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Breeding Labradoodles and Goldendoodles
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| One Time Expenses* (per breeding dog): | ||
| Hip Testing | ||
| Penn Hip Test (after age 16 weeks) |
$450.00
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| OFA ($150.00 + filing and reading fee’s $25.00 per test, two tests required) |
$350.00
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| *The OFA test cannot provide a conclusive result prior to age 2.The first test is only regarded as a preliminary test. The test must be done again after age 2 for final determination. Generally, the second test will be the same as the first or in many cases it gets worse. It is rare, if maybe even never, do the tests results improve. | ||
| Elbows (Test $100.00 + filing and reading fee’s $25.00 per test) |
$250.00
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| Test can be done at the same time that the hips are done. Heart Screening |
$90.00
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| In addition: Poodles or Labradoodles and Goldendoodles (mixed with poodles) VonWildebrands Disease (DNA) |
$140.00
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| Pre-Breeding Tests for Sexually Transmitted Disease (to be done before every breeding with a stud dog) |
$50.00
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| On-going Yearly Expenses (per breeding dog): Heartworm, Flea and Tick preventative |
$100.00
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| Yearly Veterinarian check, Heartworm tests, fecal exam and regionally appropriate tests |
$75.00
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| Eye Screening (CERF) |
$90.00
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| Whelping Area Supplies: |
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| Laminated box with whelping ring |
$350.00
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| Reference books including Canine First Aid book, thermometer, bulb syringe, heat lamps, or fans, nail clippers, bedding, scale, puppy replacement milk, bottle and/or tube feeding supplies, hemostats |
$250.00
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| Standard Medical Care Expenses After Birth (per puppy – must multiply this amount by the total puppies in the litter. You may be able to obtain a group rate with multiple puppies.): | ||
| De-worming (minimum of 4 times by 8 weeks) |
$4.00
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| Vaccinations (first round – Parvovirus, Distemper, Distemper-Measles Virus, Adenovirus, Bordetella Bronchiseptica) |
$15.00
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| Veterinarian Health Certificate or Check up for each puppy |
$35.00
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Why: The expense of breeding responsibly can impact the quality of the puppies you produce. Not being realistic can put your mother and the litter at risk. Spending the money to screen for disease can prevent some diseases and reduce the risk of other diseases. Spending the money to provide the right environment with the right supplies could be the difference between a live or a dead puppy. Spending the money to properly care for the health of the whole litter will be expected from the educated potential owner.
Note: A very high percentage (96%)2 of potential Labradoodle and Goldendoodle owners do moderate to extensive research in selecting the type of dog and the breeder. There are many high volume traffic, easy located, Labradoodle and Goldendoodle web sites that provide the education owners are looking for. These sites reference the above pre-breeding tests and they are communicating clearly that the owners should demand and expect them. If you are considering breeding without these tests, you need to figure out how you can market to that 4% who don’t know about these tests. You will also need to be prepared to explain to interested customers why your breeding program did not include these tests, because you will be asked. Breeders who don’t do the tests are often holding puppies much longer than desired or having to reduce their price significantly.
RESPONSIBLE BREEDERS: Evaluate Potential Owners Carefully.
They have an extensive puppy application for potential owners to complete. They review past pet experiences, family dynamics, ability to financially care for the Labradoodle or Goldendoodle, the ability to provide good non-aggressive training and they have the proper resources to maintain the health of the puppy. They wi
ll determine if ALL members of the family are committed to the amount of time, effort and patience it takes to raise a puppy. They make sure that the potential families are fully aware that the doodles are not guaranteed to be non-shedding and allergy-friendly. They work to have an honest and open relationship with the potential families to assure that they will be involved if the family is having problems. Many breeders will want the puppy to have a fenced yard and someone at home with the puppy a high percentage of time. They never sell their dogs to third parties and they never sell their dogs to pet stores.
Why: These breeder requirements are for the protection of the Labradoodle and Goldendoodle. Families that are not practical or have unrealistic ideas what it takes to raise a puppy, can put that puppy at risk emotionally and physically. Breeders who take the time, communicate clearly and follow up with their doodle owners have far less dogs that end up at risk. The breeder never sells to third parties and pet stores because that totally eliminates their ability to properly screen potential owners or have any chance to protect the puppy in the event that they family can no longer care for the dog.
RESPONSIBLE BREEDERS: Evaluate Resources and Support.
Veterinarian: A responsible breeder will have a veterinarian that they have developed a good working relationship with. The veterinarian will provide emergency care in the event that the whelping becomes difficult or life threatening. The veterinarian will provide medical care for the breeding dogs and the puppies. The veterinarian will provide a good source of information about health concerns. Note: Healthy Labradoodle and Goldendoodle tails should not be docked.
Network: A responsible breeder will often have a network of other responsible breeders with whom they discuss breeding plans and share information. Another breeder with more experience may provide mentoring. They will often have a network of current doodle owners, trainers, behaviorist and sometimes nutritionists. They are actively researching and learning about the Labradoodles and the Goldendoodles and doodle families. A breeder who isn’t in some way linked to the Labradoodle and Goldendoodle community has the potential to be misdirected or misinformed about issues that pertain specifically to 
these types of dogs.
Systems: A responsible breeder will have a system of tracking their progress with their dogs. They may chart growth and make notations of pertinent information. They will set up a system to evaluate potential new owners and ask extensive questions, have them complete an application and may even do reference checks. They will provide no less than a 2-year health warranty3. They will do phone interviews and exchange e-mails and even provide photos to potential owners. These activities require the ability to use a computer, have long distance phone service and take photos to document puppies. Breeders will often use the Internet to communicate to potential owners4. They will also have a system in place to communicate the rights or requirements in regard to reproduction, and most breeders will contractually require (if not already done prior to receipt of the puppy) spaying or neutering at some point of the puppy’s development.
Support Team: A responsible breeder will have family or friends or even hire someone to assist during the hectic times when the puppies need full attention. They will work to properly socialize the puppy with the mother and littermates and with people. This includes spending time sitting with, talking to and handling the puppies. They will work to teach the puppy to adjust to environments other than their immediate kennel area. Many will socialize the puppy with other types of animals and with children and with the elderly. They will not release a puppy into its new home that is younger than 8 weeks of age. They understand that the socialization leading up to 8 weeks in age is critical to insure that the Labradoodle or Goldendoodle has the best chance of proper behavior development.
Why: The only way that a breeder can really understand the Labradoodle and Goldendoodle is if they have some type of education and resource system about the dogs. It would be very difficult to provide good information and good support to potential owners if the breeder isn’t even aware of the issues (good and bad) about the dog type that they are creating. They would be a very poor source of help if they are not linked in some way to the world of Labradoodles and Goldendoodles. A breeder who has a clear understanding of the Labradoodles and Goldendoodles knows that docking healthy tails is not acceptable.
RESPONSIBLE BREEDERS: Evaluate the long term.
A responsible breeder will have allocated additional time and expense for retaining puppies until the right home is available. If they are not successful placing the puppy in a good home when they are of appropriate age, the breeder will continue to help the puppy progress by providing training, continuing with immunizations, and age appropriate care. They at no time will allow the puppy to go into just any home simply because the puppy is getting older. They are willing to wait for the right family.
They will have an on-going support system in place. They will have developed ways to help future owners adjust and will offer suggestions to train and socialize their new puppy. They will be ready to provide information or to direct owners who have questions to appropriate resources. They will often themselves take training classes to learn healthy training methods or attend seminars about dog health, training and behavior. They make themselves available to the new owners as a lifetime of support and resources. They will provide a place of refuge or assistance in re-homing the puppy, if the family is no longer able to care for the puppy. They will never permit their puppies to be dumped at shelters or similar places. They will want to know where their puppy is and that it is safe and healthy (mentally and physically) for its lifetime.
Summary:
A Responsible Breeder:
Why: Bringing an animal into this world is the responsibility of the person who allows it to occur. The commitment to that animal is not just until it is 8 weeks old. There are far too many Labradoodles and Goldendoodles put into the “dog welfare system” because:
All of these reasons and many more can be linked directly back to the person who brought the dog into the world… These are the breeders who:
Footnotes:
1 International Doodle Owners Group 2006 Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Study. Labradoodle Study: 90% were attracted to the Potential of Low to No Shed attributes, 90% were concerned with personality. 60% were attracted to their beauty and 59% were attracted to their Potential Allergy Friendly attributes. Goldendoodle Study: 88% were attracted to the Potential of Low to No Shed attributes, 88% were concerned with personality. 66% were attracted to their beauty and 58% were attracted to their Potential Allergy Friendly attributes.
2 International Doodle Owners Group 2006 Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Study. Labradoodle Study: 71% of Labradoodle Owners did more than moderate to extensive research prior to obtaining their dog. Goldendoodle Study: 63% did more than moderate to extensive research prior to obtaining their dog. An additional 25% (Labradoodles 23%, Goldendoodles 28%) did moderate research.
3 International Doodle Owners Group 2006 Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Study. Labradoodle Study: 55% of the Labradoodle Owners have at minimum a 2-year Health Warranty. Goldendoodle Study: 58% of the Goldendoodle Owners have at minimum a 2-year Health Warranty.
4 International Doodle Owners Group 2006 Labradoodle & Goldendoodle Study. Owners selected their Labradoodle or Goldendoodle by locating the breeder through the Internet web site (61% overall average)
Authors: Anonymous Breeder, and
N. Beth Line, International Doodle Owners Group, Director
Review: Jeff – International Doodle Owners Group, Board of Directors
Statistics: Shannon – PoodleMixRescue.com
Editing: Patty – Ohio Doodle Owners Group, Community Liaison
The way to produce healthy puppies is to start with healthy breeding dogs.
Mothers have 10 teats. 5 are primary and 5 are secondary. A Labradoodle or Goldendoodle litter could be anywhere from 8 – 12 puppies per litter. The breeder will have to supplement and monitor feedings to insure all puppies are properly fed. Feeding generally occur every 2-4 hours until they reach 4 weeks.
The nails of the puppies must be trimmed often. One of the primary causes of Mastitis is scratches from feeding puppies. Mastitis means that the breast is inflamed, and there is swelling, redness, tenderness and pain. There may be an infection, and antibiotics may be necessary. A breast infection can become a breast abscess that requires surgical draining.
New puppy owners should be provided:
test results of breeding parents, immunization records of the puppy, a copy of the health warranty, vet health certificate or check up receipt, advice on feeding and training as well as your contact information.
Use caution when having visitors to your breeding facility. The spread of disease can kill an entire litter. Protect the puppies by not allowing visitors until the puppies have received their first round of immunizations. Other precautions such as having visitors put on a gown and cover shoes, or walk through a bleach bath (10% bleach) and washing hands prior to handling puppies is not being overprotective.
A F1 Standard Labradoodle or Goldendoodle can outweigh both parents by a significant amount.
"Just One Litter"
If you are considering breeding "Just One Litter" the responsibility is exactly the same as someone who intends on breeding several litters or setting up a breeding program.
Having a litter to help teach your children the miracles of birth is a concept that is antiquated and detrimental. Unless, you are prepared to also teach them the RESPONSIBILITY to care for and be accountable for those lives for their lifetime, consider just getting a video to show your children.
Don’t take bringing lives into the world lightly; there is a life long commitment to those animals.Doodles in the
“Welfare System”
Saturday August 6, 2006
Labradoodles – 42
Goldendoodles – 4
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poor quality teeth and bites to more serious issues such as degenerative eye and heart disease. A responsible breeder understands that a veterinarian saying that they have a healthy dog will not necessarily meet the standards – tests must be completed to know for sure. 
establish themselves to meet a niche market. They avoid breeding dog combinations that create puppies that will have a difficult time finding good quality homes. They also will have several good families identified before they even consider breeding.