Did you know being a Guardian is different to fostering?

A guardian dog lives with you...forever. Only returning to the breeder for short periods of time.

What is the Guardian Program?

Many years ago, breeders would rehome adult dogs when they had finished breeding with them, so essentially once a girl or boy hit 5/6 years of age, they were moved out and a newer, younger version would take her place. (Unfortunately, this does still happen) Personally, I couldn't think of anything worse than rehoming one of my dogs. They are family members. 

A Guardian Dog is a breeding quality dog/pup selected either from a litter of Kings Labradoodles or from another quality, ethical breeder, to be a breeding dog for King's Labradoodles Breeding Program. A Guardian Dog lives with it's guardian family but belongs to Kings Labradoodles. 

The Guardian Program ensures a breeding dog has a permanent loving home and returns to the breeder as a breeding dog. For girls this is a maximum of 3 litters. For boys it's as needed. 

Girls - the girl returns to the breeder to be mated and then goes back to the Guardian family until about a week and half before she is due to give birth. She then stays with the breeder until pups are fully weaned. (approx 8 -10 weeks from start to finish). This occurs a maximum of 3 times and then the girl is desexed and signed over to the Guardian Family.

Boys - the boy is picked up or delivered as needed for breeding purposes up until 6 years of age. This can be for a few hours or possibly up to a week, depending on the location of the girl. 

Some of these terms are negotiable for the right home.

Both boys and girls are needed for health testing between 8 weeks and 12 months of age. 

All vet costs related to breeding are covered by the breeder. All vet costs not related to breeding are covered by the Guardian. The dog is registered and microchipped in the breeders name and the breeder is the legal owner of the dog. A detailed legal contract outlining conditions is signed by both parties.

A security deposit is paid by the guardian, and this is returned at the end of the contract.