11/09/2025
✨GUARDIAN HOME OPPORTUNITY ✨
We are looking for a guardian home/permanant family for this sweet girl we have coming soon! “Navy” is a Female Mini Australian Mountian doodle with a low-shedding coat!
🐾 ALL ABOUT GUARDIAN HOMES 🐾
I often get asked “What in the world is a Guardian Home and why would you need one?”
🐾 We don’t have a kennel environment on our property. All our dogs and puppies are raised and live in our home, spending lots of time right in our living room and beds with us! Lots of reputable breeders have plenty of space and adequate housing for their dogs, but I personally am choosing for our dogs to be cherished family members where they can be in a warm, cozy home with a wonderful family from day one.
🐾 Re-Homing adult dogs is hard on the dog. It’s a very common practice by reputable breeders and I’m not saying it’s wrong. However, as someone who has gotten adult dogs before who have never been in a family/home setting and see minimal people, they really struggle. They can have issues with socialization, although not always, and can struggle adjusting. We want to be sure our mamas and papas have a loving family from the time they are a puppy all the way to years after they finish their breeding career.
🐾 Guardian Homes allow all our dogs one-on-one attention and training. In a Guardian Home, nothing slips between the cracks because they are the center of attention.
🐾 When we do have puppies here, we are able to put all our focus and energy on those newborns as well as taking care of their new mama. Raising puppies is not easy. We take no shortcuts and want to ensure when your new family member goes home they are ready. Guardian Homes allow us to do that.
✨ What we look for in a Guardian Home ✨
🐾 Previous dog ownership
🐾 Live within 2 hours of Smithland, IA
🐾 Provide basic grooming, training, and routine vet care
🐾 Feed a high quality dog food approved by us
🐾 Fenced in yards are preferred
🐾 Be flexible in bringing the dog to appointments or to us for various breeding related appointments/whelping
🐾 Be an advocate for our program
If you are interested, send us a message!
