Guardian Home
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What is a guardian home?
We are breeders engaged in breeding healthy well-balanced pets; our dogs are considered beloved members of our family. We created a Guardian-Home Program to grow our breeding program while still providing each of our breeding dogs with a loving environment in a guardian family. By joining our Program, you desire to and act as a guardian for a dog that is either a female potential breeder or a male potential breeder. Your intent is to love and care for this pet during and after the reproductive life of this animal.
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Guardian homes must be within a 60 minute drive of Hilton NY and be willing to do the driving to bring the dog/puppy to Hilton. Guardian’s must hold a valid driver’s license, have reliable transportation and own their home with a fenced back yard.
A Guardian Home is a family that co-owns a Goldendoodle, Bernedoodle, Poodle, Bernese Mountain or Golden retriever Dog of ours while we retain breeding rights. The dog would live in your home just like any other pet, but will come to us for breeding purposes. Once retired, the breeding rights end and you will be the sole owner of the dog. Approved guardians will receive a well-bred, health tested puppy with an excellent temperament free of charge.
Guardian Home families are responsible for all normal costs associated with owning a dog, including food and supplies, regular vet visits, deworming, vaccinations, heartworm, tick & flea prevention, etc. We will cover all costs associated with health testing, breeding and whelping, and all food costs for when the dog is in our care.
For our female guardians, we retain exclusive breeding rights for up to 4 litters. She will stay with us for one week during breeding, then will typically return to us a few days before her puppies are due. Mom will stay with us until the puppies are weaned. During her stay with us, you are welcome to come and visit your dog and her puppies at a scheduled time.
Once the guardian dog has completed her breeding career and she is spayed, the contract ends and the dog is yours to keep. Please remember: all females will live in our home for up to four 9-week periods in her lifetime. If you are not comfortable with your dog leaving your home for extended periods of time, the guardian program is probably not for you. We treat all of our guardian dogs as our own and they receive the absolute best care when they stay with us.
For our male guardians, we retain breeding rights until his 7th birthday. He will be used with our females, and for stud services to approved, health tested females owned by other breeders. He will be required for up to 1 week per scheduled breeding.