What makes this breed so special?
This breed took decades and several breeds to construct and even more decades to refine and perfect. Many people are under the impression that they’re simply a Labrador crossed with a Poodle, however nothing new and amazing is that easy to make. In reality it took a lot of trial and error in the beginning, and it took a lot of research and development to come up with the winning combination of breeds. The breeds that were eventually chosen all had certain qualities that were desirable to bring about the final outcome, but what was the desired outcome? It was a breed that has all the specific traits of a guide dog, but with hypoallergenic qualities at the same time. You see, they were originally designed to be a guide dog for people with severe dog allergies. A Labrador has the perfect character for this purpose but is super allergenic, and a Poodle is hypoallergenic but lacks the traits that are needed to be a great guide dog. The problem was that when you cross these two breeds just once, or even over and over again it doesn't give the perfect outcome, but the Original-Australian Labradoodle does it all!