picture when they think of the breed "Labradoodle." In general, there are a lot more American Labradoodles than Australian Labradoodles. An American Labradoodle is the offspring of Labrador Retriever and Poodle parents. An F1b Labradoodle, crosses an American Labradoodle back to an unrelated Poodle.
For many reasons, F1b American Labradoodles are the most popular Labradoodle at Crockett Doodles. This breed of dog is known for their loyalty, affection, playfulness and beautiful coats.
The American Labradoodle is the closest to the two breeds that make the cross-breed so popular and are truly unique pups. These Labradoodles can also be Multi-Generational, for more information on the definition of a Multi-Generational Doodle check out this article about multi-generational Doodles.
An Australian Labradoodle is the offspring of at least 5 different breeds. Australian Labradoodles have been around for a couple decades. The initial Labradoodle breeders (who lived in Australia) said that they weren't happy with the consistency of the pups they were breeding. It should be pointed out that many first generation Labradoodles have rather odd coats. Some of them look very wiry. At Crockett Doodles, we strongly prefer F1b Labradoodles to first generation Labradoodles.
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