The originator of the Labradoodle did not expect the breed of canine to take off in popularity like it did. It wasn’t even his idea to breed the hybrid between a Labrador retriever and a poodle to ...

The original breeder of labradoodles says he regrets creating the breed and the craze that followed. Wally Conron, 90, first bred a labradoodle for a blind woman in Hawaii. She needed a guide dog, but ...

What do you get when you cross a labrador with a poodle? Apparently, if you ask dog breeder Wally Conron, the first person to do so, the answer is “Frankenstein’s monster.” “I find that the biggest ...

The creator of the Labradoodle cross-breed has said he inadvertently unleashed a “Frankenstein(’s) monster”. Wally Conron, 90, who worked for Guide Dogs Victoria in Australia when he bred the first ...

Australian dog breeder Wally Conron created the labradoodle for a woman whose blind husband needed a guide dog but suffered from allergies. But, he said, it "opened up a Pandora's box and released a ...

You may love your adorable pet labradoodle, but the crossbreed’s creator has likened the dog to “Frankenstein’s monster.” On a recent Australian podcast, he called the creation his “life’s regret.” ...