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News Flash!! Breed Recognition by OFA and Optigen for Australian Labradoodles

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Doodler’s International
Official Newsletter of the International Australian Labradoodle Association, Inc.

LABRADOODLE CATEGORIES CREATED BY OFA AND OPTIGEN

Commitment to Health Testing Brings Recognition to Labradoodle Breed
Check out those hips!

The OFA Board of Directors has approved the following:

· Approval of a single new breed code for Labradoodles (LD)

· Only dogs indicating Labradoodle as the breed AND with a registration number from the Australian Labradoodle Association of America (ALAA) or International Australian Labradoodle Association (IALA) would be registered under the new breed code.

· Applications indicating the breed as Labradoodle, but with a registration number from any other registering body or with no registration number would continue to be processed as Hybrids.

According to Eddie Dziuk of the OFA:

“The club registration criteria for registering dogs as Labradoodles is a response to the commitment to health demonstrated by the club not only in its strong code of ethics requiring health screening, but also in response to the club members’ demonstrated use of OFA evaluations.”

Additionally, OptiGen has also agreed to give Labradoodle and Australian Labradoodle their own categories. ALAA Members need to notify Optigen of dogs already tested, their test numbers, and which category they should be in. You can email a formal request to move your dog to the appropriate category to: kate.earle@optigen.com

The International Australian Labradoodle Association (IALA) is a Global Group consisting of independent Regional Sister Associations each operating under the guidance of their own individual Code of Ethics and Elected Officers committed to the Labradoodle and Australian Labradoodle breed. The ALAA, Australian Labradoodle Association of America, is proud to be in the IALA representing the United States of America and Canada. The ALAA is a NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization and all our officers and committee members are elected volunteers.

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Cali's Australian Labradoodle Puppies at Manor Lake

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Cali’s Australian Labradoodle puppies are also 1 week old. Growing steadily of course, all Cali’s miniature apricot/cream Australian Labradoodle puppies are doing very well.

Cali takes excellent care of her babies, resting frequently, as it is a big job to care for all her 10 puppies.

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Jarrah's Australian Labradoodle Puppies at Manor Lake at 1 Week

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Jarrah’s Australian Labradoodle puppies have grown too! Growing steadily since birth, they now look like little chunks. Sleep, Sleep, Eat, and sleep some more is what the puppies do at this age.

Look at Jarrah, the proud mama. She is always alert watching her puppies – she doesn’t like our cat coming into the family room where her and Cali have their whelping boxes. Our cat is really not interested in the pups, but Jarrah is ever protective.

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Charlotte's Australian Labradoodle Puppies at 1 Week

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Below are pictures of Charlotte’s Australian Labradoodle Puppies – please click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

Charlotte’s puppies are steadily growing with most of their time spent sleeping! They wake up for just a little bit and make little puppy noises to let Charlotte know they need to eat. Charlotte stays near the whelping box on call in case she is needed. Charlotte is eating and eating as it takes a lot to feed 13 puppies!

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Gigi is Whelping Her Australian Labradoodle Puppies Today

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Gigi woke me up at 5 this morning by licking my hand to tell me she was going to have her Australian Labradoodle puppies soon. Sure enough, 45 minutes later, she started having her puppies! Gigi had picked our upstairs linen closet for her special spot this time – the closet is right outside my bedroom. She had 5 Australian Labradoodle puppies by 8:30am this morning and another shortly thereafter. So far, she has 1 black girl and 1 chocolate/cafe boy and 4 chocolate/cafe girls, all plump and thriving. Gigi is taking a well deserved break to rest right now.

I will post some pictures later in the day of Gigi’s chocolate/cafe and black puppies as well as post some pictures of Jarrah’s, Cali’s, and Charlotte’s Australian Labradoodle puppies as well.

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Clover's Australian Labradoodle Puppies

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Below are pictures of Clover’s new Australian Labradoodle puppies at one week – they are already growing fast.

The puppies eat, sleep and make little puppy noises. Clover stays very close to her puppies, attentive to every little sound.

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Australian Labradoodle Housetraining Tips from Manor Lake

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Positive Reinforcement Teaches Housetraining

I think the best approach to Australian Labradoodle puppy or dog housetraining or “potty training” is to take puppies out often, even every hour, on the hour and also take then out when they wake up, eat, finish playing or sniff the floor. Take your Australian Labradoodle outside on a leash in a designated “potty spot”, give the command “go potty” and wait. After your Australian Labradoodle puppy goes, give her/him a tasty treat. Between trips outside, supervise your puppy closely with management tools such as leashes, crates and exercise pens to prevent mistakes. Once your puppy gets older, they will be able to “hold it” for longer periods at a time and you can gradually increase the times between trips outside.

Your most effective tool is consistency and never giving your Australian Labradoodle puppy a chance to make a mistake. If he/she does, a gentle “oops, puppy outside” is far better than punishment. Australian Labradoodles love to please and your puppy is no different – she/he will want to please you by going where you are asking her/him to. Punishment only teaches her/him its not safe to go where you can see her, so she learns to go in the living room when you’re not looking. If you do have an accident, be sure to clean any soiled spots with an enzyme-based cleaner designed for pet waste to remove any traces that might entice your dog to go there again.

Good Luck!!

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Manor Lake Clients – Australian Labradoodle Puppy

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Kim,

I am very delinquent sending our gratitude and thanks for our
dog Alfie. He is one of Gigi’s pups from her 2006 litter.
He has been the best dog and companion we could have hoped for. I
told Joe, my husband, that it is like he bought me a best friend.
Alfie loves kids, other dogs, people, cats, etc… he has been easy to train in our puppy classes and has the sweetest disposition. We have spent most of the summer at our cabin on Hood Canal with our extended family and there are four other dog friends for him to swim and play with. Everyone is enamored with him. Thank you so much for raising such a great dog.

Jan (Seattle, Washington)

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