This program allows our breeding dogs to enjoy life and live with their forever home family! A Guardian home puppy will grow up with you until they reach breeding age and then after they are retired they will stay with their family for the remainder of their long life. A Guardian Home Puppy can be male or female based on the needs of the Program at that time. All of our Guardian Home Puppies will come visit us as they are growing so they are use to us and feel like an additional part of the crew when they come to visit. We are in constant communication with all of our Guardian Home Families.
Our female guardian dogs visit our home to have puppies for up to four times during their time in the Guardian Home Program after they have had their first heat and have completed their health and genetic testing. They return to us briefly for breeding or "Honeymooning" with the male we choose for pairing, then for up to 8 weeks to whelp their litter of puppies and will return to their guardian home family once puppies are fully weaned. Our male guardian dogs, once approximately 10 months of age, also go through health and genetic testing, returning to visit us occasionally to breed or “honeymoon” with our females. Both our Females and Males will come to our home for any testing that will need to be done based on breeding needs.
We require the following of our Guardian Families….
-Current or previous experience with family dogs
-You must Own your home, not rent
-Have a secure fenced yard
-Provide training, socialization and love to their Guardian Home Puppy
-Provide the safe and attentive care required with an intact dog
-Home visits with Crooked Creek Doodles & Poodles LLC with Toni or Danielle
-Provide routine and emergency licensed veterinarian care as needed with the Veterinarian we require
-Work together with us during heat cycles and breeding activities
-Provide the required high quality dog food and supplements while in our breeding program
-Provide reference from your licensed vet on current/previous care
of your dog(s)
-Provide photos as requested
-Guardian family must NOT have any other intact dogs in the home (we will not place a female intact dog in a home with a male dog (neutered or not)
-Live within 30 minutes of our home, transporting to/from our home for breeding activities is necessary
-Understand and sign a Guardian Home Contract
It takes commitment, extra attention and love to provide a pregnant dog a safe and healthy environment while she is carrying a litter.We appreciate our Guardian Families for enriching our breeding program with the special care of our program sires and dams. We appreciate our Guardian Families commitment to our program.
**Approved Guardian Homes would be provided our Pick of the Litter puppy that we decide will be an addition to our breeding program. We would waive the purchase price of this puppy in exchange for your service as a Guardian Home for the commitment of the Contracted number of Breedings. These puppies are the foundation of our breeding program and require commitment and love. When the appropriate time arrives the puppy will have health and genetic testing to confirm a place in our active breeding program. Once their service to our program has been completed, we provide a spay/neuter and then we transfer full ownership to you the Forever Home.
If you are interested in becoming a Guardian Home for one our dogs, please contact us. We can discuss the details and expectations in making this relationship a success!