Guardian Programme
“Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative”
Mordecai Siegal
Our Guardian Programme was born from our passion for Australian Labradoodles and a belief that all dogs need a forever home. We do not support dog farming and our wonderful Guardian breeding dogs are placed with carefully chosen families who are as committed to the cause as we are.
We have a stellar team of breeding dogs – some are retired, some are actively involved with our breeding programme, and some are soon to be! We regularly get together for catchups and play dates. Some consider us to be part of their extended family!
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The health and wellbeing of our dogs, especially during their breeding years, is always our top consideration. Each of our dogs has multiple vets who ensure that our dogs are in optimal health. All breeding appointments are paid for by Labradoodle Lovers, and, at times, Guardians will be able to accompany the dog if they wish.
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Guardian Girls
Our girls will have up to 3 litters, unless health circumstances cause this to change. During breeding heat cycles, girls will have scheduled appointments with the reproductive vet to check her progesterone levels and then either one or two meetings for breeding.
Once bred, she will stay at her home until one week before delivery. She will then come to our Labradoodle HQ to get settled before she delivers her puppies.
Once her puppies are delivered, she will stay at our home until the puppies are fully weaned, which is usually around the time the puppies are 6 weeks old.
She will return to her Guardian at this time. Most girls are retired from their breeding career before they turn four years old.
Guardian Boys
Our boys will have much shorter times away from home. In most cases, the breeding-related appointments require the boy to be away for the morning or afternoon.
Boys can begin their breeding career at the end of their first year and continue for up to 7 years. However, most boys will reach around 5 years of standing at stud.
As you can imagine, his job is less demanding, but it requires a longer commitment.