By the year 2000 the two founding breeders, Tegan park and Rutland Manor had established most of their lines with non shedding and reliably allergy friendly dogs.
By 2003 there were so many new breeders playing with this still developing new breed, that all control was lost. Even the term 'multi generation' lost its meaning, leaving a confused public who had no idea of what to believe or disregard, with the differing information given on breeders' websites.
Almost overnight, new breeders were 'experts'. All their dogs lived inside the house, all the puppies grew up inside their homes, and ( in print ) many had mysteriously been breeding for years, whether or not this was actually true.
Worse, most had no idea of how to tell the coats on their puppies, and so, many 'non shedding' and 'allergy friendly' puppies went to unsuspecting families with the resulting disappointments seen all too often.
Breeding the amazingly popular Labradoodle was seen by many as a way to make some quick and easy money. And if you gained a spot on the committee of one of the new Associations, well, that was the icing on the cake as far as credibility went!