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Doodle-Lingo! Confused about F1, F1-B, Multi-Gen?

Read on to learn what it all means.

1. F1: 50% poodle, 50% lab, light shedding, sometimes no shedding, wispy hair coat, combination coat or straight coat, typically dander free. Great labradoodle temperament. It is difficult to tell until around 7 weeks of age the coat type and then it changes for the first year. F1 looks more like "Benji" the movie dog in a solid color. F1 are of excellent temperament and health if the parents are of the same quality. A great choice for the family who doesn't mind some shedding and the F1 look.

2. F1B: (F1 backcross) about 75% poodle 25% lab, true to the labradoodle standard physical appearance, consistently non-shedding fleece sheepdog like coat, dander free. Great Labradoodle temperament, if the parents are of equal quality. Best Choice for families looking for a non-shedding dog and or have allergies to the hair coat and dander of most dogs.

3. Multigen: should be originally F1B's breed to each other through generations (F2, F3, F4...). Sometimes you can get a straighter coat or curly coated labradoodle. Most multigen breeders try to maintain a 65% to 85% poodle mix and therefore may breed a curly coated labradoodle to a F1, or a straighter hair slight shedding multigen doodle back to a curly coated labradoodle or a poodle to correct the coat. Again the goal is to achieve the true labradoodle look, with the 65% to 85% mix. Multigens are true to the labradoodle standard physical appearance, consistently non-shedding fleece sheepdog like coat, dander free. Great Labradoodle temperament, if the parents are of equal quality. Best Choice for families looking for a non-shedding dog and or have allergies to the hair coat and dander of most dogs

History of the Labradoodle

The Labradoodle is a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle. In the late 1980's Wally Conran of The Royal Guide Dogs in Victoria Australia set out to produce a non-shedding dog suitable for service training, and the goal was to produce a non-shedding, allergy-friendly guide dog by using a Labrador Retriever and a Standard Poodle.

This cross of lab and poodle resulted in intelligent, easily trainable and loving dogs. Much research and selective breeding has gone into the Labradoodle to make it what it is today. For an in-depth account of the history, please visit:

http://www.dog-pictures.co.uk/dog-pictures/labradoodles.shtml#Labradoodle History