What is an ASD Labradoodle ?

We are exceptionally proud of all of our dogs from the co founder Beverley, Rutland Manor and Angela of Tegan Park, Australia, creators of the true amazing Australian Labradoodle (now renamed ASD Australian Service Dog)

  Our aim is to maintain the original quality of these fabulous dogs.

  Here is some information from Tegan

  Are You confused about the different dogs running all over the world that are called "Labradoodle?"

  What is a Labradoodle? is it an Australian Labradoodle?

  What is an F1b - a Multi Gen etc ?

  The Reason for all the Confusion

The history of the Australian Labradoodle is as fascinating as the breed itself, with twists and turns of intrigue, power struggles and political dramas which would rival a best selling mystery novel as some new breeders manipulate and clamber their way onto the proverbial bandwagon.

No dog breed in history has rocketed to international fame and popularity as quickly as the Australian Labradoodle. Lord and Taylor sold 60,000 plush toy Labradoodles over Christmas in 2004 and more the following year, with proceeds going to the America Cancer Council.

Macys followed suit in 2006 with proceeds going to Breast Cancer Research, and it was announced in September 2006 that the legendary Board Game Monopoly was replacing its Scottish terrier with a Labradoodle.

Thousands of Australian Labradoodles are Service and Therapy Dogs and one has recently launched the 'Reading to Dogs' school program in California.

The Labradoodle has been featured on National Geographic, and countless magazines and newspaper articles and in 2005 was polled the third most popular dog in America.

  So - All This is Good - Do You Think So?

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 ASD Logo This tells you that the breeder is committed to the purity of the breed.

  To research more about this superlative breed please visit Tegan Website