I believe you mean Australia and yes, some people did mention it. However, most people mentioned that you can get these traits from a curly-coated retriever. Although one would need more exersise than a labrador, a poodle needs alot of exersise too, and you can never tell which breed will dominate the pup when he is older -- maybe the lab, maybe the poodle. Personally I would like to see more curlies out there. They are very eager to please, but they know how to take control of a situation, being independant thinkers. If something were to happen, I have no doubt a curlie would know what to do.

If a labradoodle is only meant to be a guide dog, why are so many of them ending up in shelters? Because most of them are not guide dogs. They go to regular pet homes. If labradoodles were bred for guide dogs only, and the puppies immediatly given to a guide dog training facility, I wouldn't have that much of a problem with it. But the fact is, hardly any of these dogs turn out to be guide dogs.