Labradoodle Dog

Facts of Labradoodle Dog, "Scientific name for Labradoodle Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris". Labradoodle Dog is a cross between the poodle and the Labrador Retriever. Individual Labradoodle may be a cross of a Labrador retriever with the standard poodle, miniature poodle or toy poodle. These dogs are sometimes called Labrador Retrievers.

About the Breed Labradoodle Dog

The first Labradoodle Dog were identified in 1955 but were not popularly known until 1988 when they were identified as an “allergen free dog”. However, not all Labradoodle are hypoallergenic.
These dogs were popularized by Australian Breeder Wally Conron in the 1970s. The Australian breeders are the source of multigenerational or Australian Labradoodle Dogs. Most American Labradoodle Dogs are first generation or F1 crosses. These dogs tend to be the healthiest. F1-B refers to dogs that are 25% Labrador retriever and 75% poodle; they have curlier hair but the most likely to be non-shedding and the least allergenic. F2 Labradoodle Dog have two Labradoodle parents and are most likely to shed. F3 refers to the offspring of two second generation Labradoodle dogs. F3 Labradoodle Dog are multigenerational, though multigenerational can refer to dogs more than three generations of crosses.

Physical Characteristics

The Labradoodle usually has the brown coat of the Labrador retriever but the curly hair of the Poodle. Some Labradoodle Dog have straight hair or wavy hair. They may have thin coats or thick wooly coats. Coloring ranges from white to cream to brown to black. The size of individual animals depends on the type of poodle in its ancestry.
As a hybrid breed, the Labradoodle Dog isn’t a standard appearance as one finds with the Kooikerhondje. As a whole, they have less shedding than Labradoor retrievers as well as less odor.

Disposition

The Labradoodle Dogs are usually gentle and trainable, a trait from their Labrador retriever ancestry; this is why they are increasingly used as guide dogs and therapy dogs. The Labradoodle Dog are also kept as family pets. Unfortunately, the dogs are bred more for appearance than disposition, meaning that many ill-mannered Labradoodle dogs are on the market. However, they tend to be friendly and non-aggressive.
Most of these dogs can swim. They are more intelligent than average.

Care

The Labradoodle Dogs need to be brushed, bathed and groomed. Those with thick and curly hair need thorough brushing and care to ensure that they don’t have stickers and debris in the fur.
Labradoodle dogs have been bred for appearance while heritable problems have not been bred out by those seeking to breed non-allergenic dogs.

Labradoodle Dogs pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 and they will panting a lot

A Labradoodle Labradoodle Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.

The number one heath problems amongst Labradoodle Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that Labradoodle Dogs have are just an issue of long toenails. This means that Labradoodle Dog are prone to hip dysplasia, a problem both poodles and Labrador retrievers have; Labradoodle puppies should be checked by a veterinarian for this problem. They are prone to eye disorders, such as progressive retinal atrophy. The problem is more common in multigenerational Labradoodles than first generation crosses. Cataracts are common.

Trivia

There is an Australian Labradoodle Club of America. They seek to have the Australian Labradoodle Dog a recognized breed by American kennel clubs. It was founded in 2005.
It is common for Australian Labradoodle dogs to have one “poodle” infusion or cross in the first three generations of Labradoodle Dog breeds to maintain genetic diversity and maintain disposition. More infusions of poodle DNA to the Labradoodle lines prevents Australian Labradoodle certification. Labradoodle Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.
A Labradoodle Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Labradoodle Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the dogs eye protected and moist. Labradoodle Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult dogs have 42. Labradoodle Dog dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Labradoodle Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Labradoodle Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

A Labradoodle Dogs can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

Only humans and dogs have prostates, But a dog doesn't have an appendix. Labradoodle Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people.

Average body temperature for a Labradoodle Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Labradoodle Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants).
all Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.

Labradoodle Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. A Labradoodle Dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A Labradoodle Dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.