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Australian Labradoodle.

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

23INHeightall 22.5. An ideal from the standard, not a range.

15–65LBWeight, all linesbreed 40 lb (15 to 65).

1HRSExercise, every dayGenerally need an hour of physical activity every day: running, fetch, long walks, jogging or biking; no long jogs or repetitive work on hard surfaces while growing; avoid extreme heat. The constraint most homes get wrong.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

22.5 in (21 to 24)

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

The ALAA standard is written for the Australian Labradoodle. Center is the midpoint of the Standard range. The Miniature and Medium ranges are in the text; sizes are not lines.

Weight

40 lb (15 to 65)

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

Club statement for the Australian Labradoodle. Center is the midpoint of the printed span.

Coat

Australian Labradoodle standard: fleece (soft, Angora-goat texture, straight-wavy or soft spiralling curl) or wool (lamb's-wool texture, looser spiralling curl parting easily to the skin); non-shedding and easily maintained, any length but generally not over 4 in; a shedding coat is a fault

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

Club standard; 'non-shedding' is the standard's requirement, not a measurement.

Genetic analysis of the modern Australian Labradoodle found the population enriched for Poodle-type coat variants, with little enhancement for Labrador alleles; predominantly Poodle at the genetic level

StudiedAli MB, 2020

Ali et al. 2020, PLoS Genetics, as recorded from the abstract. Other breeds also contributed, consistent with ALAA's account of Labrador, Poodle and Cocker Spaniel ancestry.

Shedding

ALAA says a non-shedding coat is expected only when both parents are non-shedding

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

Club statement, not a measurement.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Exercise need

Generally need an hour of physical activity every day: running, fetch, long walks, jogging or biking; no long jogs or repetitive work on hard surfaces while growing; avoid extreme heat

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

Club statement for the Australian Labradoodle.

Exercise need

About an hour of physical activity a day (ALAA, written for the Australian Labradoodle)

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

Club statement for the Australian Labradoodle.

Grooming load

5 of 5 · The coat and nails require consistent maintenance and monthly grooming (ALAA, for the Australian Labradoodle); hair kept trimmed away from the eyes

Breed clubAustralian Labradoodle Association of America

5 = professional grooming every 4-8 weeks, from ALAA's 'monthly grooming', a statement about the Australian Labradoodle.

How common the problems are

Evaluated dogs skew toward breeding stock; the numbers are still the best there are.

Hip dysplasia

11.5% · AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE: 11.5% dysplastic of 2,356 OFA hip evaluations on record (all data through Oct 2026); 87.2% normal (14.2% excellent, 56.3% good, 16.7% fair); mild 9.8%, moderate 1.5%, severe 0.1%; breed rank 119

MeasuredOrthopedic Foundation for Animals

Registry population of ALAA-type dogs (Cocker-infused, predominantly Poodle per Ali 2020). Voluntary registry; evaluated dogs skew toward breeding stock. For comparison the parent breed pages carry Labrador Retriever 11.3% and Poodle 11.6% from the same OFA tables.

Elbow dysplasia

1.3% · AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLE: 1.3% abnormal of 2,099 OFA elbow evaluations on record (grade 1 1.2%, grade 2 0.1%, grade 3 0.0%); 98.6% normal; breed rank 140

MeasuredOrthopedic Foundation for Animals

Same registry population as hips. Voluntary registry, breeding-stock skew.

What to ask a breeder for

The health clearances the breed’s own club and registry name. Reference only: what to ask for, never a statement about any dog’s health.

USPlatinum Paw: final OFA hip and elbow (or PennHIP) on every breeding dog over 24 months, plus the Gold Paw eye and DNA clearances (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)OFA / PennHIP · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USPatellar luxation report, thyroid panel (free T4, cTSH, TgAA), von Willebrand disease DNA, cardiac exam (recommended, not required) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)OFA / DNA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USEye exam by a board-certified ophthalmologist every 18 months, registered with OFA (not required for basic membership; Silver and Gold Paw require it) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)ACVO/OFA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USDNA: progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA) and exercise-induced collapse (EIC) (required since 1/1/2023; Silver Paw) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)DNA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USDNA profile on file (Orivet, UC Davis, Wisdom or Genomia) before breeding (required) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)DNA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USElbow evaluation: Normal after 4 months of age (OFA, BVA or AVA; required) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)OFA / BVA / AVA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)
USHip evaluation: OFA Excellent, Good or Fair (preliminary or final), PennHIP 0.60 or better at any age, or BVA score up to 18 (required for ALAA membership) (ALAA rule for Australian Labradoodle breeding dogs)OFA / PennHIP / BVA · Australian Labradoodle Association of America, Health Testing and Paw Reward Program (required and recommended tests for breeding dogs; Silver, Gold and Platinum Paw)

How to read this page

Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.

Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 6 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.

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