From what breed does a phantom-colored Australian labradoodle get its color and coat pattern?
If Australian labradoodles are a mixture of labrador retriever, poodle and cocker spaniel, and none of those breeds (to my knowledge) have that phantom coloring, how does it result in a phantom-colored labradoodle? I hope you understand my long-winded question!
Thanks!
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There ARE Poodles with Phantom coloring, although they are disqualified from being shown in AKC conformation, as are all multicolor Poodles.
However, we know that there were at least 7 different breeds used to create the ALDs back in Australia, and different lines were bred from different combinations of breeds, so it's impossible to know where the coloring comes from.
Don't cockers come with tan points...ala phantom?
It's not exactly phantom. It's referred to as "tan markings" and the patterns are a little different. But it could be the source of phantom looking coloring in ALDs.