Legendary Labradoodles
Grooming Made Easy
Legendary Labradoodles
Grooming Made Easy
This information is for owners of Legendary Labradoodle puppies. Any others using these guidelines are doing so without full details and should consult with the breeder who sold your puppy to you. If you share this information with your groomer, be sure they know that you do not have a Legendary Labradoodle. Australian Labradoodle style of grooom is one of the more time consuming grooms. Grooming an Australian Labradoodle is probably one of the most difficult concepts for a groomer who has never groomed a doodle in this style. The guidelines below should help you keep your doodle groomed perfectly.
It is important to start brushing your dog from the early days when he/she joins your family. Brush your dog from head to toe at least 4 times a week until the adult coat is fully established. Your puppy will likely be around 18 months old when the adult coat is established. You will need a good brush and a de-matting comb to get started. You will probably want to purchase scissors with rounded tips to touch up around the eyes.
AUSTRALIAN LABRADOODLES
need to be
brushed full body
at least
4 TIMES A WEEK.
Your puppy will have a baby coat until 8-12 months when the adult coat comes in. While the adult coat is establishing, you will need to brush even more frequently. I prefer to trim the coat to a shorter length once the puppy is around 5-7 months old. It is easier to brush the puppy if the coat is shorter. It will be difficult to keep up with the matting in the longer coat, but with a trim, it is very manageable, and the beauty of the adult coat is better realized.
When the coat changes from puppy to adult, this will be the time in your Multigen Australian Labradoodle's life that he/she will shed. Once your dog gets to 12 to 14 months, the adult coat will be fully established, and this is the coat you can expect to work with for your dog's adult life.
A LABRADOODLE'S
adult coat
is fully established
at
12-14 months.
Grooming Rule:
Brush your dog from head to toe four times a week using the line brushing technique
FACE: The face tends to be the most tricky part of the groom. I find that the picture to the right will help to clarify the instructions you will need to convey for your dog's face. Legendary Labradoodle owners are welcome to print this picture and take it with you to the groomer.
BODY AND LEGS: I prefer a three-fourths inch blade (don't go shorter than one-half inch) will keep your dog's coat nice and full but give a smooth consistent length all over. If you like your dogs coat longer, your groomer should have a guard they can use to achieve this. The legs are typically just a little longer than the rest of the coat if you trim the coat to three-fourths inch.
FEET: The feet will need a "slipper" cut to achieve the floppy, full leg look. The leg will look like a column.
TAIL: The tail needs to be de-matted and trimmed.
PRIVATE PARTS AND EARS: Always ask the groomer do a hygiene trim to keep your dog's private parts and ears healthy. It is also important to have the hair removed, either trimmed or pulled, inside the dog's ears.
NAILS: Nails need to be trimmed every 2 to 4 weeks.
Click the grooming picture for an enlarged, printable version and take it with you to your groomer. For Legendary Labradoodle families only.
