Guardian Home Program
Part of achieving our goal in providing quality sweet-tempered puppies is keeping them in an environment with full interaction and love in a home — not a kennel. As much as we’d love to have all of dogs at our home, we can only have so many at once! In order to achieve the diversity in genetics that’s required for a successful breeding program, we decided to place dogs in other loving home environments to continue our program. After much research and talking with other responsible breeders in the industry, we’ll be placing some of our top-quality puppies into "Guardian Homes” where the dogs will live as pets.Red River Goldendoodles retains the breeding rights to that dog during their breeding period; however, after that set period of time is over, the dog is spayed/neutered and lives out the rest of their life as the guardian home’s pet.
Our Guardian Home Program allows for local families to have our pick of the litter puppy for an $1,000 deposit. This deposit is refunded completely once the breeding contract is over. Part of this program is getting to know us well! We love being able to share the experience of bring others into the joy that is providing high-quality adorable puppies into the world and making so many other families happy.
As each dog is unique in their own way, we work out the specific details of the period of time set for the breeding rights period with individual Guardian Families. Typically speaking, we breed the female on her second heat (roughly 18 months of age) and she would have 3-4 litters. After the dog has finished their breeding period, she/he will be spayed or neutered at Red River Goldendoodles’ expense and returned to the Guardian Family as their forever pet!
What are the costs involved in being a Guardian Home?
To be placed on our Guardian Home list, there is a $1,000 deposit required. This deposit is 100% refundable after your dog has completed our breeding program. Besides the deposit, all of our Guardian Homes are responsible for the general care of the dog. This includes: regular veterinary care, annual vaccines, feeding high quality dog food, grooming, flea/tick prevention, heart-worm prevention, training, regular exercise, socialization, and all of the love and attention these dogs deserve! ;)
Any and all breeding related medical expenses are taken care of by Red River Goldendoodles. The rest of the items listed above are simply routine maintainence that any pet owner would be responsible for their own dog.
Why Be a Guardian Home?
There are several very exciting parts of our program that make it an excellent choice for families! One of the biggest highlights is that your family will get to be part of the excitement that is seeing the babies from their very own dog be placed with wonderful families. There’s nothing quite like seeing a the joy and happiness that comes from a family with their new puppy! On top of that, the Guardian Homes get our pick of the litter for a Goldendoodle. We always select the puppy that has the ideal physical traits for this particular breed and has the best temperment. By the age of 12 months, the puppy will have a complete genetic panel done (paid by Red River Goldendoodles) to determine if they are sound breeding stock for our program.
What are the Requirements?
Live within 250 miles of Modesto, CA
Own your own place of residence with a fully fenced yard
$1,000 deposit that is refunded once the dog has completed the breeding and is spayed/neutered.
No unfixed dogs in home
Provide routine veterinarian care
Take your dog to puppy obedience classes or teach basic commands within 6 months of age
Socialize your puppy!
Feed high-quality dog food
Send regular updates with pictures (we love seeing our puppies grow up!)
Contact Red River Goldendoodles as soon as your dog goes into heat.
Where do I sign up?
Simply fill out the questionnaire below and email me at RRGoldendoodles@gmail.com and I’d be happy to interview you for a potential Guardian Home! You can also find a copy of the Guardian Home contract below for review.