Look on Swiss ridges website for info and a way to connect with other owners.

I have a 24 lb multigenerational ALD and I adore him! The good: intelligent, friendly, and beautiful. The challenge: he has a lot of separation anxiety. Of note: high physical and mental stimulation needs. He has three 30 min walk/day (~1.5h total) w/one or two walks off leash in a field so that he can run. In addition, he has a quick trip out before bed and ~30 min of catch/fetch per day. It’s a substantial commitment but also what I enjoy most. It keeps me active and I love getting outside and being active with him!

My previous shihtzu had very low physical and mental needs and has happy to be left home on the couch for hours. Very different dogs. Love them both, but really enjoying my ALD as he suits me well!

Our Molly is an ALD and the best dog for us. She is 13 months old. Was extremely easy to train - very smart and eager to please. She is a snuggle bug. I take her for 2 walks a day and she still has energy to play.

I think she is the best dog ever but may be a little biased. However, both our daycare lady and agility coach rave about her to the point of being almost embarrassing.

My sister has one, 4 years old. She is super sweet. Not jumpy or too hyper. Her bad habit is barking. She needs a fair bit of exercise.

We have an Australian labradoodle. She is 40 pounds of fluff and literally the best behaved dog I have ever met. She’s super smart and a people pleaser. She learns any trick with ease. She whisper-barks or grumbles when she needs something because she knows she’s not supposed to bark. She puts herself in her crate if she sees anyone putting their shoes on, and promptly at 10:30pm every night all by herself. She loves attention, and will thump her paw on the couch next to me if I’m ignoring her. She doesn’t touch things that don’t belong to her. Doesn’t chew. Doesn’t mind thunderstorms.

But.
She loves people.
Like really loves people.
And she can not contain her excitement when she meets new people and she wants to jump all over them. Even at 2 years old, she needs constant direction to stay on her bed when guests are here until she calms down and can wander around and act like a normal dog. It usually a 20 minute process.

But I’d still pick her again over every dog I’ve ever known.

We have an Australian Labradoodle (she’s about 25 lbs) and a toy golden doodle (about 12 lbs). Labradoodle is very hyper/active/playful but a huuuge snuggle bunny. She definitely needs a lot of exercise. The goldendoodle is much more laid back/easygoing. Both of them are really good with other dogs and people though. We’re still working on some manners with the labradoodle- she likes to jump to greet new people, and she can jump really high (like to face level).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there are great doodles, but they are everywhere here and every one I’ve encountered is jumpy and hyperactive. Our neighbor’s tackles me if I’m ever in the vicinity and none of the kids will go near her. Is it the poodle that makes them like that, or am I just meeting outliers?

Um, I think its the Labrador. Every single Labrador I have ever met was a hyper active puppy until it was around 2-3 years old. The problem is compounded when the owners are inconsistent with training. That is why you see a lot of 1-2 year old labs and lab mixes in rescue. They are great dogs, they just need a ton of exercise and training before you can see it.

We're on our third lab, so that's why I assumed it was the poodle. Our only problems have been chewing in the puppy stage (they're chewers, obviously). We have a four-month old black lab currently, and she's really chill and sweet.

I also think that "lab mix" is what they say to get them adopted, since most people think labs are good family dogs.

Lol, are you the one poster who thinks every mutt is a pitbull?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there are great doodles, but they are everywhere here and every one I’ve encountered is jumpy and hyperactive. Our neighbor’s tackles me if I’m ever in the vicinity and none of the kids will go near her. Is it the poodle that makes them like that, or am I just meeting outliers?

Um, I think its the Labrador. Every single Labrador I have ever met was a hyper active puppy until it was around 2-3 years old. The problem is compounded when the owners are inconsistent with training. That is why you see a lot of 1-2 year old labs and lab mixes in rescue. They are great dogs, they just need a ton of exercise and training before you can see it.

We're on our third lab, so that's why I assumed it was the poodle. Our only problems have been chewing in the puppy stage (they're chewers, obviously). We have a four-month old black lab currently, and she's really chill and sweet.

I also think that "lab mix" is what they say to get them adopted, since most people think labs are good family dogs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there are great doodles, but they are everywhere here and every one I’ve encountered is jumpy and hyperactive. Our neighbor’s tackles me if I’m ever in the vicinity and none of the kids will go near her. Is it the poodle that makes them like that, or am I just meeting outliers?

Um, I think its the Labrador. Every single Labrador I have ever met was a hyper active puppy until it was around 2-3 years old. The problem is compounded when the owners are inconsistent with training. That is why you see a lot of 1-2 year old labs and lab mixes in rescue. They are great dogs, they just need a ton of exercise and training before you can see it.

We're on our third lab, so that's why I assumed it was the poodle. Our only problems have been chewing in the puppy stage (they're chewers, obviously). We have a four-month old black lab currently, and she's really chill and sweet.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sure there are great doodles, but they are everywhere here and every one I’ve encountered is jumpy and hyperactive. Our neighbor’s tackles me if I’m ever in the vicinity and none of the kids will go near her. Is it the poodle that makes them like that, or am I just meeting outliers?

Um, I think its the Labrador. Every single Labrador I have ever met was a hyper active puppy until it was around 2-3 years old. The problem is compounded when the owners are inconsistent with training. That is why you see a lot of 1-2 year old labs and lab mixes in rescue. They are great dogs, they just need a ton of exercise and training before you can see it.

Australian Labradoodles do not have Australian shepherds in the mix. It's poodle, lab, and supposedly way back in the line a couple of other things (cocker spaniel, maybe?) but breeders are working on multi-gen ALDs, as someone mentioned earlier, to become a recognized breed.

We have a 4-month old multi-gen ALD from a breeder and she is a total sweetheart. She's a miniature, so she'll be about 25 pounds or so when full grown. She's a puppy, so I can't tell yet how the balance of calm/chill to zoomy-town will work out in the end and she's my first dog, so I have not much frame of reference. Her fur is wavy, not too curly,, haven't had any matting trouble yet, have had her groomed once, and she doesn't shed.

Australian Shepherds and Heelers are breeds bred for cattle/livestock guarding. Mixing one with a poodle to make sure it doesn't shed is not the answer. Yes they are cute, but they are not great family pets. Trust me, I have a heeler/great pyrenees mix, she's a handful

Also, I know it's been said, but check the local SPCA before you buy a puppy. They have some wonderful dogs

We have an Australian labradoodle from eden valley in MD. The dog is a huge couch potato but does enjoy a quick 10 minute daily walk. She is super shy around other dogs and generally just happy to be around our family without too much excitement. She likes to be pet but definitely not a lap dog. She’s an all around sweet dog and her temperament works well for our family. The grooming is a huge pain in the butt but i usually have her shaved almost bald so I can go 3-4 months between grooming appointments.

I’m sure there are great doodles, but they are everywhere here and every one I’ve encountered is jumpy and hyperactive. Our neighbor’s tackles me if I’m ever in the vicinity and none of the kids will go near her. Is it the poodle that makes them like that, or am I just meeting outliers?

got mine from Country Labradoodles in California, he came to us sick and now on top of the $2900.00 price tag, adding about$300.00 for shipping and $500.00 + in vet bills
Breeder will not pay anything, blames us because we did not treat holistically.

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS BREEDER