WAVY FLEECE Parchment Color

The 'wider' staple in the Wavy Fleece can be easily seen in this photograph when compared to the photo of the Curly or Spiral Fleece. When the dog moves her coat flows and ripples with her movement.

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AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE COAT TYPES AND COLORS

The coat types and colors of the Australian Labradoodle have come through some interesting stages since the breed first began to be developed.

For several years there was only one color in the Australian Labradoodle and that was a chalky colored Cream.  Coats varied from short hair coats like a Labrador, to wispy long hair coats like an Irish Wolfhound, to tightly curled Wool like the Poodle. 

Later, as health and conformation began to stabize I began to strive to attain a coat that was not only as allergy friendly and non shedding as the Wool, but which would be easier to maintain and more fitted my vision for the breed. This was to become known as the 'Fleece' coat. 

Along the way, the "Borderline" coat began to emerge, which was very beautiful, long and draping, but not quite yet the lovely silky "Fleece" which was the goal.  Borderline coats were basically long hair coats with some wave, and most were light shedders and not always allergy friendly.

Kemp was another feature that I worked hard to breed out.  Kemp fibres were thick coarse white hairs sprinkled through the coat, which were called 'kemp' because of the similarity to the kemp fibres that appear in the more poorly bred fleece coats of the Angora goat.

The first variation in color came when a prominent breeder of Standard Poodles allowed me to use one of her magnificent Cafe au Lait Poodle sires.  This was on the condition that the true identity of this dog was not disclosed. Cross breeding is against the code of ethics of kennel clubs and this breeder could have been barred from ever showing again had the information been disclosed.  Although we knew the breeding of this gorgeous dog we had to enter on our dogs' pedigrees 'unknown' to protect his breeder/owner.

I can still remember the huge excitement when the first non cream puppy was born!  He was a magnificent jet black boy and the apple of my eye!

Continuing to back breed to Poodles at that stage, would have been too restrictive on bloodlines, so the first infusion which was to an Irish Water Spaniel introduced further Chocolate unrelated blood into the lines.

This page is still being updated.  I hope you enjoy the photos and information which is up thus far.  Beverley

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