Dare to Dream Labradoodles
Australian Labradoodles in Ontario - The Perfect Family Companion
Puppy Pricing
Our adoption fee is $3,100 plus HST ($3500 total). The puppies go home microchipped, dewormed, and with their first set of vaccines. We also include a puppy pack with grooming supplies, toys, collar and leash, training book etc.
Our puppies are all ALAA and WALA registered, and we have a 3 yr. health guarantee for any genetic illnesses. This guarantee covers the vet fees (up to 1/2 the purchase price of the puppy) for any genetic or hereditary illness in the first 3 years of life OR a replacement puppy.
All of our testing is available to view on the mom's and dad's page of our website. All of our breeding males and females have been health tested for hips (OFA), elbows (OFA), eyes (OFA), cardiac (OFA), patellas (OFA), vWD, EIC, PRA, DM and a full DNA profile.
Health Guarantee
I have a 3 year guarantee on all of my puppies for any genetic illness. I stand behind all of my dogs and puppies and it is for this reason that I can offer a guarantee. I try to do the best that I can by my puppies, and that is why all of my adult dogs are thoroughly tested for common genetic problems before entering my breeding program. Not only do I want my dogs to live a long and happy life, but I also want the owners of my puppies to experience the same joy that I have in dog ownership. My dogs are my pets first and foremost.
Shipping
We ship our puppies across Canada. WestJet is a fantastic company to deal with and they have always taken excellent care of our babies. Shipping is an additional cost of $600-700 depending.
Due to current CDC regulations, we cannot send any puppies to the USA until they are over 6 months of age. At this time we are not holding puppies back for that.
Growing up with Mom!
We are a small home breeder of labradoodles. This means that the puppies are raised solely in our house. They are accustomed to all aspects of the home life before going to their new families. From day #1 the puppies are handled and loved by people.
For the first few weeks, the moms are very doting on their puppies - rarely leaving the whelping area. The puppies are handled all of the time and the mom is not at all offended by this. We have 4 little boys that love our 'job'.
By 3 weeks of age, the puppies are getting more mobile. Their eyes are fully opened and they are just starting to walk around a little bit more. They are fed puppy food for the first time around 3 1/2 weeks. Very gradually the puppies are weaned from their mother to puppy food. By 5 1/2 - 6 weeks, the puppies are no longer with their mother. We start crate training and potty training around 4-5 weeks old, and continue until they are picked up by their new families. While they are no longer with their mother, the puppies are socialized with our other adult dogs. This is a crucial part of socialization!
At 6 1/2 weeks old the puppies are taken to the veterinarian for their 1st set of shots, and complete puppy check. We would also microchip the puppies at this age, if we have not already done that. The puppies are dewormed every 2 weeks while they are here (receiving 4 dewormings by 8 weeks old).
At 7 weeks old, we are fully committed to crate training and working on house training. We are also having the puppies taking naps or nighttime sleeping by themselves to help ease the transition into their new homes. By 8 weeks old they are ready to go to their families! Our puppies are sleeping all night in a crate with no accidents! We are so proud of them!
Puppy Training
We do not offer extended puppy training ourselves - our puppies go home at 8 weeks of age. However, we have a number of imprint training programs that we can recommend. They take your puppy for 4, 6, or 8 week intervals and work on the basics! Send me an email and I can put you in touch with a few of them I recommend booking early!
Online Training - I am still an advocate for in class training and proper socialization, however, I also recommend BAXTER & BELLA! We are super excited to announce that we have officially partnered with BAXTER & Bella and their exclusive online puppy school. B&B provides pet parents a Lifetime MEMBERS ONLY Access to all of their training methods, materials and resources! You can do one on one zoom training calls, group classes, and watch hundreds of videos! We are loving going through them with our kids. If you are interested in giving them a try, please visit https://www.baxterandbella.com/ and when you enter Discount Code DARETODREAM at checkout, you will save 25% instantly!