Mandala Dogs

12/30/2025

Play hard, sleep hard! These guys are getting so big!

12/30/2025

Kermie Jr wants to be a DJ when he grows up.

12/21/2025

12/17/2025

We change so much in week 5! They are now tiny little dogs, instead of potatoes. Please enjoy the bonus picture of Monroe pretending to be a pup putting herself down for a nap in the pen after our rumpus. 🤣 Ma'am, you do NOT fit in that bed!

12/13/2025

Weekends are for puppy parties!

12/12/2025

How are you SO CUTE, Wallaby?? Post-bath snuggles are the most adorable snuggles.

12/12/2025

We are having the time of our lives with these babies. I can't believe we're half way to their go- home date! Total dream puppies!

11/30/2025

Our beautiful babies are growing up so fast! This
We teamed up again with our friends Old Mission Retrievers to repeat the pairing we did in 2024, because we love the results. We are excited to be able to open several reservations, most likely for boys, for the Marsupials litter. Please follow the link for details.

https://www.oldmissionretrievers.com/marciexcuba

09/06/2025

So nice, we're doing it twice! After much talking, planning, analyzing of puppies, and seeing how amazing this combo is, we've decided to do a repeat breeding between Marcie of Old Mission Retrievers and Cuba of Mandala Dogs. We love every single puppy in their first litter. They are great family dogs, athletic, smart, silly, and full of joy. The variety of sizes, coats, and colors was a definite fun bonus. We hope to share more of Cuba's high intelligence and low arousal, along with Marcie's enthusiasm, love of snuggling, and their combined passion for retrieving, swimming, and working with their handlers.

These puppies will be mostly gun dog breeds, with a bit of sighthound, so they will be active. energetic companions, up for fun with the family, hobby level sports, hiking, camping, etc.

Cuba is Amy's main class demo dog for group classes, and enjoys hiking, swimming, competing in rally, and training foundations in freestyle obedience.

Marcie was originally trained as a public access service dog for a young handler, who now has quite a different set of needs. Marcie has retired from that assignment, and loves acting as a therapy dog for massage therapy and therapeutic yoga patients. She assigned herself the job of stabilizing her favorite yoga patients when they need assistance.

There will likely be two guardian home opportunities for friends local to either program who are willing to keep a dog intact for future evaluation.

More info and applications here.

https://www.oldmissionretrievers.com/marciexcuba

07/24/2025

One of my favorite breeders and me, talking about how amazing it is to witness motherhood in our family dogs. Have a listen, and please subscribe if it resonates with you!

https://companiondogproject.substack.com/p/motherhood-mixed-breed-dogs-and-the

07/24/2025

am absolutely humbled, honored, and amazed at the privilege of helping one of the most amazing dogs I've ever met bring babies into this world today.

We are here for the families who have experienced behavioral euthanasia or difficult rehoming decisions. We are here for the people that learned everything about behavior management and still couldn't fix their dog. We are here for the people that need a neutral dog to join their family for the sake of their reactive or sensitive family members, whether they are human, canine, or other species.
We are here for fun and easy dogs that make your life better.

We are here for the spaniel lovers who have been heartbroken by the predictable, sometimes promised health issues and expenses that come with the group of purebred dogs that we love. We hope, with this project, to provide measurable data for breeders wishing to improve the health of their lines, by seeing what works and doesn't, in several generations.

We are ALSO here to tell you that we support rescue and adoption from ethical sources that are doing honest, thorough behavior evaluations, sharing ALL of the results with families, and only placing dogs with people already qualified and consenting to meet their behavioral needs.