Guardian Home
Program
Bonnie is a 5 month old mini Bernedoodle. She is a great girl. She is cautious with strangers, but warms up as she spends time with you. She doesn’t demand attention and is content to play on her own or with another dog.
💠💠💠We will have a few male guardian home opportunities in late summer/early Fall💠💠💠
About the Guardian Program
We believe that all dogs deserve to be a loved part of a family. We never want any of our breeding dogs to live in a kennel atmosphere. As we grow our breeding program, we cannot keep all of our dogs in our home as pets, therefore, we have a Guardian Home Program! This is a double win for the guardian family, their FOREVER dog and for our breeding program.
As a guardian home, you get a Dreamcatcher pup as your family pet at no cost, while the breeding rights are retained by Dreamcatcher Bernedoodles and Cavapoos for a set amount of time. After the puppy has matured and has been fully health tested, they will come back to us for breeding (usually a week), and then, if a female and she is pregnant, she will return to us to have her babies and raise them until 6 weeks of age. At that time, your dog would come back to your family. Females will breed once or possibly twice a year (depending on her heat schedule) until she has had 4 litters. It all depends on how well she does with each litter, and how she recovers. Males only come to us for breeding (about a week). They could be used for breeding multiple times a year, depending on our program goals. Once the guardian dog has completed his/her breeding career, he/she will be spayed/neutered at our expense, and will remain a forever part of your family.
Guardian families will be under a legal contract with Breeder until their guardian dog’s breeding career is complete. Guardian homes will undergo an interview and screening process before chosen. Please understand that an interview does NOT guarantee you a guardian dog.
Guardian home families are responsible for the general routine veterinary care, any emergency care and wellness of the guardian dog placed with them, just as you would with any pet. This means feeding a high quality dog food approved by us, basic grooming (non-professional is fine), flea/tick/heartworm prevention year round, socialization, regular exercise, training and most importantly, all the love and attention possible! Any “breeding related” medical costs for the guardian dog are the expense of Dreamcatcher. The guardian dog will be health tested around 6- 12 months old as well as occasional health exams at the expense of Breeder.
Requirements of Guardian home:
-Live in DC, VA, WV, MD, PA, or OH
- Own your own home, if a single family/townhouse (apartments that accept pets are ok for smaller guardian dogs)
- Allow breeder to visit your home before placement
- Must have very secure physical fencing, or on leash at all times when outside to provide a safe and secure environment for the guardian dog.
- All dogs and pups placed in guardian families must be indoor dogs, and never be left outside unattended for long periods of time.
- Guardian families must maintain pet insurance for their dog (approximately $35-55/month)
- Guardian families must have reliable transportation, and a willingness to meet the breeder part way, if necessary, when needed throughout the year (we are located in WV, but can typically come to you)
- Maintain open lines of communication with breeder concerning any and all matters concerning the guardian dog.
- Must alert breeder of any changes in dog including but not limited to: coming into heat, any injuries, any changes in health or temperament.
-Take care of routine and emergency medical expenses (not associated with breeding).
- Have no other intact dogs in the household.
- Keep the Dog properly groomed, with care given to matting, ears and nails.
- Make certain that the dog is available for breeding purposes.
Benefits of being a Guardian Home:
- You get a "pick of the litter" puppy at no cost
- You have a dog that is health tested at our expense
- We will take care of your dog at no expense if you need to go out of town (with prior notice)
- Our Guardian Families get to enjoy the excitement of being a part of our breeding program, and seeing the offspring of their very own Guardian dog be placed with families across the country, bringing others the same joy and happiness that they have received from their Guardian Dog! Please note, families cannot visit their dog while he/she is with us for breeding or having puppies. This causes stress on the dog and our goal is to make it as much of a stress free experience as possible.
We are always looking for wonderful guardian homes for our potential breeder puppies and occasionally for an older breeding adults. Contact us if you would like to be considered as a care family for one of our fabulous breeder pups!