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The Labradoodle was first deliberately bred in 1988, when Australian breeder Wally Conron first crossed the Labrador Retriever and Standard Poodle for Royal Guide Dogs in Melbourne. His aim was to provide an allergy-friendly guide dog with a low-shedding coat that was gentle and easily trainable
The Research Centers in Australia (Tegan and Rutland Manor) sought to improve the breed. They have worked diligently to establish and develop the Australian Labradoodle breed as we know it today. They began by carefully infusing several other breeds into early generations of their Lab/Poodle crosses, to improve temperament, coat, confirmation, and size. The infused breeds include Irish Water Spaniel, American and English Cocker Spaniel and the Irish Soft Coated Wheaten. These labradoodles were subsequently bred to each other, resulting in the multi-generational Australian Labradoodle. Though breeders of the other types of Labradoodles may breed their Lab/Poodle crosses back to one another, the result is not an Australian Labradoodle. These Labradoodles lack the the infusion of the other breeds as well as the attributes and characteristics intended by the founders.