Here at Laurel Mountain Labradoodles, all our labradoodles  live in our house as our family dogs. Most of our foundation breeding dogs have been retired but still live with us. In order  for us to continue with our breeding program, all future breeding dogs need be placed under our Guardian Home Program, since we never want to house our dogs on our premises in a kennel environment. We just don't believe dogs should have to live that way.

 

Puppies placed in Guardian Homes would not have more than 3 litters. It's possible they may only have 2 or 1 or no litters at all (for various reasons).

We realize guardian families have a sacrifice to make, given the female breeding dog must be returned to us to  deliver and raise her litter, therefore we have a generous compensation plan as a way of saying thank you.    We do encourage your visitation here with us while your precious girl is staying with us. You would be notified when she was in labor so you could be here with her when she is delivering her babies, if you like.

We will not require more than one litter a year unless it was agreed upon by both parties.

 

Laurel Mountain Labradoodles prides itself on being a more natural rearing breeder to produce healthier puppies. We do not take the conventional approach to raising our dogs on ONLY kibble, over-vaccinating and the overuse of chemical treatments. Guardian families MUST be willing to adhere to these same requirements    

 

Here are some basic prequisites to qualify as a guardian

 

1) Willingness to feed a diet of at  least 1/2 raw food 

     (meat/bone/veggies)

 

2) No intact male dogs (not neutered) should be residing on the premises to increase a risk of an unwanted mating. 

3) Must reside within 60 miles of Laurel Mountain Labradoodles. No anticipated job transfers that remove the dog beyond this 60 mile radius from Laurel Mountain Labradoodles while the Guardian Agreement in effect

4) A willingness to enforce basic obedience either though formal class training or qualified expereince .

5) Must have a physical fence (preferable) or an invisible fence

6) A willingness to accept and follow breeders recomendations for the dogs basic health care and veternarian care. This involves a more natural approach to health care, such as NOT overvaccinating and very limited use of chemical/drug treatments.     

 

7) A willingness to maintain  open lines of communications with Laurel Mountain Labradoodles with any matter related to the dog   

8) A willingness to allow me to visit your home (on occasion)and be able to visit my home so the dog and I stay familiar to one another.

 

If anyone is interested in being interviewed and/or wishes to learn more about this program please contact me for further details.