New research finds Australian Labradoodles are more 'Poodle' than 'Lab'. Here's what that tells us about breeds
- Written by Frank Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Sydney
ShutterstockIt all started in the late 1980s. Wally Conron, a breeding manager for Guide Dogs Victoria, noticed that some people needing a guide dog appeared to be allergic to the shedding hairs of Labrador Retrievers.
Aware of the perception that Poodles shed little hair and so shouldn’t create such a reaction, Wally crossed a Labrador...
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