TIL: the invention of the Labradoodle

[timelets]

Wally, who's Australian, created the labradoodle in the late 1980s.

It took a letter from a blind lady in Hawaii - whose husband was allergic to long-haired dogs - to spur Wally, then a breeding manager, into action. He decided to create a suitable guide dog for the couple.

After three years of trying to find a solution, in 1989 Wally came up with the idea of "a dog with the working ability of the Labrador and the coat of the poodle".

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-49826945

Very cute dog, although the breeders haven't had the time to select for temperament yet.

Comments

[ecreet]

The one that I've met was pretty smart and very good-natured. Not as annoying as dogs usually are (cat lady speaking :)).

[timelets]

Of course. Although with a new breed it's a hit or miss. I've seen a whole range of labradoodles: big, small, cute, ugly, friendly, aggressive, etc. The bad ones end up at animal shelters a lot.