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The Basics of our Guardian Program

At Dreamydoodles Northwest, we believe that ALL dogs should live life as a much loved family members. All of our breeding dogs live in our home as our family dogs. In an effort for us to expand our breeding program, we have started a Guardian Home program. This lets us keep our breeding program without raising dogs in kennels. We have never used kennels and we never will. Doodles and Poodles especially need to be a part of a family in order to develop to their full potential.

Puppies are free to our guardian homes. Puppies in Guardian homes have shorter breeding careers.

Once puppies reach sexual maturity (around 2 years old) our Female guardians will have 3-4 litters maximum (not more than one litter per year) unless both parties agree

In order for us to give our dogs the best possible life, it is important for us to limit how many dogs we keep in our home. To be a good breeder of quality dogs, however, we also need to keep, evaluate, and add quality bloodlines to our breeding program.

The guardian home program is an excellent deal for the puppy, and it gives local families an opportunity to own a high quality Goldendoodle or Labradoodle puppy. It also helps us to produce exceptional dogs by expanding our bloodlines.
It’s a “win – win” situations for everyone involved.

How it basically works is..

Once the guardian dog reaches her sexual maturity, she would come here to our home to be bred, she would then stay with her Guardian family for the duration of her pregnancy (63 days) Then a week before her due date she would come back to our home to deliver, raise and wean her puppies (6-8 weeks). She would then be returned to her Guardian Family. We pay for all genetic testing and all pregnancy related veterinary expenses. We also offer a monetary gift per litter sold. This would be the proceeds from one puppy per litter.

Guardian homes must:

• Own their own home or have permission from their landlord to own a medium sized dog.
• Live within an hour (60 miles) of the Portland Metro area, Oregon or Woodland, WA
• Be willing to drive to and from our home in Woodland, WA for breeding and whelping appointments
• Have prior dog ownership experience
• You must be willing to enforce basic obedience either through formal class training or training at home.
• You must be willing to crate train and the dog MUST be potty trained. We can provide you with training support.
• Willing and able to feed a premium dog food, as well as provide regular vet checks and vaccines.
• Have a fenced backyard (no invisible fences allowed)
• Keep us updated on the dog’s progress including pictures via email
• Know how to detect and contact us when their girl comes into her season (on average every 6-8 months)
• Be willing to socialize the puppy by exposing her to all types of new experiences and be willing to provide her with a well rounded and social life in general.
• Agree to follow the terms of the Guardianship contract
• Be willing to work with us to make the breeding process as stress-free as possible
• Understand and agree that the dog will breed at our home and females will give birth at our home unless agreed otherwise by both parties. Females will be with us for about 8-9 weeks after giving birth and then will be returned to you. This will not be more than once per year unless otherwise agreed on by both parties. At six years of age or sooner the dog will be spayed or neutered and will then stay with you in their forever home. The lifespan of these dogs is around 15 or more years so you will have many years of enjoying your companion.
• THE MOST IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT IS: BE willing to LOVE her as a beloved companion for LIFE

This is just a brief overview of the program. If you feel you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered for our guardian program, please contact me and I will forward you a packet with everything you need to make your decision whether you’d like to apply for a Guardianship of one of our Doodles or Poodles.

If we do NOT currently have a Guardian puppy available, then your application would be added to our Guardian Home waiting list and we would contact you when the next puppy that meets our criteria comes available.

If you are interested in becoming a Guardian to one of our puppies or adults please call Barbara at 360-841-8227 (best times are between 4pm and 8pm.) Your also welcome to contact me using the email form below.

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If you live within 60 miles of Portland, Oregon or Woodland, WA, and your interested in this opportunity, please use the contact form below, and we can send you an application for Guardianship!

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The Guardian Family Community

If you want to hear from other Guardian families who are already involved in a Guardianship program then I highly recommend you check out the Guardian Family Group on Doodlekisses.com.

I think this group can give anyone considering becoming a Guardian a better idea of what it’s really like. Members of this group are not OUR guardians, these are families involved with different Goldendoodle and Labradoodle breeders across the country. Not every guardian program is run the same way but most are pretty similar. For example I offer a monetary gift per litter to our Guardian Families.. most breeders do not. If you have any questions about our program please contact me.

Doodlekisses.com is a great support structure for all new Doodle owners and a whole lot of fun. It’s basically like Facebook for Doodles. ((smile)) So if your considering getting a Doodle or you already have one.. I recommend you check Doodlekisses out!

We’re currently looking for a Guardian Home for this little man…

This litle guy is beautifu and we’d like to hold him back for our breeding program. If your interested please contact me!!

Pictures of our Dogs at home..

Daisy with her 4 week old puppies

5 week old puppies in their puppy box..

What a life! Our Dogs relaxing on the Trampoline.

Toby – F1 Goldendoodle