The Australian Labradoodle ~ COATS
FLEECE COAT
textured coat is a soft texture as in the Angora goat. It can either have a straight wavy look or a soft spiralling curl look. It is an easy to manage textured coat
Coat length should be 4-6 inches long. It should be straight, wavy or forming spirals and should naturally grow in staples with a soft texture.
It should not be too thick or dense nor should it be fluffy or fuzzy. It should be a single coat, any sign of a double coat is a fault.
The ideal Fleece and Wool coats can be spun successfully. Hair coat [Hair texture that sheds] is undesirable and is a major fault.
It is important that the coat gives the impression of being a fleece in type rather than dog hair.
It is acceptable to see a coat change from the puppy to adult coat, and also during hormonal changes in fertile bitches.
WOOL COAT
is like a lamb’s wool in texture. It should have the appearance of looser spiralling wool, which opens up easily to the skin. It should not appear thick and dense or tightly curled.
HAIR COAT
The hair coat has odor and sheds in varying degrees.
(Usually seen in the early generation dogs).
