TIL: the invention of the Labradoodle

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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.