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Guardian Families adopt a puppy or young dog that has been determined to be a good breeding candidate and passed initial health tests. The guardians job is to love and keep the dog as a forever member of their family. The dog is provided at no or nominal cost, and financial incentives are provided to the guardian for any puppies that result. The guardian must sign a contract agreeing to allow the dog to remain the legal property of the breeder for a defined time, and to allow the dog to participate in the breeding program as determined by the breeder. The guardian provides routine vet care, and the breeder pays for all costs associated with breeding. In the case of a female, all puppies are born at the breeders home. Once the breeding period has passed, the breeder pays for the dog to be spayed or neutered, and permanent ownership is transferred to the guardian.. This arrangement obviously requires a great deal of mutual trust, and guardian homes should be supportive of the breeding program.
Guardian Families Must:
- Live within 2 hours of the breeder
- Own their own home
- Have prior experience owning a dog
- Have financial means to provide required high quality food, heartworm/flea/tick prevention, as well as regular vet checks, including vaccines.
- Have a fenced yard or other adequate safe space for off leash exercise
- Have reliable transportation and flexibility to drive dog to and from the breeders home for breeding and whelping
- Be good communicators, and be willing to allow occasional scheduled visits from/to the breeder
- Be supportive of ethical dog breeding practices
Retired dog families adopt retiring dogs from the breeding program. These dogs may either be young or middle aged. They may be retiring because, as a female, they have produced a small and safe number of litters and are ready to live foot- loose and fancy free, or- they may be dogs that were held back for evaluation but did not quite meet the standards required for breeding and instead are destined to be simply great pets. These dogs are spayed or neutered prior to placement with approved families. We do not anticipate any dogs in need of retirement homes in the upcoming year, but things can always change as we have several puppies in the process of growing up and being evaluated. If they are determined not to be good candidates for breeding, they could become available.
If you are interested in one of these programs, and think that you would be a good match, we would love to hear from you!
Contact Carolyn by email to discuss further.