20/05/2024
I am once again looking for Guardian Homes!
I do not like my dogs living in kennels or homes with more than 2 or 3 dogs! Please no hate... I just feel if you have 3 or under dogs all the dogs get more attention.
I want all my dogs to have have wonderful, loving families of their own. It is incredibly important to me that all my Costars are well cared for and experience their best lives! This means lots of human attention, daily walks, hikes, car rides with the new families. They must be allowed to live in the house & be included as part of the family.
Dogs that live in a kennel OR dogs that live a life in a dog pack are often not properly socialized and trained & rarely get the same amount of attention as dogs that live as a 1-3 dog home... With some exceptions of course!
Breeding dogs that lived their whole lives in kennels when "retired" and/ or sold to adoptive families now have a dog that lacks social skills, it may or may not be house broken and has a completely foreign life to adjust to in their pet home. Being a pet in a family home is VERY different from a kennel or a dog pack situation. Our breeding dogs & film dogs are placed with their forever families as soon as possible and never have this upset when they retire. This is a much fairer option for dogs.
How it works
A Guardian Home receives a breeding/ film dog as their forever dog. Some dogs are older pups & some are adult dogs with a lot of training. The Guardian Home then adopts their dog/ puppy and continues on a training and socialization (which should be done with ANY puppy/ dog anyways). The Guardian Home agrees to care for a breeding dog and some of the inconveniences that go with it. Sometimes the dog comes back for film work others may come back for breeding.
The payoff to the guardian? You get a top quality dog that has had training for free or at a very discounted price. Most of the dogs available have already appeared in film. Some dogs were taken in due to hardships of their original owners. Many of the dogs have been purchased for up to $10,000.00 & then have months of training on them. All dogs are healthy, are up to date on their shots, listen well and are snuggly & sweet.
But don't get too excited we have some requirements (the main ones listed below).
Requirements of the Guardian Home:
- Fully fenced and secure yard
- Continue obedience training so it stays reliable in the basic commands.
- Interested in training cute tricks & socializing with dog.
- Feed our Raw Diet
- Live within 3 hours of Aldergrove, BC OR be willing to transport the dog, upon request, if outside of 4 hours (it is not our preference to have dogs no farther than four hours from us).
- Flexibility to allow for breeding and/or vet appointments or film projects.
- Keep the dog safe from other dogs attacking or bullying it.
- Keep the dog groomed
- Keep the dog healthy
Feel free to contact us for a copy of the Guardian Home Contract.
By becoming a Guardian Home, the guardian agrees that they are responsible for the "everyday" cost of their dog: feeding, grooming, veterinarian expenses, etc. The dog is the guardian's family dog. Canine Costars retains the rights to breeding and all the responsibilities that are associated with breeding. We do not release breeding rights to new owners at any point. Canine Costars also retains all film rights, the dog can not work for any other company in film throughout its life time! The dog remains the property of Canine Costars until such time as the breeding contract is fulfilled. At that point Canine costars will send approval to be spay or nuetered in writing & the dog will be signed over to full ownership to the guardian.
If for some reason the dog must be rehomed it must be returned to Canine Costars. Canine Costars retains the right to take dogs back that are not in a happy, healthy, safe homes.
