About Labradoodles
A beautiful addition to any family.
Mt Demi are a small accredited breeder of Australian Labradoodles, located in beautiful Far North Queensland. Below you will find general information on Labradoodles to help you choose the dog right for you and your family.
Temperament
Australian Labradoodles are extremely clever, sociable, comical, joyful, energetic and soft and quiet when handled. They should approach people in a happy friendly manner and are keen and easy to train. They should display an intuition about their family members current emotional state or needs. This ability to “know” is what has made the Australian Labradoodle an excellent dog for individuals with special needs.
Coats
There are two types of coats that are considered allergy friendly and low to non shedding. These are the fleece and wool coats. Fleece coats have a soft, fleecy feeling which can have a straight wavy look or a soft curly look. Wool coats are like lambs wool in texture with a looser spiralling look. The last coat type is the hair coat which will shed to varying degrees and can have an odour. Hair coats are more common in early generation labradoodles.
Colours
Labradoodles come in a rainbow of colours, ranging from chalk to black and everything in between.
Black
A solid black colour from root to tip with a black nose.
Chalk
Chalk should be a white colour but when compared to white is rather a chalky-white in colour. Nose pigment can be black or rose. Chalk dogs with brown/rose noses are sometimes referred to as Caramel Ice.
Cream
A creamy colouring sometimes with apricot/gold tinting. Nose pigment can be black or rose. Cream dogs with brown/rose noses are sometimes referred to as Caramel Cream.
Gold
Can also be referred to as “apricot” and is similar in colour to the inside of a ripe apricot. A true Gold should have an even colouration over the entire body with a black nose. This colour may fade as the dog grows older.
Caramel
Caramel is very much the same colour as its namesake with even colouration over the entire body. It can range from a rich gold through to a deep red. Nose pigment is rose.
Red
Should be a solid even rich red in colour and should not be lighter at the root than the outer coat. Reds can fade as the dog grows older. Nose pigment to be black.
Chocolate
Should be dark and rich in colour. True chocolates are born almost black in colour and maintain the rich dark colour throughout their lifetime. Colour should be even. Nose pigment is rose.
Café
Ranges from a milk chocolate to silver-beige in colour and will develop over time (1-3yrs). Nose pigment is rose.
Partis
Are at least fifty percent white, with spots or patches of any other above solid colour. The Nose pigment to match the solid colour requirements as listed above.
Sizes
Miniature
Height: 35cm to 42cm
Weight: 7kg to 13kg
Medium
Height: 43cm to 52cm
Weight: 13kg to 20kg
Standard
Height: 53cm to 63cm
Weight: 23kg to 30kg
