Complete Health Testing our Breeding Dogs
Each of our potential breeding dogs undergo a serious of complete and comprehensive testing once they have matured and reached 12 months of age. These tests take about 6 weeks to complete and have the results returned, from there we ensure that only the dogs are reach the or better the breed standards are upgraded into Kari Labradoodle breeding dogs. By doing this we are working towards continual improvement and protection of this wonderful breed of dog.are health tested to meed breeding standards.
We can not absolutely guarantee that your dog will be free from disease for its lifetime - no breeder can, no matter the breed because some diseases are simply not able to be tested for. But we guarentee that your Australian Labradoodle puppy from Kari Labradoodles has a history of parentage genetic testing that as well has skeletal and structure testing that means we are as confident as we possibly can be. We follow the strict guidelines of the Australian Labradoodle Association to protect the Australian Labradoodle breed and do do our utmost to provide sound, quality pets for their families.
These are only some of the diseases we test for in our breeding dogs:
Achromatopsia
Autosomal Hereditary Recessive Nephropathy
Centronuclear Myopothy
Cone RodDystrophy
Cystinuria
Degenerative Myelopathy
Exercise Induced Collapse
Generalised PRA 1
Mucopolsyaccharridosis
Mytotubular Myopathy x Linked
Narcolepsy
Neonatal Encephalopathy
Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency
Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Progressive Rod Cone Dystrophy- (PRA)
rcd4-PRA -(Late Onset)
Skeletal Dysplasia 2
Stargardt Disease
Von Willebrands Disease type 1
Retinal Dysplasia/OSD
All our breeding dogs also undergo hip and elbows x-rays and are scored using Lavelles & Pennhip testing methods. An acceptable result for us must surpass the breed average and exclude hereditary hip and elbow dysplasia.
We will exclude any dog from breeding if they have ongoing issues such as recurring ear infections, base narrow teeth issues or allergies.
Our goal is to provide our families with the best pet possible.